Strapping device with electrical drive

A mobile strapping device (1) for strapping packaged goods with a strapping tape, which has a tensioning device (6) for applying tape tension to a loop of a strapping tape, and a connecting device (10) for creating a connection on two superimposed areas of the loop of the strapping tape, and a chargeable energy store (15) for storing energy, which can be released as drive energy for motorized drive movements at least for the connecting device and / or for the tensioning device, should have high functional reliability and good handling properties despite the possibility of at least largely automated generation of strapping. In order to achieve this, it is proposed to provide the strapping device with a brushless direct current motor as a drive for the tensioning device and / or connecting device.