Foundation Passport vs Ledger Stax

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 Stax3.6

Ledger's $399 flagship, with the biggest screen it sells and exactly the same secure element as the $59 Nano S Plus.

Verdict: Foundation Passport

Foundation Passport rates higher on our rubric: 4.3 against 3.6 for Ledger Stax.

Criterion: Editorial rating
Foundation Passport: 4.3
Ledger Stax: 3.6

Foundation Passport and Ledger Stax, 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 Stax compared fact by fact from their reviews; a check marks the side a decidable criterion favours.
Fact	Foundation Passport	Ledger Stax
Editorial rating	4.3 (favoured on this row)	3.6
Status	Available	Available
Made by	Foundation Devices	Ledger
Price	$349	$399
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	iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux
Screen	Not stated	3.7 inch curved E Ink touchscreen, 16 grayscale, 400 x 670 pixels, with an anti-glare coating
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, Bluetooth (BLE 5.2) for iOS and Android, NFC, and wireless Qi charging
Released	Not stated	Not stated
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 Stax

What works

The 3.7 inch curved E Ink touchscreen is the largest display Ledger sells, so addresses read in one view
Same ST33K1M5 secure element, certified to CC EAL6+, as every other current Ledger
USB-C, Bluetooth and NFC, plus wireless Qi charging that no other Ledger has
Ships with a Ledger Recovery Key and a protective magnet shell included in the box

What to watch

At $399 it costs nearly seven times the $59 Nano S Plus for the same certified secure element
The $249 Flex has the same chip and more screen pixels, at 480 x 600 against 400 x 670
Closed source firmware, unlike Trezor and BitBox

Frequently asked questions

Is Foundation Passport or Ledger Stax better?

Foundation Passport rates higher on our rubric: 4.3 against 3.6 for Ledger Stax. 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 Stax?

Foundation Passport, at $349 against $399, on each maker's own store price as of the review date.

Is Foundation Passport or Ledger Stax bitcoin-only?

Foundation Passport is bitcoin-only; Ledger Stax 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 Stax, each with its sources, and every wallet we review.

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