Comparison

RingCentral vs Wire

On the evidence we track, RingCentral leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★RingCentral76
Wire66
Score
vioscaleAI score
RingCentral76 / 100medium · 72%
Wire66 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Model
RingCentralfreemium
Wirequote
Price level
RingCentrallow
Wirelow
Starting price
RingCentral–
Transparent
RingCentral✗
Wire✓
Integrations
Count
RingCentral500
Wire1
Security
Certifications
RingCentral–
Disclosure policy
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Gdpr
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Hipaa
RingCentral–
Wire✓
Iso27001
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Soc2
RingCentral✓
Wire–
Reliability
Sla pct
RingCentral99.999
Wire–
Status page
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Content
Faq
RingCentral7 items

Capabilities

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

Modality
Messaging
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Video meetings
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Whiteboard
RingCentral-
Wire✗
Meetings
Screen sharing
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Recording / transcription
RingCentralRecording + AI notes
WireNone
Security
End-to-end encryption
RingCentral-
Wire✓
SSO / SCIM
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Access
Guest / external access
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Deployment
Hosting
RingCentralCloud only
WireCloud + self-hosted
Scale
Max participants
RingCentralup to 300 participants
Wire150 video (2000 with MLS enabled)
Ecosystem
App marketplace
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Public API / bot framework
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Commercial
Free tier
RingCentral✓
Wire✓

What each one is

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

RingCentral

Leader

A communication platform enabling businesses to automate and analyze customer interactions through AI-powered voice, messaging, and video capabilities. It helps organizations manage communications, improve customer satisfaction, and gain insights from customer interactions at scale.

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.

RingCentral

Leader
from $20/moSubscription

From $20/user/month (billed annually). Free trial available.

  • Core$20/user/month (billed annually)
    • Unlimited domestic calling
    • On-demand call recording
    • 100 toll-free minutes
    • 25 SMS per user per month
    • HD meetings (200 participants)
    • +4 more
  • Advanced$25/user/month (billed annually)
    • Everything in Core
    • CRM integrations
    • Connect multiple sites
    • Core reporting and insights
    • 1000 toll-free minutes
    • +6 more
  • Ultra$35/user/month (billed annually)
    • Everything in Advanced
    • 10000 toll-free minutes
    • 200 SMS per user per month
    • RingCentral Webinar
    • Historical and real-time insights
    • +3 more
  • Customer Engagement BundleContact sales
    • Everything in Ultra
    • Business SMS Booster
    • Call Queues Booster
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
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
iOS
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Android
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
macOS
RingCentral✓
Wire✗
Windows
RingCentral✓
Wire✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
RingCentral✓
Wire✓
Self-hosted
RingCentral✗
Wire✓

Integrations

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

RingCentral

Leader
13 total
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Zendesk
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Google Workspace
  • Bullhorn
  • Netsuite
  • ServiceNow
  • Sugar CRM
  • Dynamics
  • Microsoft 365
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
Independently observed

Wire

1 total
  • GitHub
Independently observed
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