Hardware wallet
Coldcard vs Trezor
Same kind of product, two profiles. Affiliate status is not how this page is ordered.
Coldcard
Coldcard is a Bitcoin-only hardware wallet. It is the wrong default if you need Ethereum or Solana. Price was not verified.
Trezor
Trezor sells hardware wallets and publishes open-source firmware. Prices and the current model split were not verified on this date.
Facts
| Fact | Coldcard | Trezor |
|---|---|---|
| Type | COLDCARD says it is a Bitcoin-only hardware wallet, with no required companion account or app. Verified 2026-10-26 | Trezor sells hardware wallets. It says private keys are generated in the device, held only by you, and kept offline. Verified 2026-10-26 |
| Firmware | COLDCARD says the firmware is open source and reproducible. Verified 2026-10-26 | — |
| Security model | COLDCARD says the seed is split across two secure elements from different vendors, and that you can sign air-gapped with PSBT files. Verified 2026-10-26 | — |
| Open source | — | Trezor's site says the code and the design are open source. Verified 2026-10-26 |
| Recovery | — | A wallet backup, also called a recovery phrase, restores the wallet on a new Trezor. Verified 2026-10-26 |
| App | — | Trezor Suite is the companion app for mobile and desktop. Verified 2026-10-26 |
Coldcard sources
- Type
Verified 2026-10-26
COLDCARD says it is a Bitcoin-only hardware wallet, with no required companion account or app.
- Firmware
Verified 2026-10-26
COLDCARD says the firmware is open source and reproducible.
- Security model
Verified 2026-10-26
COLDCARD says the seed is split across two secure elements from different vendors, and that you can sign air-gapped with PSBT files.
Trezor sources
- Type
Verified 2026-10-26
Trezor sells hardware wallets. It says private keys are generated in the device, held only by you, and kept offline.
- Open source
Verified 2026-10-26
Trezor's site says the code and the design are open source.
- Recovery
Verified 2026-10-26
A wallet backup, also called a recovery phrase, restores the wallet on a new Trezor.
- App
Verified 2026-10-26
Trezor Suite is the companion app for mobile and desktop.
Order on this site follows published fees. An Affiliate tag does not change it.