Hardware wallet
Tangem vs Trezor
Same kind of product, two profiles. Affiliate status is not how this page is ordered.
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.
Trezor
Trezor sells hardware wallets and publishes open-source firmware. Prices and the current model split were not verified on this date.
Facts
| Fact | Tangem | Trezor |
|---|---|---|
| Type | 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 | Trezor sells hardware wallets. It says private keys are generated in the device, held only by you, and kept offline. Verified 2026-10-26 |
| Backup | The default setup is seedless, with extra cards as the backup. Tangem says a seed phrase is optional. 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 | — |
| 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 |
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.
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.