Alternatives to Electrum
A lightweight open-source Bitcoin wallet for desktop and Android, developed continuously since 2011. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Electrum
A lightweight open-source Bitcoin wallet for desktop and Android, developed continuously since 2011.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Electrum.
Sparrow Wallet
Power-user desktop Bitcoin wallet with broad hardware wallet support.
Sparrow Wallet is a desktop-only Bitcoin wallet with broad hardware wallet support and PSBT, exposing more technical detail and dropping Electrum's Android app.
Wasabi Wallet
Privacy-focused Bitcoin desktop wallet with built-in CoinJoin mixing.
Wasabi Wallet is a desktop Bitcoin wallet with built-in CoinJoin and Tor by default, adding privacy features but with CoinJoin fees and no mobile app.
BlueWallet
Open-source self-custody Bitcoin and Lightning wallet for iOS and Android.
BlueWallet is an open-source Bitcoin and Lightning wallet for iOS and Android with multisig vaults, but it offers no desktop client.
Bitcoin Core
Run a Bitcoin node that independently validates the blockchain.
Bitcoin Core includes a wallet and graphical interface while fully validating the blockchain, which requires substantial storage, bandwidth and sync time.
Muun
Self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning wallet with built-in submarine swaps.
Muun is a self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning wallet for Android and iOS using submarine swaps, with no desktop client.
Exodus
A multi-coin cryptocurrency wallet for desktop and mobile with built-in swaps, buying and staking.
Exodus is a closed-source multi-coin wallet for desktop and mobile with built-in swaps and staking, with swap fees starting at 0.5%.
Specter Desktop
Open-source Bitcoin wallet software for multisig setups using hardware wallets and your own node.
Specter Desktop is MIT-licensed desktop Bitcoin software for multisig with hardware wallets and your own node, assuming more technical familiarity.
Nunchuk
A Bitcoin multisig wallet with hardware wallet support and non-KYC inheritance planning using on-chain timelocks.
Nunchuk is a closed-source freemium Bitcoin multisig mobile wallet with hardware wallet support and paid inheritance planning.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Electrum as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Cake Wallet
An open-source, non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet for Monero, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and other coins.
Electrum is an open-source Bitcoin-only wallet for desktop and Android with reproducible builds, dropping Monero and other coins.
Liana
An open-source, self-custody Bitcoin wallet with built-in recovery paths so you are not locked out of your coins.
Electrum is a lightweight open-source Bitcoin wallet with reproducible builds, developed since 2011, adding an Android version but offering no built-in recovery paths.
Phoenix Wallet
Self-custodial Lightning wallet from the team behind the Eclair node.
Electrum is an open-source Bitcoin wallet for desktop and Android developed since 2011, with no iOS version and a focus on on-chain use.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
MyNode
A Bitcoin and Lightning node distribution with a web interface and an app marketplace.
Zeus
Open-source Lightning wallet that connects directly to your own Bitcoin node.
Trezor Suite
The official desktop, web and mobile app for managing cryptocurrency held on a Trezor hardware wallet.
