SafePal S1 vs Ledger Nano X Ledger Nano X leads by 15 points.
Ledger Nano X scores 15 points above SafePal S1, led by secure element, rebuildable firmware, and genuine check. SafePal S1 ranks #19 and Ledger Nano X #13 of 23 published hardware wallets. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
SafePal S148
vs
Ledger Nano X63
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #19 and #13 of 23
Ledger Nano X scores 15 points above SafePal S1, led by secure element, rebuildable firmware, and genuine check.
SafePal S1 #19 of 2348
Ledger Nano X #13 of 2363
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termLedger Nano X leads on 4 of 6 published criteria; SafePal S1 on 0. The terms sum to the gap.
TermLedger Nano XSafePal S1WeightPoints
Secure element9/103/106.5+10.1for Ledger Nano X+5.2 of 32
Rebuildable firmware4/103/106.5+1.7for Ledger Nano X+0.9 of 32
Genuine check7/105/102.9+1.5for Ledger Nano X+0.8 of 32
Maker independence6/104/102.6+1.4for Ledger Nano X+0.7 of 32
Net of the terms+14.7
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread+0.2
Reproduced gap+14.8
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below6348+15.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
Ledger Nano XScore 63Seven years without a device-level fund loss, an EAL5+ chip you can look up — Bluetooth and USB-C, $99Strength: Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 10/10Watch-out: Its ST33J2M0 secure element is certified at EAL5+, one level below the Nano S Plus's EAL6+ chip, so it scores 9 rather than 10SafePal S1Score 48Air-gapped by QR at $49.99 — the cheapest air-gapped signer here, with an unnamed secure elementStrength: Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 10/10Watch-out: Its secure element is claimed at EAL5+ on one SafePal page and EAL6+ on another, with no part number
Quick facts
At a glance
2 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactSafePal S1Ledger Nano X
One-time priceSnapshotSafePal S1 at $49.99, VAT and duty excluded, on https://www.safepal.com/en/store, read 1 October 2026.Ledger Nano X: the Offer on https://shop.ledger.com/products/ledger-nano-x reads "price":"99","priceCurrency":"USD", read 2 October 2026. The same page shows a visitor in Germany "€99" (read 28 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; air-gapped signing.Secure element, EAL5+ certified; partly open source; no air-gapped signing.
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
SafePal S1
48#19 of 23
Pick it when
SafePal S1 leads Ledger Nano X on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
Strength
Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 10/10
Tradeoff
Its secure element is claimed at EAL5+ on one SafePal page and EAL6+ on another, with no part number
Ledger Nano X
63#13 of 23
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Ledger Nano X if secure element matters most — it scores 9/10 to SafePal S1's 3/10 there (weight 27).
Strength
Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 10/10
Tradeoff
Its ST33J2M0 secure element is certified at EAL5+, one level below the Nano S Plus's EAL6+ chip, so it scores 9 rather than 10
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
SafePal S1
SafePal S1 leads Ledger Nano X on no published criterion
Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
SafePal S1Score 48Air-gapped by QR at $49.99 — the cheapest air-gapped signer here, with an unnamed secure elementStrength: Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 10/10Watch-out: Its secure element is claimed at EAL5+ on one SafePal page and EAL6+ on another, with no part number
Ledger Nano XLeads
Choose Ledger Nano X if secure element matters most
Secure element: 9/10 against 3/10 for SafePal S1 (weight 27)
Rebuildable firmware: 4/10 against 3/10 for SafePal S1 (weight 27)
Genuine check: 7/10 against 5/10 for SafePal S1 (weight 12)
Ledger Nano XScore 63Seven years without a device-level fund loss, an EAL5+ chip you can look up — Bluetooth and USB-C, $99Strength: Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 10/10Watch-out: Its ST33J2M0 secure element is certified at EAL5+, one level below the Nano S Plus's EAL6+ chip, so it scores 9 rather than 10
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
by 6 of 10weight 6.5 of 86Ledger Nano X leads
SafePal S13/10 out of 10
Ledger Nano X9/10 out of 10
Rebuildable firmware
by 1 of 10weight 6.5 of 86Ledger Nano X leads
SafePal S13/10 out of 10
Ledger Nano X4/10 out of 10
Genuine check
by 2 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Ledger Nano X leads
SafePal S15/10 out of 10
Ledger Nano X7/10 out of 10
Checkable keys
weight 2.9 of 86Tie
SafePal S10/10 out of 10
Ledger Nano X0/10 out of 10
Maker independence
by 2 of 10weight 2.6 of 86Ledger Nano X leads
SafePal S14/10 out of 10
Ledger Nano X6/10 out of 10
Fund-loss record
weight 2.6 of 86Tie
SafePal S110/10 out of 10
Ledger Nano X10/10 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
SafePal S114/20Ledger Nano X14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
SafePal S19/30Ledger Nano X14.7/30
Ledger Nano X leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
SafePal S12.7/10Ledger Nano X2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
SafePal S13.2/8Ledger Nano X3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
SafePal S15.5/18Ledger Nano X5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Ledger Nano X unless the term SafePal S1 leads on is the one you are buying.
SafePal S1 leads Ledger Nano X on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
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Scored by Secure element you can look up · 27% (SafePal S1 3/10, Ledger Nano X 9/10)
Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (SafePal S1 3/10, Ledger Nano X 4/10)
Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (SafePal S1 5/10, Ledger Nano X 7/10)
Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (SafePal S1 0/10, Ledger Nano X 0/10)
Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (SafePal S1 4/10, Ledger Nano X 6/10)
Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (SafePal S1 10/10, Ledger Nano X 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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Ledger Nano X scores 15 points above SafePal S1, led by secure element, rebuildable firmware, and genuine check. Published scores, out of 100: SafePal S1 48 (rank 19 of 23 hardware wallets), Ledger Nano X 63 (rank 13 of 23).
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