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CoolWallet vs SecuX SecuX leads by 2 points.

SecuX scores 2 points above CoolWallet, led by fund-loss record. CoolWallet ranks #21 and SecuX #20 of 23 published hardware wallets. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.

CoolWallet44
SecuX46
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #21 and #20 of 23
Methodology v2026.10.18Ranking snapshot Evidence verified through 6 published criteria5 score dimensions Receipt #cc-VS-COOLWALLET-VS-SECUX-7335a5f1
Published verdictRanking snapshot 3 November 2026

SecuX leads by 2 points

SecuX scores 2 points above CoolWallet, led by fund-loss record.

CoolWallet #21 of 2344
SecuX #20 of 2346
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termSecuX leads on 1 of 6 published criteria; CoolWallet on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
TermSecuXCoolWalletWeightPoints
Rebuildable firmware3/104/106.5−1.7for CoolWallet−0.9 of 32
Fund-loss record10/105/102.6+3.4for SecuX+1.8 of 32
Net of the terms+1.7
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread+0.1
Reproduced gap+1.8
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below4644+2.0

Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.

  • SecuX's lead rests on lighter criteria: CoolWallet is ahead on rebuildable firmware, which carries more weight (27) than any criterion SecuX leads on (11).
Quick facts

At a glance

3 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactCoolWalletSecuX
One-time priceSnapshotCoolWallet Go (2 Cards Set) at $69.00 on https://www.coolwallet.io/products/coolwallet-go, read 1 October 2026.SecuX W10 at $49.00 on the US store https://secuxtech.com/products/secux-w10-series?country=US, read 1 October 2026.
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotglobalus, europe, global
Custody modelEditorialSelf-custody: the keys stay on the deviceSelf-custody: the keys stay on the device
Security postureSnapshotSecure element, no listed certificate; partly open source; no air-gapped signing.Secure element, no listed certificate; partly open source; no air-gapped signing.
From the published criteria

Which should you pick?

CoolWallet

44#21 of 23
Pick it when
Pick CoolWallet if rebuildable firmware matters most — it scores 4/10 to SecuX's 3/10 there (weight 27).
Strength
Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 5/10
Tradeoff
The Go has no screen, so you confirm transactions on your phone, not on the device

SecuX

46#20 of 23
Leads
Pick it when
Pick SecuX if fund-loss record matters most — it scores 10/10 to CoolWallet's 5/10 there (weight 11).
Strength
Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 10/10
Tradeoff
Names its secure chip only as an Infineon SLE family with an EAL5+ claim, so no certificate can be matched
Self-identify in 10 seconds

Which one is actually for you?

CoolWallet

Choose CoolWallet if rebuildable firmware matters most

  • Rebuildable firmware: 4/10 against 3/10 for SecuX (weight 27)
SecuXLeads

Choose SecuX if fund-loss record matters most

  • Fund-loss record: 10/10 against 5/10 for CoolWallet (weight 11)
Criterion by criterion

Scorecard

Published criteria · weight in points of 8612 of 12 cells scored. Strength is read from the evidence file; the weight is the published one. Methodology

Secure element

weight 6.5 of 86Tie
CoolWallet3 out of 10
SecuX3 out of 10

Rebuildable firmware

by 1 of 10weight 6.5 of 86CoolWallet leads
CoolWallet4 out of 10
SecuX3 out of 10

Genuine check

weight 2.9 of 86Tie
CoolWallet2 out of 10
SecuX2 out of 10

Checkable keys

weight 2.9 of 86Tie
CoolWallet0 out of 10
SecuX0 out of 10

Maker independence

weight 2.6 of 86Tie
CoolWallet4 out of 10
SecuX4 out of 10

Fund-loss record

by 5 of 10weight 2.6 of 86SecuX leads
CoolWallet5 out of 10
SecuX10 out of 10

Score dimensions

weights sum to 86

The published score is five dimensions, each weighted for the category. "Published criteria" is the criteria block above; the other four are the engine's own terms — availability, friction, trust record, measured data. Each bar is one side's points out of that dimension's maximum; the weight beside the name is its points of the 86-point weighted total. The published criteria above can fill 24 of the block’s 30. A weight marked “constant here” belongs to a dimension every ranked product in the category holds at the same value: it still counts in the total, and it orders nothing here.

Availabilityweight 20 of 86 · constant here
CoolWallet14/20SecuX14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
CoolWallet7.5/30SecuX8.2/30
SecuX leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
CoolWallet2.7/10SecuX2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
CoolWallet3.2/8SecuX3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
CoolWallet5.5/18SecuX5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order

Choose SecuX unless the term CoolWallet leads on is the one you are buying.

Pick CoolWallet if rebuildable firmware matters most — it scores 4/10 to SecuX's 3/10 there (weight 27).

The published order weighs every criterion the same way for everyone. To weigh them your way, run .

From the published order

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How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Key failure: your own keys are made, shown or recovered unsafely.
    Scored by Secure element you can look up · 27% (CoolWallet 3/10, SecuX 3/10)
    Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (CoolWallet 4/10, SecuX 3/10)
    Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (CoolWallet 2/10, SecuX 2/10)
    Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (CoolWallet 0/10, SecuX 0/10)
    Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (CoolWallet 4/10, SecuX 4/10)
    Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (CoolWallet 5/10, SecuX 10/10)
Every failure family that applies to this category is scored, except Information failure, which the provider pages show as a fact.
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SecuX scores 2 points above CoolWallet, led by fund-loss record. Published scores, out of 100: CoolWallet 44 (rank 21 of 23 hardware wallets), SecuX 46 (rank 20 of 23).

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Reviewed Next review by Methodology v2026.10.18
How this page is reviewed

Reviewed means both products compared here was read against its sources on or after that date; every ranked category is re-read at least every 45 days. Models research, extract and parse. A deterministic engine ranks. Every quote passes an adversarial refute pass.

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