Top 5 multitools
A toolbox that fits in your pocket. Prices checked Oct 2026.
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Ranked by "did it fix it"
Leatherman ARC — $250
The best multitool money can buy. MagnaCut blade, magnetic one-hand opening, replaceable cutters — premium everything. It's expensive because it's the last one you'll need to buy.
Buy it if: you want the best and you're done debating.
Leatherman Wave+ — $130
The default answer. Eighteen tools, half the ARC's price, and the multitool that defined the category. If someone asks "which multitool" and you say "Wave+," you're right.
Buy it if: you want the safe, perfect answer.
Victorinox SwissTool Spirit X — $145
The refined one. Swiss fit and finish in a slimmer package than the Leathermans — it feels like a precision instrument, not a toolbox. Twenty-four functions, zero rattles.
Buy it if: you appreciate the difference fit makes.
Gerber Center-Drive — $125
The screwdriver that happens to be a multitool. The center-axis bit driver actually works like a real screwdriver — no wrist-breaking offset. Made in the USA, priced to move.
Buy it if: you drive more screws than you cut things.
Gerber Dime — $35
The keychain hero. Twelve tools the size of a house key — always there when you need it, which is the whole point of a multitool. Thirty-five dollars of pure "glad I had it."
Buy it if: your multitool should live on your keys.
The short version
Best: ARC. Best value: Wave+. And get a Dime for your keychain regardless — it's $35.
Your turn
What's in your pocket?
Prices checked Oct 2026. Street prices move — the Dime dips to $17 on sale.