Comparison of Ethereum login-based wallets
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| | Authereum | Universal Login | Portis | Argent | Metamask | Abridged | Gnosis Safe | Magic | Torus | Dapper | Coinbase Wallet | Status | Trust Wallet | Ledger | Squarelink | ETHVault | NiftyWallet | Bitski | BRD | imToken| |---| :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | |ENS Integration | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | |No Chrome Extension Required | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |Supports all Mobile Browsers | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |Can Integrate with Native Apps | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | |No Phone Number Required | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |Account Recovery | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |No Seed Phrase Backup | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | |Non-custodial | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | |Non-custodial | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | |Exportable Wallet | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | |Testnet Availability | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | |Contract-based Accounts | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |Pay Gas in Tokens | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | 🔜 | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |Web2.0 Style Login | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | |Purchase ETH/Tokens In App | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔜 | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | |Web3 Provider Available | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | |Software Token 2FA | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | 🔜 | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |Hardware Token 2FA | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | 🔜 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |Hardware Wallet Integration | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | 🔜 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | |Transaction Firewall | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | 🔜 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |Off-chain Login | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |No Mobile App Required | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | |No Hardware Required | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |Sandboxed Key Storage | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |Upgradeable/Modular Contracts | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |Batched Transactions | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |Open Sourced | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
- ENS Integration: ENS has been integrated into the wallet and users may be able to natively create an ENS name
- No Chrome Extension Required: Works without a required Chrome extension
- Supports all modern Mobile Browsers: Supports every mobile browser
- Can Integrate with Native Apps: Can be natively itegrated into a dapp without modifications
- No Phone Number Required: No phone number is required to create an account
- Account Recovery: There are options available to recover an account
- No Seed Phrase Backup: There is no seed phrase to show a user
- Non-custodial: The wallet is non-custodial and no 3rd party has any access to the account
- Exportable Wallet: A user can export their wallet from the platform
- Testnet Availability: The wallet is available on a testnet
- Contract-based Accounts: Accounts are contract-based (as opposed to EOAs)
- Pay Gas in Tokens: Users have the ability to pay gas fees in tokens
- Web2.0 Style Login: Users can log in with a familiary username and password combination
- Purchase ETH/Tokens In App: Users have the ability to purchase ETH and tokens from within the wallet
- Web3 Provider Available: The wallet offers a web3 provider
- Software Token 2FA: The wallet provides a software token 2FA
- Hardware Token 2FA: The wallet provides a hardware token 2FA
- Hardware Wallet Integration: The wallet allows the use of hardware wallets
- Transaction Firewall: Trnsactions can be checked against a firewall to prevent malicious behavior
- Off-Chain Login: An on-chain transaction is not needed for logins from different devices
- No Mobile App Required: A mobile app is not required when using the wallet
- No Hardware Required: No hardware is required when using the wallet
- Sandboxed Key Storage: Keys are sandboxed in secured storage or iframes and not easily accessible
- Upgradeable/Modular Contracts: (Only applicable to contract-based accounts) The user's contract is upgradeable or modular
- Batched Transactions: (Only applicable to contract-based accounts) Send multiple transactions atomically in a signle on-chain transaction
- Open Sourced: The core code is open sourced.
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