vioscaleAI
Comparison

Gather vs Wire

No clear leader: Gather (67.6) and Wire (65.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Gather full profile →Wire full profile →
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Gather68
Wire66
Score
vioscaleAI score
Gather68 / 100medium · 73%
Wire66 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Gather✓
Wire✓
Model
Gatherfreemium
Wirequote
Price level
Gatherlow
Wirelow
Starting price
Gather$12
Wire€7.45
Transparent
Gather✓
Wire✓
Integrations
Count
Gather4
Wire1
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Gather✓
Wire✓
Gdpr
Gather✓
Wire✓
Hipaa
Gather–
Wire✓
Iso27001
Gather–
Wire✓
Soc2
Gather✓
Wire–
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Gather✓
Wire✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Gather7 items
Wire6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Gather

A web-based platform that enables remote teams to interact, meet, and work together as if co-located, without constant formal meeting scheduling. Users can see colleague availability, initiate instant conversations, and customize their shared digital workspace.

Independently observed

Wire

Wire 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.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Gather

from $12/member/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

From $12/member/month. Free 30-day trial. Custom plans available.

  • Essential Plan$12/member/month (or $9.60/member/month when billed annually with -20% discount)
    • Unlimited audio & video calls
    • Unlimited chat messages
    • Meeting recordings
    • AI meeting notes and transcriptions
    • Google Calendar sync
    • +8 more
  • Custom PlanContact sales
    • All Essential Plan features
    • Custom pricing
    • Custom onboarding
    • Custom, larger offices
    • Hybrid solutions
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Wire

from €7.45/seat/moHybridFree tier

Free 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
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Gather✓
Wire✓
iOS
Gather✗
Wire✓
Android
Gather✗
Wire✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gather✓
Wire✓
Self-hosted
Gather✗
Wire✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Gather

7 total - 6 not shared
  • Google Calendar
  • Spotify
  • Google Chrome Extension
  • Outlook (planned)
  • Google Chrome
  • Outlook
Independently observed

Wire

1 total - 0 not shared
  • GitHub
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Gather 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.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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