Head to head
Trezor Model One 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 8.4. But the right pick depends on what you want: Trezor Model One is our call for best budget cold wallet, while Trezor Safe 5 is the one to get for best open-source hardware wallet.
Choose Trezor Model One if you
- Very affordable entry to cold storage
- Battle-tested, open-source firmware
- Simple and hard to misuse
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| Trezor Model One |
Trezor Safe 5 |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.4 / 10 | 9.1 / 10 |
| Type | Cold storage | Cold storage |
| Price | $49 | $169 |
| Security | 9.0 | 9.5 |
| Ease of use | 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Assets | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| Value | 9.1 | 8.8 |
| Support | 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Best for | Best budget cold wallet | Best open-source hardware wallet |
| Maker | SatoshiLabs | SatoshiLabs |
Read the full verdicts
The full reviews
Best budget cold wallet
8.4
Trezor Model One
The original hardware wallet: proven, open-source and affordable, if now showing its age.
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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.