Available worldwide · Popular in: DE, EU
What is 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.
Wire pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free tier available. Wire for Enterprise from €7.45/user/mo (annual billing). On-premises deployment available via sales.
Wire for Free
FreeFree tier for basic use
- Messaging
- Audio and video conferencing
- File sharing
Wire for Enterprise
Full enterprise features including video conferencing up to 150 participants, SSO and SCIM, administrative controls
- video_participants
- 150
- chat_participants_mls_enabled
- 2000
- 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 salesSelf-hosted deployment option for organizations requiring data sovereignty, federation, and complete deployment control
- All Wire for Enterprise features
- Federation with Wire Cloud
- ID-Shield
- Full deployment support
- Data sovereignty
- Multi-tenancy
What Wire does
The capabilities that matter for collaboration software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Messaging
- ✓
- Video meetings
- ✓
- Whiteboard
- ✗
- Screen sharing
- ✓
- Recording / transcription
- None
- End-to-end encryption
- ✓
- SSO / SCIM
- ✓
- Guest / external access
- ✓
- Compliance controls
- ✓
- Hosting
- Cloud + self-hosted
- Max participants
- 150 video (2000 with MLS enabled)
- App marketplace
- ✓
- Public API / bot framework
- ✓
- Free tier
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- Web
- Android
- Cloud / SaaS
- On-premise
- Air-gapped
- Self-hosted
Integrations (1)
Independently observed- GitHub→•
Security & compliance
Independently observed- ISO 27001active
- ISO 27701active
Wire FAQ
Common questions about Wire, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under Collaboration Software.
Source: https://wire.com
Is Wire free?
Wire offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at €7.45 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://wire.com/es/pricing
What platforms does Wire support?
Wire supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://wire.com
Can Wire be self-hosted?
Yes. Wire can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://wire.com
What security certifications does Wire have?
We have independently confirmed ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Wire. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Wire not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://wire.com/en/blog/microsoft-365-eu-compliance-secure-communication
Where is Wire available?
Wire is available worldwide. Its primary markets are Germany and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in Germany.
Source: https://wire.com
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Compare Wire
Side by side against other collaboration software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Wire, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.08 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 100 | 0.04 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.06 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 45 | 0.06 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 9 | 0.05 | 0.4 | ✓ |
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All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Hosting: both · Sso saml: Yes · Sso scim: Yes · Free tier: Yes · Messaging: Yes · Api access: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 1 | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: DE · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 75% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 75% |
| Certifications | ISO 27001, ISO 27701 | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60% |
| Iso27001 | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 75% |
| Trust center | https://wire.com/en/blog/microsoft-365-eu-compliance-secure-communication | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60% |
| Hipaa | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 75% |
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