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Comparison

Whereby vs Wire

On the evidence we track, Whereby leads this comparison with a composite score of 86/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Whereby86
Wire66
Score
vioscaleAI score
Whereby86 / 100medium · 73%
Wire66 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Model
Wherebyfreemium
Wirequote
Price level
Wherebylow
Wirelow
Starting price
Whereby$9.99
Wire€7.45
Transparent
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Integrations
Count
Whereby5
Wire1
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Gdpr
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Hipaa
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Iso27001
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Pci
Whereby✓
Wire–
Soc2
Whereby✓
Wire–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Whereby99.9
Wire–
Status page
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Whereby6 items
Wire6 items

Capabilities

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

Modality
Messaging
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Video meetings
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Whiteboard
Whereby✓
Wire✗
Meetings
Screen sharing
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Recording / transcription
WherebyRecording
WireNone
Security
End-to-end encryption
Whereby✓
Wire✓
SSO / SCIM
Whereby-
Wire✓
Access
Guest / external access
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Deployment
Hosting
WherebyCloud only
WireCloud + self-hosted
Scale
Max participants
Whereby200
Wire150 video (2000 with MLS enabled)
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Whereby✗
Wire✓
Public API / bot framework
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Commercial
Free tier
Whereby✓
Wire✓

What each one is

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

Whereby

Leader

A privacy-first video conferencing API built in Europe, offering reliable video calls for teams and platforms with flexible pay-per-use billing.

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.

Whereby

Leader
from $9.99/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 2,000 participant minutes per month, or $9.99/month plus usage fees

  • TestFree
    • Up to 2,000 participant minutes per month
    • Developer community
    • Email support
    • Limited white labelling
  • Build$9.99/month plus $0.004 per participant minute
    • 2,000 included participant minutes per month
    • Additional participant minutes at $0.004 each
    • Session transcriptions from $0.0065 per unmuted participant minute
    • Custom branding
    • Cloud recording at $0.01 per minute
    • +14 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Volume discounts
    • Early access to new features
    • Implementation support
    • Technical Success Manager
    • HIPAA compliance included
    • +1 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
Whereby✓
Wire✓
iOS
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Android
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Whereby✓
Wire✓
Self-hosted
Whereby✗
Wire✓

Integrations

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

Whereby

Leader
7 total
  • Google Calendar
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Google Docs
  • Trello
  • YouTube
  • Slack
  • Chrome
Independently observed

Wire

1 total
  • GitHub
Independently observed
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