Best alternatives to Shield (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Shield, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Shield alternatives, compared
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MetaMask
The world's most trusted crypto wallet
≈12M users2.1★ from 5.9K ratingsUpdated in the last day17 permissions- About 6000× more users than Shield
- Asks for more permissions (17 vs 14)
- 2
SecondFi (Yoroi)
Multi-Chain Crypto Wallet
≈200K users2.4★ from 315 ratingsUpdated 11 days ago30 permissions- About 100× more users than Shield
- Asks for more permissions (30 vs 14)
- 3
Zelcore
Crypto Wallet
711 users5.0★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago9 permissions- About 2.8× fewer users than Shield
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 14)
- Listed under Tools
- 4
Petra Aptos Wallet
A crypto wallet on Aptos.
≈200K users4.1★ from 1.6K ratingsUpdated 8 days ago8 permissions- About 100× more users than Shield
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 14)
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Fluent
Fluent Crypto Wallet
≈20K users4.0★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago12 permissions- About 10× more users than Shield
- Asks for fewer permissions (12 vs 14)
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Enkrypt: ETH, BTC and Solana Wallet
The best multichain crypto wallet
≈50K users4.2★ from 122 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago5 permissions- About 25× more users than Shield
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 14)
- Listed under Tools
- 7
Sender Wallet
Sender is a browser extension crypto wallet.
≈80K users4.0★ from 1.3K ratingsUpdated 18 months ago27 permissions- About 40× more users than Shield
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (27 vs 14)
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Suku Wallet
Suku Wallet: The easiest way to start using crypto
≈8K users4.9★ from 255 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions- About 4.0× more users than Shield
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 14)
- Listed under Social Networking
- 9
Hinkal Wallet
The everyday crypto wallet, built for privacy.
≈1K users5.0★ from 25 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago7 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Shield
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 14)
- Listed under Privacy & Security
- 10
Pali Wallet
A Non-Custodial Crypto Wallet
≈5K users4.9★ from 54 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago13 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Shield
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (13 vs 14)
- Listed under Tools
Shield alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Shield?
By users, the most popular alternative is MetaMask with ≈12M users and a 2.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is MetaMask.
Which Shield alternative has the best rating?
Suku Wallet has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 255 ratings.
Is there a Shield alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Enkrypt: ETH, BTC and Solana Wallet asks for 5 permissions, against 14 for Shield.
How many alternatives to Shield are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Shield on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.