# Twist vs Wire

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Wire

| Attribute | Twist | Wire |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 67 (53% (medium)) | 82.4 (43% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Async-first messaging platform that organizes conversations into threads to help distributed teams collaborate with clarity and minimal notification fatigue. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","messaging":true,"api_access":true,"compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"messaging":true,"api_access":true,"whiteboard":false,"e2e_encryption":true,"screen_sharing":true,"video_meetings":true,"app_marketplace":true,"max_participants":"150 video (2000 with MLS enabled)","compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true,"recording_transcription":"none"}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Dropbox"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"OneDrive"}]` | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"CH","primaryMarkets":["EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["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","Up to 500 external guest accounts"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"file_storage":"5 GB","integrations":"5","external_guests":"500","message_history":"1 month","internal_members":"500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Unlimited","summary":"$6/user/mo","features":["Access full history of comments and messages","Unlimited integrations","Unlimited file storage","Priority support","Unlimited internal member accounts","Unlimited external guest accounts"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"file_storage":"unlimited","integrations":"unlimited","external_guests":"unlimited","message_history":"unlimited","internal_members":"unlimited"}}],"summary":"From $6/user/mo. Free tier.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://twist.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T14:28:57.803Z","startingPrice":{"amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Wire for Free","summary":"Free tier with essential collaboration features","features":["End-to-end encrypted messaging","Voice and video calls","File sharing","Audio and video messages","Ephemeral messages","Up to 8 devices per account","Cross-platform access"],"description":"End-to-end encrypted communications with foundational collaboration features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"devices":"up to 8 per account","max_conversation_members":"500","concurrent_accounts_per_device":"up to 3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Wire Entreprise","summary":"€7.45/seat/mo (billed annually) or €8.94/seat/mo (monthly)","features":["All Wire for Free features","Video conferences up to 150 participants","SSO and SCIM provisioning","Granular administrative controls","Feature configuration per team","External user and guest roles","Admin and Operator Shield","Call moderation","Screen sharing","Federation capabilities","ID-Shield device verification"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":7.45,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":8.94,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Enterprise plan with administrative controls and advanced conferencing capabilities","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"max_video_participants":"150","max_conversation_members_with_mls":"2000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Wire On-Premises","summary":"Custom pricing for on-premises deployment","features":["All Wire Entreprise features","Federation with Wire Cloud","Full data sovereignty","Complete deployment support","Multi-tenancy","ID-Shield protection"],"description":"Self-hosted deployment for organizations requiring full data sovereignty and regulatory control","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Enterprise subscription from €7.45/user/month (annual). On-premises deployment by quote.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://wire.com/fr/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:41:23.464Z","startingPrice":{"amount":7.45,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Collaboration Software)

| Capability | Twist | Wire |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Modality** |  |  |
| Messaging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video meetings | - | ✓ |
| Whiteboard | - | ✗ |
| **Meetings** |  |  |
| Screen sharing | - | ✓ |
| Recording / transcription | - | None |
| **Security** |  |  |
| End-to-end encryption | - | ✓ |
| SSO / SCIM | - | ✓ |
| **Access** |  |  |
| Guest / external access | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Compliance controls | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Max participants | - | 150 video (2000 with MLS enabled) |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| App marketplace | - | ✓ |
| Public API / bot framework | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Free tier | - | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:23:59.782Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*