Vanguard Wrench vs PowerAssist
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 8 of 27 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.
Size & weight
Weight
272 g
272 g
Closed length
133 mm
117 mm
Width
40.5 mm
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Thickness
20 mm
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Tools & blade
Tool count
9
16
Blade steel
420J2
420
Blade length
74.5 mm
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Ownership
MSRP
$39.99
$89.95
Cost per tool
$4.44
$5.62
Manufacturer
NexTool
SOG
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
✓
—
Regular pliers
✓
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Wire cutters
✓
✓
Knife
✓
✓
Plain-edge knife
—
✓
Serrated knife
—
✓
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Phillips screwdriver
✓
✓
Flathead screwdriver
✓
✓
Bit driver
✓
—
Bottle opener
—
✓
Can opener
—
✓
Saw
✓
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File
—
✓
Ruler
—
✓
Buy if it is the cheaper of the two at $39.99; it works out at $4.44 per tool.
Buy if it carries 7 more tools than the other; it works out at $5.62 per tool.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.