Head to head
Tangem Wallet 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 8.8. But the right pick depends on what you want: Tangem Wallet is our call for best for beginners, while Trezor Safe 5 is the one to get for best open-source hardware wallet.
Choose Tangem Wallet if you
- Are moving off an exchange for the first time
- Want the simplest possible cold storage
- Prefer nothing to charge, connect or update
- Like a wallet you can hide like a bank card
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| Tangem Wallet |
Trezor Safe 5 |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.8 / 10 | 9.1 / 10 |
| Type | Card-format cold storage | Cold storage |
| Price | from $54.90 | $169 |
| Security | 8.9 | 9.5 |
| Ease of use | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| Assets | 8.4 | 9.0 |
| Value | 9.2 | 8.8 |
| Support | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Recovery | 9.0 | 9.4 |
| Best for | Best for beginners | Best open-source hardware wallet |
| Maker | Tangem AG | SatoshiLabs |
Read the full verdicts
The full reviews
Best for beginners
8.8
Tangem Wallet
A tap-to-use cold wallet in a card that sets up in about ninety seconds, with an EAL6+ sec...
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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.