Been while since I tried any sort of multi-blade razor.
I don’t think the shave with the safety razor is quite as close, but I don’t get the ingrown hairs and irritation with it - maybe because it doesn’t cut so close to the skin.
I’m not one of those guys who needs to shave twice a day, so the safety razor is plenty close for me.
YMMV...
The multiblade razors really work. Much less irritating, I think because the pressure of the razor against your face is divided by the number of blades. It makes it so no single blade can dig into you.