Element Call vs Wire
On the evidence we track, Wire leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for video conferencing. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Element Call
An open-source messaging, voice, and video communication platform designed for complete data sovereignty with self-hosted or air-gapped deployment options.
Wire
LeaderWire is a secure communication platform offering messaging, audio/video calls, conferencing, and file sharing. Built on zero-knowledge architecture with always-on end-to-end encryption, it serves governments, critical infrastructure providers, and 1,800+ organizations globally.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Element Call
Free Community edition; Enterprise and Sovereign available on quote
- CommunityFree
- Self-hosted
- Open source AGPL
- Free frontend and backend
- Includes Element Call
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Synapse Pro
- Enhanced security
- Advanced monitoring
- Dynamic scaling
- 4-hour response SLA
- SovereignContact sales
Wire
LeaderFree tier available. Wire for Enterprise from €7.45/user/mo (annual billing). On-premises deployment available via sales.
- Wire for FreeFree
- Messaging
- Audio and video conferencing
- File sharing
- Wire for Enterprise€7.45/user/mo (annual) or €8.94/user/mo (monthly)
- All Wire for Free features
- Video conferencing (up to 150 participants)
- SSO and SCIM
- Administrative controls
- Role-based configurations
- Wire On-Premises (Wire Local)Contact sales
- All Wire for Enterprise features
- Federation with Wire Cloud
- ID-Shield
- Full deployment support
- Data sovereignty
- +1 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- GitHub
Element Call
- JIRA
- OpenProject
- LDAP
- Active Directory
- SCIM
- OIDC
- OAuth
- Webhooks
Wire
Leader- GitHub
Element Call or Wire: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
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