Comparison

Whereby vs Wire

No clear leader: Whereby (85.5) and Wire (82.4) 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Whereby86
Wire82
Score
Vioscale score
Whereby86 / 100medium · 72%updating
Wire82 / 100low · 43%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Whereby
Wire
Model
Wherebyfreemium
Price level
Wherebylow
Wirelow
Transparent
Whereby
Wire
Integrations
Count
Whereby7
Wire
Security
Disclosure policy
Whereby
Wire
Gdpr
Whereby
Wire
Hipaa
Whereby
Wire
Iso27001
Whereby
Wire
Pci
Whereby
Wire
Soc2
Whereby
Wire
Reliability
Sla pct
Whereby99.9
Wire
Status page
Whereby
Wire

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

Whereby provides secure video calling with built-in compliance (HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001) for telehealth, education, and general business use. Available as a managed service for individuals/teams or as an embedded API for product builders.

Independently observed

Wire

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.

Whereby

from $0.00/moHybridFree tier

From $9.99/mo for Build plan with 2,000 included participant minutes. Free tier available. Usage-based metering for recording, transcription, and overage minutes.

  • ExploreFree
    • Up to 2,000 participant minutes/mo
    • Video calls
    • Chat
    • Screensharing
    • Waiting rooms
    • +6 more
  • Build$9.99/mo base + usage metering for participants, recording, and transcription
    • 2,000 included participant minutes/mo
    • Additional participant minutes at $0.004/min
    • Cloud recording at $0.01/min
    • Session transcriptions from $0.0065/unmuted min
    • Live captions from $0.0065/unmuted min
    • +16 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom participant minute allowances
    • Volume discounts
    • Early access to new features
    • Implementation support
    • Technical Success Manager
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Wire

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
Whereby
Wire
iOS
Whereby
Wire
Android
Whereby
Wire
macOS
Whereby
Wire
Windows
Whereby
Wire
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Whereby
Wire
Self-hosted
Whereby
Wire
On-premise
Whereby
Wire
Hybrid
Whereby
Wire

Integrations

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

Whereby

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

Wire

Not documented yet.

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