Best Multitools of 2026

We’ve reviewed eight multitools, from a 68 g keychain tool to a 430 g one with a hammer. Here’s how they compare and which one suits you.

Quick picks: the best multitools compared

Best overall: Roxon M2 Mini Multitool

The Roxon M2 scored highest of the multitools we’ve tested. It packs pliers, a knife with a liner lock and a good pair of scissors into a body so small it’s easy to bring on any trip, yet it doesn’t feel too small to use. The materials feel really premium.

It comes with a bit extender and a strip of driver bits, which turn it into a small screwdriver set, plus a very strong belt pouch and a 25-year warranty. The blade is short and the bits are a separate strip to keep track of, but as a tool you’ll actually carry, it’s the best here.

Best full-size: Bosch 16-in-1 Multitool

The Bosch is the classic full-size multitool of the group: quality stainless steel tools, softgrip handles, a safe and secure locking function and a carry bag, for not much money.

It’s hefty, the pliers have no spring, and the tools are too small for heavy-duty work. As an all-round tool for the car or the kitchen box, it’s very good value.

Best for camping: Roxon Spark

The Roxon Spark is built for the outdoors. Next to proper pliers and a knife it has a saw, a fire starter rod and a whistle, and the tools lock into place. The materials feel really premium for the price, and the belt pouch is very strong.

It’s a belt or pack tool more than a pocket one, and it has no scissors. For camp, the car and the emergency kit, it’s the one to take.

Lightest: Gerber Dime

The Gerber Dime is small enough for a keyring and still fits in spring-loaded pliers, a blade and a bottle opener that’s always within reach, all in sturdy stainless steel.

The tools can be stiff to open, and their small size limits what they can do. If you want a multitool you’ll never leave behind, this is it.

Best pocket carry: Gerber Suspension-NXT

The Suspension-NXT is slim for a full-size tool, with spring-loaded needlenose pliers, outboard tools that all lock and a sturdy pocket clip that carries it deep in your pocket.

It comes without a pouch, the blade is short, and the pliers mechanism feels slightly loose. It’s also the dearest tool here, but nothing else this capable sits as easily in a pocket.

Best knife: Raxco Knife Multi-Tool

The Raxco is built around its knife: a sharp, solid main blade with a strong liner lock. Around it are the usual multitool basics, a driver set and a belt sheath, for a low price.

It’s for the belt, not the pocket, the tools can be stiff to open and the screwdriver bits are small. If the blade matters most to you, it’s the one.

Best budget: Workpro 11-in-1 Multitool

The Workpro costs the least of any tool here, and it covers the basics: two kinds of pliers with a wire cutter, a knife, a saw, screwdrivers and openers. The knife and saw open from the outside and have liner locks, one handle ends in a carabiner, and it comes with a nylon sheath.

It has no scissors, the screwdrivers are fixed, and it’s one for the belt or the car. The 11-in-1 is currently unavailable, so the button links to the Workpro 18-in-1, which adds scissors and a file.

Best with a hammer: RAXCO 15-in-1 Multitool Hammer

The RAXCO 15-in-1 Multitool Hammer adds a hammer and claw to the usual pliers, knife, saw and screwdriver, which is handy for tent pegs. It’s sturdy stainless steel and aluminium, and comes with a nylon sheath and a pocket clip.

It’s the heaviest tool here, it isn’t for heavy-duty hammering, and the knife blade could be sharper. If you want one tool that also knocks in pegs, it does the job.

How to choose a multitool

Start with where the tool will live. A multitool you carry every day has to be small and light, or it ends up in the drawer; one that stays in the car or on your belt can be bigger, with stronger pliers and a longer blade.

Then check it has the tools you’ll actually use: pliers and a knife are on all of them, but scissors, a saw, driver bits or a hammer are not. Multitools come in three sizes:

• Keyring

  <100 g

  Small enough for a keyring or a pocket, so it’s always on you.

  Pliers

  Small
  Carry

  Keyring or pocket
  Like

  Gerber Dime
• Pocket

  100–250 g

  Proper pliers and a good set of tools, still light enough to carry daily.

  Pliers

  Medium
  Carry

  Pocket clip or pouch
  Like

  Roxon M2, Roxon Spark
• Full-size

  250 g+

  Big pliers and a long blade for real jobs at camp and on the car.

  Pliers

  Full-size
  Carry

  Belt pouch or the car
  Like

  Bosch 16-in-1, Raxco Knife

Looking for a blade on its own? See our Gerber Paraframe folding knife review.