Trezor scores 4 points above BitBox02, led by secure element. Trezor ranks #2 and BitBox02 #3 of 23 published hardware wallets. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
Trezor80
vs
BitBox0276
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #2 and #3 of 23
Trezor scores 4 points above BitBox02, led by secure element.
Trezor #2 of 2380
BitBox02 #3 of 2376
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termTrezor leads on 1 of 6 published criteria; BitBox02 on 2. The terms sum to the gap.
TermTrezorBitBox02WeightPoints
Secure element10/105/106.5+8.4for Trezor+4.3 of 32
Checkable keys7/1010/102.9−2.2for BitBox02−1.2 of 32
Fund-loss record7/1010/102.6−2.1for BitBox02−1.1 of 32
Net of the terms+4.1
Reproduced gap+4.2
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below8076+4.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
TrezorScore 80Trezor Safe 3: certified chip you can look up — firmware rebuilt and matched by independent reviewers, at EUR 59 (US$59)Strength: Secure element you can look up — 10/10Watch-out: Graded on the Safe 3, which first shipped in November 2023, so its record counts three years, not the brand's twelveBitBox02Score 76Firmware rebuilt and matched, seven years without a fund loss — Swiss, USB-C onlyStrength: Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10Watch-out: Its ATECC608B secure chip holds no listed certificate; the EAL6+ chip is in the BitBox02 Nova (€175), ranked as its own row
Quick facts
At a glance
3 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactTrezorBitBox02
One-time priceSnapshotTrezor Safe 3: the Product JSON-LD on https://trezor.io/trezor-safe-3 reads "priceCurrency":"USD","price":59, read 1 October 2026 and again 28 October 2026; the Bitcoin-only edition is the same price. The same page shows a visitor in Germany "Buy for EUR 59" (read 28 October 2026).BitBox02 (original), Multi or Bitcoin-only edition, at €149.00 including 19% VAT on https://shop.bitbox.swiss/en/products/bitbox02-80/, read 1 October 2026; no US dollar list price is published.
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, EAL6+ certified; fully open source; no air-gapped signing.Secure element, no listed certificate; fully open source; no air-gapped signing.
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
Trezor
80#2 of 23
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Trezor if secure element matters most — it scores 10/10 to BitBox02's 5/10 there (weight 27).
Strength
Secure element you can look up — 10/10
Tradeoff
Graded on the Safe 3, which first shipped in November 2023, so its record counts three years, not the brand's twelve
BitBox02
76#3 of 23
Pick it when
Pick BitBox02 if checkable keys matters most — it scores 10/10 to Trezor's 7/10 there (weight 12).
Strength
Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10
Tradeoff
Its ATECC608B secure chip holds no listed certificate; the EAL6+ chip is in the BitBox02 Nova (€175), ranked as its own row
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
TrezorLeads
Choose Trezor if secure element matters most
Secure element: 10/10 against 5/10 for BitBox02 (weight 27)
TrezorScore 80Trezor Safe 3: certified chip you can look up — firmware rebuilt and matched by independent reviewers, at EUR 59 (US$59)Strength: Secure element you can look up — 10/10Watch-out: Graded on the Safe 3, which first shipped in November 2023, so its record counts three years, not the brand's twelve
BitBox02
Choose BitBox02 if checkable keys matters most
Checkable keys: 10/10 against 7/10 for Trezor (weight 12)
Fund-loss record: 10/10 against 7/10 for Trezor (weight 11)
BitBox02Score 76Firmware rebuilt and matched, seven years without a fund loss — Swiss, USB-C onlyStrength: Firmware anyone can rebuild and match — 10/10Watch-out: Its ATECC608B secure chip holds no listed certificate; the EAL6+ chip is in the BitBox02 Nova (€175), ranked as its own row
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 5 of 10weight 6.5 of 86Trezor leads
Trezor10/10 out of 10
BitBox025/10 out of 10
Rebuildable firmware
weight 6.5 of 86Tie
Trezor10/10 out of 10
BitBox0210/10 out of 10
Genuine check
weight 2.9 of 86Tie
Trezor7/10 out of 10
BitBox027/10 out of 10
Checkable keys
by 3 of 10weight 2.9 of 86BitBox02 leads
Trezor7/10 out of 10
BitBox0210/10 out of 10
Maker independence
weight 2.6 of 86Tie
Trezor10/10 out of 10
BitBox0210/10 out of 10
Fund-loss record
by 3 of 10weight 2.6 of 86BitBox02 leads
Trezor7/10 out of 10
BitBox0210/10 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
Trezor14/20BitBox0214/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Trezor21.5/30BitBox0219.9/30
Trezor leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Trezor2.7/10BitBox022.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Trezor3.2/8BitBox023.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Trezor5.5/18BitBox025.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Trezor unless the term BitBox02 leads on is the one you are buying.
Pick BitBox02 if checkable keys matters most — it scores 10/10 to Trezor's 7/10 there (weight 12).
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Scored by Secure element you can look up · 27% (Trezor 10/10, BitBox02 5/10)
Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (Trezor 10/10, BitBox02 10/10)
Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (Trezor 7/10, BitBox02 7/10)
Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (Trezor 7/10, BitBox02 10/10)
Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (Trezor 10/10, BitBox02 10/10)
Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (Trezor 7/10, BitBox02 10/10)
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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Trezor scores 4 points above BitBox02, led by secure element. Published scores, out of 100: Trezor 80 (rank 2 of 23 hardware wallets), BitBox02 76 (rank 3 of 23).
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