Satochip vs Blockstream Jade Core Blockstream Jade Core leads by 14 points.
Blockstream Jade Core scores 14 points above Satochip, led by rebuildable firmware, secure element, and checkable keys. Satochip ranks #16 and Blockstream Jade Core #4 of 23 published hardware wallets. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
Satochip57
vs
Blockstream Jade Core71
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #16 and #4 of 23
Blockstream Jade Core scores 14 points above Satochip, led by rebuildable firmware, secure element, and checkable keys.
Satochip #16 of 2357
Blockstream Jade Core #4 of 2371
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termBlockstream Jade Core leads on 3 of 6 published criteria; Satochip on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
TermBlockstream Jade CoreSatochipWeightPoints
Rebuildable firmware10/105/106.5+8.4for Blockstream Jade Core+4.3 of 32
Secure element4/103/106.5+1.7for Blockstream Jade Core+0.9 of 32
Checkable keys10/100/102.9+7.5for Blockstream Jade Core+3.8 of 32
Fund-loss record5/1010/102.6−3.4for Satochip−1.8 of 32
Net of the terms+14.2
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread−0.1
Reproduced gap+14.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
Blockstream Jade CoreScore 71USB-C and Bluetooth signer at $99 with a per-unit Genuine Check — no secure element; the Jade Plus ($149) scores the sameStrength: Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10Watch-out: No secure element: someone holding the device faces the PIN oracle and your passphrase, not a certified chipSatochipScore 57An open applet on a €25 NFC card that independent wallets sign with directly — no screenStrength: Sign and recover without the maker — 10/10Watch-out: No screen: you approve what the phone or computer shows, so a compromised host can mislead you
Quick facts
At a glance
3 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactSatochipBlockstream Jade Core
One-time priceSnapshotSatochip at €25.00 including VAT on https://satochip.io/product/satochip/, read 1 October 2026; the store prices in euros only and publishes no US dollar list price.Blockstream Jade Core: the US store's product data reads "price":"99.00" with no compare-at price (US dollars), read 2 October 2026 from https://store.blockstream.com/products/blockstream-jade-core.json?country=US.
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalus, 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.No secure element; fully open source; no air-gapped signing.
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
Satochip
57#16 of 23
Pick it when
Pick Satochip if fund-loss record matters most — it scores 10/10 to Blockstream Jade Core's 5/10 there (weight 11).
Strength
Sign and recover without the maker — 10/10
Tradeoff
No screen: you approve what the phone or computer shows, so a compromised host can mislead you
Blockstream Jade Core
71#4 of 23
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Blockstream Jade Core if rebuildable firmware matters most — it scores 10/10 to Satochip's 5/10 there (weight 27).
Strength
Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10
Tradeoff
No secure element: someone holding the device faces the PIN oracle and your passphrase, not a certified chip
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
Satochip
Choose Satochip if fund-loss record matters most
Fund-loss record: 10/10 against 5/10 for Blockstream Jade Core (weight 11)
SatochipScore 57An open applet on a €25 NFC card that independent wallets sign with directly — no screenStrength: Sign and recover without the maker — 10/10Watch-out: No screen: you approve what the phone or computer shows, so a compromised host can mislead you
Blockstream Jade CoreLeads
Choose Blockstream Jade Core if secure element matters most
Secure element: 4/10 against 3/10 for Satochip (weight 27)
Rebuildable firmware: 10/10 against 5/10 for Satochip (weight 27)
Checkable keys: 10/10 against 0/10 for Satochip (weight 12)
Blockstream Jade CoreScore 71USB-C and Bluetooth signer at $99 with a per-unit Genuine Check — no secure element; the Jade Plus ($149) scores the sameStrength: Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10Watch-out: No secure element: someone holding the device faces the PIN oracle and your passphrase, not a certified chip
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 1 of 10weight 6.5 of 86Blockstream Jade Core leads
Satochip3/10 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core4/10 out of 10
Rebuildable firmware
by 5 of 10weight 6.5 of 86Blockstream Jade Core leads
Satochip5/10 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core10/10 out of 10
Genuine check
weight 2.9 of 86Tie
Satochip7/10 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core7/10 out of 10
Checkable keys
by 10 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Blockstream Jade Core leads
Satochip0/10 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core10/10 out of 10
Maker independence
weight 2.6 of 86Tie
Satochip10/10 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core10/10 out of 10
Fund-loss record
by 5 of 10weight 2.6 of 86Satochip leads
Satochip10/10 out of 10
Blockstream Jade Core5/10 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
Satochip14/20Blockstream Jade Core14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Satochip12.5/30Blockstream Jade Core17.9/30
Blockstream Jade Core leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Satochip2.7/10Blockstream Jade Core2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Satochip3.2/8Blockstream Jade Core3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Satochip5.5/18Blockstream Jade Core5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Blockstream Jade Core unless the term Satochip leads on is the one you are buying.
Pick Satochip if fund-loss record matters most — it scores 10/10 to Blockstream Jade Core's 5/10 there (weight 11).
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Key failure: your own keys are made, shown or recovered unsafely.
Scored by Secure element you can look up · 27% (Satochip 3/10, Blockstream Jade Core 4/10)
Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (Satochip 5/10, Blockstream Jade Core 10/10)
Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (Satochip 7/10, Blockstream Jade Core 7/10)
Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (Satochip 0/10, Blockstream Jade Core 10/10)
Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (Satochip 10/10, Blockstream Jade Core 10/10)
Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (Satochip 10/10, Blockstream Jade Core 5/10)
Every failure family that applies to this category is scored, except Information failure, which the provider pages show as a fact.
Questions
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Blockstream Jade Core scores 14 points above Satochip, led by rebuildable firmware, secure element, and checkable keys. Published scores, out of 100: Satochip 57 (rank 16 of 23 hardware wallets), Blockstream Jade Core 71 (rank 4 of 23).
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