Comparison

Wire vs Zoom

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.

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Wire82
Zoom61
Score
Vioscale score
Wire82 / 100low · 43%updating
Zoom61 / 100medium · 54%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Wire
Zoom
Model
Price level
Wirelow
Zoomlow
Transparent
Wire
Zoom
Integrations
Count
Wire
Zoom3
Security
Disclosure policy
Wire
Zoom
Gdpr
Wire
Zoom
Reliability
Sla pct
Wire
Zoom99.99
Status page
Wire
Zoom

Capabilities

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

Modality
Messaging
Wire
Zoom
Video meetings
Wire
Zoom
Whiteboard
Wire
Zoom
Meetings
Screen sharing
Wire
Zoom
Recording / transcription
WireNone
ZoomRecording + AI notes
Security
End-to-end encryption
Wire
Zoom-
SSO / SCIM
Wire
Zoom
Access
Guest / external access
Wire
Zoom
Compliance
Compliance controls
Wire
Zoom
Deployment
Hosting
WireCloud + self-hosted
ZoomCloud only
Scale
Max participants
Wire150 video (2000 with MLS enabled)
Zoom300-500+
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Wire
Zoom
Public API / bot framework
Wire
Zoom
Commercial
Free tier
Wire
Zoom

What each one is

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

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

Zoom

Cloud-based suite that integrates video conferencing, instant messaging, phone services, email, and collaboration tools into one platform. Supports meetings up to 500+ participants with recording, transcription, and AI-assisted features.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

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 ↗

Zoom

SubscriptionFree tier
  • School and Campus-
    • Meetings up to 300 participants for 30 hours
    • Team Chat with direct, channel, and group messaging
    • Unlimited whiteboards
    • Screen sharing with co-annotation
    • Breakout rooms and polling
    • +9 more
  • School and Campus Plus-
    • All School and Campus features plus:
    • Zoom Phone with unlimited internal calling
    • Metered outbound calling within US & Canada
    • 10GB cloud storage per user
    • LTI integration
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Meetings up to 500+ participants
    • Webinars up to 500 attendees
    • Unlimited cloud storage
    • Zoom Phone with unlimited calling
    • Conference Room Connector
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Wire
Zoom
iOS
Wire
Zoom
Android
Wire
Zoom
macOS
Wire
Zoom
Windows
Wire
Zoom
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Wire
Zoom
Self-hosted
Wire
Zoom
On-premise
Wire
Zoom
Hybrid
Wire
Zoom

Integrations

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

Wire

Leader

Not documented yet.

Zoom

3 total
  • Skype for Business (Lync)
  • Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)
  • Third-party applications via App Marketplace
Independently observed

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