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Satochip vs SafePal X1 Satochip leads by 13 points.

Satochip scores 13 points above SafePal X1, led by rebuildable firmware, genuine check, and maker independence. Satochip ranks #16 and SafePal X1 #22 of 23 published hardware wallets. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.

Satochip57
SafePal X144
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #16 and #22 of 23
Methodology v2026.10.18Ranking snapshot Evidence verified through 6 published criteria5 score dimensions Receipt #cc-VS-SATOCHIP-VS-SAFEPAL-X1-aef806f7
Published verdictRanking snapshot 3 November 2026

Satochip leads by 13 points

Satochip scores 13 points above SafePal X1, led by rebuildable firmware, genuine check, and maker independence.

Satochip #16 of 2357
SafePal X1 #22 of 2344
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termSatochip leads on 4 of 6 published criteria; SafePal X1 on 0. The terms sum to the gap.
TermSatochipSafePal X1WeightPoints
Rebuildable firmware5/103/106.5+3.4for Satochip+1.7 of 32
Genuine check7/102/102.9+3.7for Satochip+1.9 of 32
Maker independence10/104/102.6+4.1for Satochip+2.1 of 32
Fund-loss record10/107/102.6+2.1for Satochip+1.1 of 32
Net of the terms+13.3
Reproduced gap+13.3
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below5744+13.0

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

Quick facts

At a glance

3 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactSatochipSafePal X1
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.SafePal X1 at $69.99, VAT and duty excluded, on https://www.safepal.com/en/store, read 2 October 2026.
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalglobal
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?

Satochip

57#16 of 23
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Satochip if rebuildable firmware matters most — it scores 5/10 to SafePal X1's 3/10 there (weight 27).
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

SafePal X1

44#22 of 23
Pick it when
SafePal X1 leads Satochip 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 — 7/10
Tradeoff
It signs over Bluetooth through the SafePal App and does no QR-code scanning, so it cannot sign air-gapped, whatever its '100% air-gapped signing' label says
Self-identify in 10 seconds

Which one is actually for you?

SatochipLeads

Choose Satochip if rebuildable firmware matters most

  • Rebuildable firmware: 5/10 against 3/10 for SafePal X1 (weight 27)
  • Genuine check: 7/10 against 2/10 for SafePal X1 (weight 12)
  • Maker independence: 10/10 against 4/10 for SafePal X1 (weight 11)
SafePal X1

SafePal X1 leads Satochip on no published criterion

  • Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
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
Satochip3 out of 10
SafePal X13 out of 10

Rebuildable firmware

by 2 of 10weight 6.5 of 86Satochip leads
Satochip5 out of 10
SafePal X13 out of 10

Genuine check

by 5 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Satochip leads
Satochip7 out of 10
SafePal X12 out of 10

Checkable keys

weight 2.9 of 86Tie
Satochip0 out of 10
SafePal X10 out of 10

Maker independence

by 6 of 10weight 2.6 of 86Satochip leads
Satochip10 out of 10
SafePal X14 out of 10

Fund-loss record

by 3 of 10weight 2.6 of 86Satochip leads
Satochip10 out of 10
SafePal X17 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
Satochip14/20SafePal X114/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Satochip12.5/30SafePal X17.4/30
Satochip leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Satochip2.7/10SafePal X12.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Satochip3.2/8SafePal X13.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Satochip5.5/18SafePal X15.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order

Choose Satochip unless the term SafePal X1 leads on is the one you are buying.

SafePal X1 leads Satochip on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.

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

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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% (Satochip 3/10, SafePal X1 3/10)
    Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (Satochip 5/10, SafePal X1 3/10)
    Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (Satochip 7/10, SafePal X1 2/10)
    Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (Satochip 0/10, SafePal X1 0/10)
    Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (Satochip 10/10, SafePal X1 4/10)
    Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (Satochip 10/10, SafePal X1 7/10)
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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Satochip scores 13 points above SafePal X1, led by rebuildable firmware, genuine check, and maker independence. Published scores, out of 100: Satochip 57 (rank 16 of 23 hardware wallets), SafePal X1 44 (rank 22 of 23).

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