Comparison

Discord vs Wire

On the evidence we track, Wire leads this comparison with a composite score of 82/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Discord53
Wire82
Score
Vioscale score
Discord53 / 100medium · 54%
Wire82 / 100low · 43%
Pricing
Free tier
Discord
Wire
Model
Discordfreemium
Price level
Discordlow
Wirelow
Transparent
Discord
Wire
Integrations
Count
Discord32
Wire
Security
Disclosure policy
Discord
Wire
Gdpr
Discord
Wire
Reliability
Status page
Discord
Wire

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for collaboration software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Modality
Messaging
Discord
Wire
Video meetings
Discord
Wire
Whiteboard
Discord-
Wire
Meetings
Screen sharing
Discord
Wire
Recording / transcription
Discord-
WireNone
Security
End-to-end encryption
Discord-
Wire
SSO / SCIM
Discord-
Wire
Access
Guest / external access
Discord
Wire
Compliance
Compliance controls
Discord
Wire
Deployment
Hosting
DiscordCloud only
WireCloud + self-hosted
Scale
Max participants
Discord-
Wire150 video (2000 with MLS enabled)
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Discord
Wire
Public API / bot framework
Discord
Wire
Commercial
Free tier
Discord
Wire

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Discord

A service that enables people to create digital spaces where they can communicate via voice channels, video calls, text messages, and share media while playing games or hanging out together.

Independently observed

Wire

Leader

A collaboration platform combining messaging, video conferencing, and file sharing for organizations. All communications are automatically encrypted end-to-end, with administrative controls and deployment options ranging from cloud to fully self-hosted infrastructure.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Discord

HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Nitro is a paid subscription tier.

  • Nitro-
as of verify ↗

Wire

Leader
from €7.45/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Enterprise subscription from €7.45/user/month (annual). On-premises deployment by quote.

  • Wire for FreeFree
    • End-to-end encrypted messaging
    • Voice and video calls
    • File sharing
    • Audio and video messages
    • Ephemeral messages
    • +2 more
  • Wire Entreprise€7.45/seat/mo (billed annually) or €8.94/seat/mo (monthly)
    • All Wire for Free features
    • Video conferences up to 150 participants
    • SSO and SCIM provisioning
    • Granular administrative controls
    • Feature configuration per team
    • +6 more
  • Wire On-PremisesContact sales
    • All Wire Entreprise features
    • Federation with Wire Cloud
    • Full data sovereignty
    • Complete deployment support
    • Multi-tenancy
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Discord
Wire
iOS
Discord
Wire
Android
Discord
Wire
macOS
Discord
Wire
Windows
Discord
Wire
Linux
Discord
Wire
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Discord
Wire
Self-hosted
Discord
Wire
On-premise
Discord
Wire
Hybrid
Discord
Wire

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Discord

32 total
  • Wordle
  • Roll20
  • Rythm
  • Watch Together
  • Whiteboard
  • Chess In The Park
  • Codenames Online
  • Farm Merge Valley
  • Farm Merge Valley
  • Poker Night
  • Blackjack
  • ERTH Poker
  • BattleTabs
  • Hideout
  • Lofi
  • Letter League
  • Daily Sudoku Together
  • Daily Word Wheel
  • Death by AI
  • Banana of Doom
  • The Last Show
  • MergeVille
  • Mergest Kingdom
  • Solitaire Home Story
  • +8 more
Independently observed

Wire

Leader

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.