Head to head
Phantom vs Trezor Safe 5
The short answer
Which should you buy?
On our fixed standard, Trezor Safe 5 earns the higher mark, 9.1 to 8.2. But the right pick depends on what you want: Phantom is our call for best wallet for Solana, while Trezor Safe 5 is the one to get for best open-source hardware wallet.
Choose Phantom if you
- Are Solana-first or hold Solana NFTs
- Want a clean, friendly multi-chain wallet
- Value clear scam and transaction warnings
- Will pair a Ledger for savings
Choose Trezor Safe 5 if you
- Want firmware and hardware you can audit
- Value certified security and Shamir backup
- Confirm transactions on a device touchscreen
- Also want a hardware 2FA key (FIDO2)
Side by side
Full comparison
Green marks the winner of each row| Phantom |
Trezor Safe 5 |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.2 / 10 | 9.1 / 10 |
| Type | Hot wallet (software) | Cold storage |
| Price | Free | $169 |
| Security | 7.7 | 9.5 |
| Ease of use | 9.2 | 8.9 |
| Assets | 8.4 | 9.0 |
| Value | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Support | 8.0 | 8.9 |
| Recovery | 8.0 | 9.4 |
| Best for | Best wallet for Solana | Best open-source hardware wallet |
| Maker | Phantom Technologies | SatoshiLabs |
Read the full verdicts
The full reviews
Best wallet for Solana
8.2
Phantom
The wallet that made Solana easy, now multi-chain across Ethereum, Bitcoin and more, with...
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9.1
Trezor Safe 5
Trezor at its best: fully open-source firmware paired, at last, with an EAL6+ secure eleme...
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The verdict
Trezor Safe 5 takes it
Trezor Safe 5 earns the higher mark on our standard, but read both reviews before you decide.