Hardware wallet
BitBox vs Tangem
Same kind of product, two profiles. Affiliate status is not how this page is ordered.
BitBox
BitBox sells hardware wallets, including a Bitcoin-only edition, and says the devices are designed and manufactured in Switzerland. Prices were not verified.
Tangem
Tangem sells a card-shaped wallet that talks to a phone over NFC. The default backup is extra cards, and a seed phrase is optional. Price and the coin list were not verified, so they are not quoted.
Facts
| Fact | BitBox | Tangem |
|---|---|---|
| Type | BitBox sells hardware wallets. The site says you keep control of the coins. Verified 2026-10-26 | Tangem sells an NFC card wallet and says it is non-custodial. Keys are generated in the secure element and stay in the chip. Verified 2026-10-26 |
| Open source | BitBox says the device firmware and the BitBoxApp are open source. Verified 2026-10-26 | — |
| Editions | Both a multi-coin edition and a Bitcoin-only edition are offered. Verified 2026-10-26 | — |
| Backup | Setup can write a microSD backup. BitBox also says you can write down 12 or 24 recovery words. Verified 2026-10-26 | The default setup is seedless, with extra cards as the backup. Tangem says a seed phrase is optional. Verified 2026-10-26 |
| Origin | BitBox says the devices are designed and manufactured in Switzerland. Verified 2026-10-26 | — |
| App source | — | Tangem says the app source is published and that the company does not run servers to process the chain transaction. Verified 2026-10-26 |
| Company | — | Tangem AG lists its headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. Verified 2026-10-26 |
BitBox sources
- Type
Verified 2026-10-26
BitBox sells hardware wallets. The site says you keep control of the coins.
- Open source
Verified 2026-10-26
BitBox says the device firmware and the BitBoxApp are open source.
- Editions
Verified 2026-10-26
Both a multi-coin edition and a Bitcoin-only edition are offered.
- Backup
Verified 2026-10-26
Setup can write a microSD backup. BitBox also says you can write down 12 or 24 recovery words.
- Origin
Verified 2026-10-26
BitBox says the devices are designed and manufactured in Switzerland.
Tangem sources
- Type
Verified 2026-10-26
Tangem sells an NFC card wallet and says it is non-custodial. Keys are generated in the secure element and stay in the chip.
- Backup
Verified 2026-10-26
The default setup is seedless, with extra cards as the backup. Tangem says a seed phrase is optional.
- App source
Verified 2026-10-26
Tangem says the app source is published and that the company does not run servers to process the chain transaction.
- Company
Verified 2026-10-26
Tangem AG lists its headquarters in Zug, Switzerland.
Order on this site follows published fees. An Affiliate tag does not change it.