Foundation Passport vs Ledger Nano S Plus

Comparing: two wallets
Decided by: Editorial rating
Last reviewed: 2026-08-26

Bitcoin-only hardware from a US company, now sold as the $349 Passport Prime: keys, two factor codes, security keys and encrypted storage in one device.

Ledger Nano S Plus4.3

Ledger's $59 entry device: the same certified secure element as the $399 Stax, no Bluetooth, and no iPhone support at all.

No verdict

No verdict: both wallets score 4.3 out of 5 on our rubric, so the rows below decide by what you need.

Criterion: Editorial rating
Foundation Passport: 4.3
Ledger Nano S Plus: 4.3

Foundation Passport and Ledger Nano S Plus, fact by fact

Every row is from the two reviews as of their review dates, with sources on each. A check marks the side a decidable criterion favours; rows without one are information, not a score.

Foundation Passport and Ledger Nano S Plus compared fact by fact from their reviews; a check marks the side a decidable criterion favours.
Fact	Foundation Passport	Ledger Nano S Plus
Editorial rating	4.3	4.3
Status	Available	Available
Made by	Foundation Devices	Ledger
Price	$349	$59
Who holds the keys	self-custodial, keys held on dedicated hardware and isolated from sandboxed apps by the KeyOS microkernel	self-custodial, keys held in a CC EAL6+ certified secure element chip
Bitcoin-only	Yes	No
Runs on	iOS, Android	Android, Windows, macOS, Linux
Screen	Not stated	1.1 inch monochrome OLED, 128 x 64 pixels, with two physical buttons
Connectivity	QuantumLink encrypted Bluetooth through a dedicated chip, plus NFC and USB for security key use; setup and updates run through the Envoy app	USB-C only, for desktop and Android use; no Bluetooth and no battery
Released	Not stated	2022
Countries on the maker's list	No published list	218
Last reviewed	2026-08-26	2026-08-26

Pros and cons, side by side

Foundation Passport

What works

Bitcoin only, with open source apps and a published independent audit quote
KeyOS sandboxes apps so a compromised app cannot reach the master keys
Bluetooth runs through a dedicated chip rather than the processor holding your secrets
Envoy is distributed on F-Droid as well as the App Store and Google Play
Assembled in the USA, which matters if supply chain provenance is part of your threat model

What to watch

$349 is well above most bitcoin-only signers
Passport Core, the cheaper earlier model, has been discontinued
No reachable country list: the terms name a Shipping Policy that is not published anywhere, and Foundation may refuse an order over export or sanctions concerns
A smaller company with a shorter public track record than Ledger, Trezor or Coinkite

Ledger Nano S Plus

What works

Cheapest current Ledger at $59 on Ledger's own store
Same ST33K1M5 secure element, certified to CC EAL6+, as the $399 Stax
Far more coin app storage than the original Nano S it replaced
No Bluetooth and no battery, so there is no radio attack surface and nothing to wear out

What to watch

No iOS support: Ledger's system requirements list Windows, macOS, Ubuntu and Android only
Cable only, so you cannot sign from a phone without plugging in
The 128 x 64 pixel screen turns checking a long address into a multi step scroll
Closed source firmware, unlike Trezor and BitBox

Frequently asked questions

Is Foundation Passport or Ledger Nano S Plus better?

No verdict: both wallets score 4.3 out of 5 on our rubric, so the rows below decide by what you need. The rating follows the product rubric published on our about page; the rows above set custody, price and platforms side by side so you can check it.

Which is cheaper, Foundation Passport or Ledger Nano S Plus?

Ledger Nano S Plus, at $59 against $349, on each maker's own store price as of the review date.

Is Foundation Passport or Ledger Nano S Plus bitcoin-only?

Foundation Passport is bitcoin-only; Ledger Nano S Plus supports other assets too. Bitcoin plus more than 500 assets in the Ledger Wallet app, and thousands more through third party wallets

The full reviews: Foundation Passport and Ledger Nano S Plus, each with its sources, and every wallet we review.

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