Zerion
score
Fees: free; network fees + swap/bridge fees
A strong choice for DeFi users who want a wallet and a serious portfolio dashboard in one place. Its EVM focus and data-aggregation role mean it suits monitoring-heavy users more than Bitcoin holders. Verify transactions carefully before signing.
What Zerion is
Zerion is a free, self-custodial wallet founded in 2016 that doubles as a serious DeFi portfolio dashboard. Alongside standard send, receive and swap functions, it tracks positions across many EVM chains and DeFi protocols, and it supports watch-only addresses so you can monitor wallets you do not control. It is available on mobile and web.
Where it shines
Zerion's strengths cluster around monitoring and usability: UX scores 8.5 for a clean, data-rich interface, and dApp integration sits at 8 with good protocol coverage and swap routing. Self-custody is solid at 8. Asset and chain support (7.5) is decent but EVM-centric, and security scores 7 - the wallet has had less independent scrutiny than the very largest players.
Fees
The app is free. You pay network fees on transactions and swap or bridge fees when trading or moving assets across chains. Its portfolio tracking is a core, free feature rather than a paid add-on.
The caveat
Because Zerion doubles as a data aggregator, using its portfolio features involves some trust in how it sources and displays information, and its EVM focus means Bitcoin holders are not well served. As always with a self-custodial wallet, verify each transaction carefully before signing rather than relying on the interface alone.
Who it's for
Zerion suits DeFi users who want a capable wallet and a genuine portfolio dashboard in one place, especially those who spend a lot of time monitoring positions across chains. Bitcoin-focused holders and users who want maximum independent security assurance may prefer alternatives.
Overall 7.7 / 10 — the weighted average of the criteria above. How we score →
- + Excellent portfolio tracking across many EVM chains and DeFi positions
- + Clean, data-rich interface on mobile and web
- + Self-custodial with watch-only address support for monitoring
- + Good coverage of DeFi protocols and swap routing
- − EVM-centric with limited non-EVM chain support
- − Portfolio focus means it doubles as a data aggregator, requiring some trust
- − Less independent security scrutiny than the largest wallets
Is Zerion safe?
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Zerion is self-custodial, so you hold your keys, and it scores 7 for security in our review. It has had less independent scrutiny than the largest wallets, so keep your recovery phrase offline and verify transactions before signing.
What is Zerion best known for?
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Its portfolio tracking. Zerion combines a wallet with a data-rich dashboard that follows your positions across many EVM chains and DeFi protocols, which is why its 8.5 UX score is one of its highlights.
Does Zerion charge fees?
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The wallet and its portfolio features are free. You pay network fees on transactions and swap or bridge fees when trading or moving assets across chains. There is no subscription.
Can Zerion track wallets I don't own?
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Yes. Zerion supports watch-only addresses, so you can monitor any public wallet without holding its keys. That makes it useful as a portfolio dashboard as well as a transactional wallet.
Does Zerion support Bitcoin?
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Zerion is EVM-centric, so its Bitcoin and other non-EVM support is limited. It is best suited to users focused on Ethereum and other EVM chains rather than Bitcoin holders.