Hardware wallet

Ledger vs Trezor

Same kind of product, two profiles. Affiliate status is not how this page is ordered.

Ledger

Ledger sells hardware wallets. The private keys are meant to stay inside the device, and you confirm transactions on the device screen. Current model names, prices, and certification claims were not re-verified, so none are quoted.

Official site

Trezor

Trezor sells hardware wallets and publishes open-source firmware. Prices and the current model split were not verified on this date.

Official site

Facts

Ledger and Trezor facts
Fact	Ledger	Trezor
Type	Ledger sells hardware wallets and describes them as non-custodial: you hold the private keys. 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
Security model	Ledger says the devices keep private keys offline in a Secure Element, and that a Secret Recovery Phrase restores a lost device. Ledger describes the device software as its own OS. Verified 2026-10-26	—
App	Ledger says you pair the device with the Ledger Wallet app. Verified 2026-10-26	Trezor Suite is the companion app for mobile and desktop. 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

Ledger sources

Type

Verified 2026-10-26

Ledger sells hardware wallets and describes them as non-custodial: you hold the private keys.

Source

Security model

Verified 2026-10-26

Ledger says the devices keep private keys offline in a Secure Element, and that a Secret Recovery Phrase restores a lost device. Ledger describes the device software as its own OS.

Source

App

Verified 2026-10-26

Ledger says you pair the device with the Ledger Wallet app.

Source