Comparison

Microsoft Teams 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.

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Microsoft Teams48
★Wire66
Score
vioscaleAI score
Microsoft Teams48 / 100low · 16%
Wire66 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Microsoft Teams✓
Wire✓
Model
Microsoft Teamscommercial
Wirequote
Price level
Microsoft Teamsunknown
Wirelow
Starting price
Microsoft Teams–
Transparent
Microsoft Teams✗
Wire✓
Integrations
Count
Microsoft Teams–
Wire1
Security
Certifications
Microsoft Teams–
Disclosure policy
Microsoft Teams✓
Wire✓
Gdpr
Microsoft Teams✓
Wire✓
Hipaa
Microsoft Teams–
Wire✓
Iso27001
Microsoft Teams–
Wire✓
Reliability
Status page
Microsoft Teams–
Wire✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Microsoft Teams5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a video conferencing, meetings, and calling platform that enables communication, collaboration, and engagement at work. It offers instant messaging, file sharing, online meetings, webinars, and integrated workflows.

Independently observed

Wire

Leader

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.

Microsoft Teams

Subscription
  • Teams-
  • Teams Premium-
  • Teams Phone-
as of verify ↗

Wire

Leader
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
Microsoft Teams✓
Wire✓
iOS
Microsoft Teams✓
Wire✓
Android
Microsoft Teams✓
Wire✓
macOS
Microsoft Teams✓
Wire✗
Windows
Microsoft Teams✓
Wire✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Microsoft Teams✓
Wire✓
Self-hosted
Microsoft Teams✗
Wire✓

Integrations

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

Microsoft Teams

Not documented yet.

Wire

Leader
1 total
  • GitHub
Independently observed
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