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Micra vs Cadet Alox

2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 7 of 22 rows read the same on all of them; the ones that differ are what follows. A rust value is the better one in that row, grey is the worse, and a dash means we have not verified the field rather than that the tool lacks it.

Comparing
2 of 101
Leatherman Micra
Leatherman
51 g · 10 tools
Victorinox Cadet Alox
Victorinox
46 g · 9 tools
Size & weight
Weight
51 g
46 g
Closed length
63.5 mm
84 mm
Width
19 mm
23 mm
Thickness
9.4 mm
8 mm
Tools & blade
Tool count
10
9
Blade steel
420HC stainless steel
Blade length
40.6 mm
Ownership
MSRP
$49.95
Cost per tool
$5.00
Manufacturer
Leatherman
Victorinox
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Knife
Plain-edge knife
Screwdriver
Phillips screwdriver
Flathead screwdriver
Bottle opener
Can opener
Scissors
File
Ruler
Tweezers
Verdict
Buy if it carries 1 more tool than the other; it works out at $5.00 per tool.
Buy if it saves 5 g over the other.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design: which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.