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Backpack alternatives: cheaper and similar options (Oct 2026)

Why look beyond Backpack

• 0.85% wallet swap fee means a 1.7% buy-and-sell round trip before DEX and network fees.
• Referral rewards apply to Backpack Exchange trading, not wallet swaps.
• Company says it lost 88% of its corporate treasury in the 2022 FTX collapse.
• Extension officially supports only Chrome, Brave and Edge.

Cheaper than Backpack

Rabby 0.5%, Trust Wallet 1.4% — against Backpack at 1.7% per round trip. Platform fee only; spreads and network fees are extra.

The alternatives

1. Rabby

   WalletPerpsSelf-custody

   Ethereum · Base · BNB Chain · Arbitrum · Optimism · Polygon · Avalanche · Linea · Zksync · Scroll · Mantle · Monad · HyperEVM · Sonic · Unichain · 0.5% round trip · US: available

   EVM users who want pre-signing transaction simulation and approval controls, with low-fee in-wallet swaps across many chains.

   + 0.25% swap and bridge fee, with same-chain stablecoin and ETH-token swaps fee-free.

   Open Rabby

2. Trust Wallet

   WalletPerpsSelf-custody

   Bitcoin · Ethereum · Solana · BNB Chain · Base · Arbitrum · Polygon · Optimism · Avalanche · Tron · TON · 1.4% round trip · US: unverified

   Mobile-first users who hold assets across many chains (100+) and want in-app swaps, staking and perps in one self-custodial wallet.

   + Supports 100+ blockchains, including Bitcoin, Solana and TON

   Open Trust Wallet

3. Phantom

   WalletPerpsSelf-custody

   Solana · Ethereum · Base · Polygon · BNB Chain · Bitcoin · HyperEVM · Robinhood Chain · Arc · 1.7% round trip · US: partial

   Solana-first users who want one self-custodial app for swaps, cross-chain swaps, Hyperliquid perps and predictions.

   + Self-custodial wallet covering Solana, Ethereum, Base, Polygon, BNB Chain, Bitcoin and HyperEVM.

   Open Phantom — 10% off fees · Backpack vs Phantom

4. MetaMask

   WalletPerpsSelf-custody

   Ethereum · Bitcoin · Linea · Base · Solana · Tron · Polygon · BNB Chain · Arbitrum · Monad · Robinhood Chain · Optimism · Sei · Avalanche · Zksync · Megaeth · HyperEVM · Arc · Tempo · 1.75% round trip · US: partial

   Users who want one self-custodial wallet across EVM chains, Solana and Bitcoin, with built-in swaps, bridging and (outside the US/UK) perps.

   + Swaps and bridging in one flow across 19 listed networks, including Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, Tron and Robinhood Chain

   Open MetaMask

5. Coinbase Wallet

   WalletPerpsSelf-custody

   Base · Ethereum · Solana · Bitcoin · BNB Chain · Arbitrum · Optimism · Polygon · Avalanche · Monad · Robinhood Chain · Zora · US: unverified

   Coinbase users who want a self-custodial, multichain trading wallet with perps, prediction markets and tokenized stocks, without needing a Coinbase account.

   + Self-custodial, with no Coinbase account, email or bank account required

   Open Coinbase Wallet — 10% off fees

6. Binance Wallet

   WalletSelf-custody

   BNB Chain · Ethereum · Base · Arbitrum · Polygon · Linea · Avalanche · Optimism · Zksync · Sonic · Plasma · US: unverified

   Binance users who want in-app on-chain swaps across BNB Chain and other EVM networks with exchange-style onboarding.

   + Swap shows rate, slippage and fees before confirmation.

   Open Binance Wallet

7. Bitget Wallet

   WalletPerpsSelf-custody

   · US: unverified

   Users who want one self-custodial wallet covering swaps, perps and a crypto card, and creators who want a high swap-fee share.

   + Affiliate program pays 60% of eligible swap fees and 20% of perps fees.

   Open Bitget Wallet

8. OKX Wallet

   WalletSelf-custody

   Ethereum · Solana · Bitcoin · Base · BNB Chain · Arbitrum · Optimism · Xlayer · Zksync · Unichain · US: available

   Multichain traders who want a self-custodial wallet with a token-group-priced DEX aggregator, copy trading and an on-chain referral rebate program.

   + Interface fees from 0% to 0.5% depending on token group, with 0.1% for major-token pairs

   Open OKX Wallet

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