Foundation Passport vs Trezor Safe 5

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.

Trezor Safe 54.4

Trezor's touchscreen model at $129: a color display and haptic feedback over the same secure element the $59 Safe 3 uses.

Verdict: Trezor Safe 5

Trezor Safe 5 rates higher on our rubric: 4.4 against 4.3 for Foundation Passport.

Criterion: Editorial rating
Foundation Passport: 4.3
Trezor Safe 5: 4.4

Foundation Passport and Trezor Safe 5, 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 Trezor Safe 5 compared fact by fact from their reviews; a check marks the side a decidable criterion favours.
Fact	Foundation Passport	Trezor Safe 5
Editorial rating	4.3	4.4 (favoured on this row)
Status	Available	Available
Made by	Foundation Devices	Trezor
Price	$349	$129
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 an EAL6+ certified secure element running open source firmware
Bitcoin-only	Yes	No
Runs on	iOS, Android	Android, Windows, macOS, Linux
Screen	Not stated	1.54 inch color touchscreen, 240 x 240 pixels, Gorilla Glass 3, with haptic feedback
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 and a microSD slot; Trezor Suite on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, view only on iOS
Released	Not stated	2024
Countries on the maker's list	No published list	No published list
Last reviewed	2026-08-26	2026-08-25

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

Trezor Safe 5

What works

Color touchscreen with haptic feedback makes address verification far easier to read than a two button screen
EAL6+ certified secure element with fully open source firmware, the same pairing as the Safe 3
Multi-share (Shamir) backup, microSD slot and FIDO2 two factor support
A Bitcoin-only edition strips every other chain out of the firmware

What to watch

More than twice the price of the Safe 3 for the same security model
iOS is view only: no setup, sending or device management from an iPhone
SecurityWeek reported in August 2026 that a breach at fulfilment partner ShipMonk exposed about 14,000 customers' shipping details
Trezor publishes no list of countries it ships to, only a checkout drop-down

Frequently asked questions

Is Foundation Passport or Trezor Safe 5 better?

Trezor Safe 5 rates higher on our rubric: 4.4 against 4.3 for Foundation Passport. 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 Trezor Safe 5?

Trezor Safe 5, at $129 against $349, on each maker's own store price as of the review date.

Is Foundation Passport or Trezor Safe 5 bitcoin-only?

Foundation Passport is bitcoin-only; Trezor Safe 5 supports other assets too. Multi edition manages thousands of coins and tokens; a separate Bitcoin-only edition is also sold

The full reviews: Foundation Passport and Trezor Safe 5, each with its sources, and every wallet we review.

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