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Comparison

Twist 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.

Twist full profile →Wire full profile →
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Twist67
★Wire82
Score
Vioscale score
Twist67 / 100medium · 53%updating
Wire82 / 100low · 43%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Twist✓
Wire✓
Model
Price level
Twistlow
Wirelow
Transparent
Twist✓
Wire✓
Integrations
Count
Twist3
Wire–
Security
Disclosure policy
Twist✓
Wire✓
Gdpr
Twist✓
Wire✓
Reliability
Status page
Twist✓
Wire✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Twist

Async-first messaging platform that organizes conversations into threads to help distributed teams collaborate with clarity and minimal notification fatigue.

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.

Twist

from $6/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $6/user/mo. Free tier.

  • FreeFree
    • Access up to 1 month of comments and messages
    • Up to 5 integrations
    • Up to 5 GB file storage
    • Standard support
    • Up to 500 internal member accounts
    • +1 more
  • Unlimited$6/user/mo
    • Access full history of comments and messages
    • Unlimited integrations
    • Unlimited file storage
    • Priority support
    • Unlimited internal member accounts
    • +1 more
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
Twist✓
Wire✓
iOS
Twist✗
Wire✓
Android
Twist✗
Wire✓
macOS
Twist✗
Wire✓
Windows
Twist✗
Wire✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Twist✓
Wire✓
Self-hosted
Twist✗
Wire✓
On-premise
Twist✗
Wire✓
Hybrid
Twist✗
Wire✓

Integrations

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

Twist

3 total
  • Dropbox
  • Google Drive
  • OneDrive
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.