Voxer vs Wire (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Voxer grades higher than Wire: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Voxer grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Wire
End-to-end encrypted messaging and calls for organizations
Which one is for you
Pick Voxer if
- Fits if your crew talks rather than types, such as drivers, delivery or hospitality staff
- Works for small teams that want voice messages saved and searchable
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need a desktop app, as it runs on web, iPhone and Android only
- Tight if you stay free: messages are kept for only 30 days
- Pricey if you want AI summaries, voice-to-text and translation, all on Pro + AI at $7.99 billed monthly
- Watch out: Business is for teams of 20 or more, some of its AI features are marked coming soon, and the $4.99 first-3-months offer reverts to $7.99
Pick Wire if
- Fits if your messages, calls and files all have to be end-to-end encrypted
- Works for government bodies or regulated firms that need chat on their own servers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want your chat wired into other tools, as no integrations or public API are on record
- Tight if you're staying free, with 5 team members and no conference calls beyond 2 participants
- Not for you if a well-rated phone app matters, going by its 3.07 from 920 App Store ratings
- Watch out: browser calling works only in Chrome, and the Linux app is an experimental community build
- Pricey if you budget in dollars or pass 100 people, as prices are in euros only and bigger teams need an Enterprise quote
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAVoxerGood | 2.0GPAWireFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro + AI is $4.17 a month billed yearly ($7.99 billed monthly) and Business is $6 a user, which sits between the cheaper quarter at $3.50 and the middle at $7. | CWire for SMB is €7.45 a person a month paid annually, €8.94 monthly, which is about what team chat costs, and single sign-on and SCIM are in from that first paid plan. Prices are published in euros only, and NGOs can apply for 40% off. |
| Free plan and trial | BPersonal is free with live and recorded voice and groups of 500, but only 30 days of message storage. One person could live on it. | CWire for Free stops at 5 people, and the harder limit is that it cannot start a conference call with more than 2 participants. You do get the essentials on every platform and up to 8 devices. Past five of you, it's the paid plan, as there's no trial listed. |
| Features | CVoice, text, photos and location sharing do the job. It is a voice-first messenger with no tasks or channels, and Walkie Talkie mode and transcription are paid. | CEverything is end-to-end encrypted on the MLS protocol, messages, calls and files alike, with conferences up to 150, Wire Drive for documents, guests joining from a browser and on-premises or hybrid deployment. The listing's own note: calling in a browser works only in Chrome. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. It is an app you install and start talking on, with little to set up. | D3.07 from 920 App Store ratings, which is poor by any reading: nearly as many reviewers left one star as five. The Linux desktop app is an experimental community build, and browser calling is Chrome-only, so somebody is sorting out what people run it on. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android with Zapier, Dropbox and an SDK, but no desktop app. | BWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, up to 8 devices each, and federation so separate Wire backends talk to each other. But there are no integrations on record at all and no public API listed, so it doesn't join up with the rest of your tools. |
| Best for | push-to-talk voice messages for field crews | end-to-end encrypted chat and calls for organisations |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Voxer and Wire. How we grade
Price against what you get
Voxer starts at $4.17 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Wire starts at about $8.32 a month for each person and scores 2.0.
Voxer scores higher and starts $4.15 a month lower. Of the other team communication apps on the chart, 4 score higher than Voxer for less, and 26 score higher than Wire for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Wire is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Voxer also covers transcription.
- Wire also covers video calls and file sharing.
At a glance
| Voxer | Wire | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.17 per user / month, billed yearly at $49.99 ($7.99 billed monthly) | €7.45 per person / month, paid annually |
| Free plan | Personal plan: free for individuals, with live and recorded voice, group chats up to 500 people, end-to-end encryption and 30 days of message storage. | Wire for Free: teams of up to 5 people with collaboration essentials on all platforms and up to 8 devices. It cannot start conference calls with more than 2 participants. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Voxer Business | None listed |
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| Made by | Voxer | Wire Swiss GmbH |
| Price read from | voxer.com | wire.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Voxer
- The Business plan is aimed at teams of 20 or more, and its AI features are marked coming soon on the pricing page.
- Personal keeps messages for 30 days; longer storage needs Pro + AI.
- The page offers a yearly price with a 30% saving; the monthly Business price is not shown.
- A 37% first-3-months offer on Pro + AI shown on the page reverts to $7.99 per user billed monthly.
Wire
- Prices are listed in euros only.
- Wire for Free stops at 5 team members and cannot start a conference call with more than 2 participants.
- The SMB plan covers teams of up to 100 people; larger organizations need a custom Enterprise quote.
- The Linux desktop app is a community-supported experimental build, and browser calling works only in Chrome.
Key features
Voxer
- Live and recorded voice
- Messages can be heard as people speak or listened to later, alongside text, photos, video, GIFs and location sharing.
- Walkie Talkie mode
- A push-to-talk mode listed on Pro + AI; the site also describes hands-free use for drivers and field crews.
- AI summaries and transcription
- Pro + AI adds message and chat summaries, voice-to-text transcription and message translation for busy chats.
- Team administration
- Business adds a private network, account control, creating users and teams, multiple admins and SSO support.
- Large group chats
- Chats hold up to 500 people, and Pro adds broadcast chats and admin-controlled chats.
- SDK and Zapier
- A Voxer SDK is offered to developers, and a Zapier integration sends data to other applications.
Wire
- Encrypted messaging
- Group and 1:1 conversations with search, reactions, sketches, audio and video messages and self-deleting messages, all end-to-end encrypted with MLS.
- Calls and conferences
- Audio and video conferencing for up to 150 participants on web, desktop and mobile, with screen sharing and moderation tools such as muting participants.
- Wire Drive
- Integrated file management and online document collaboration, with files kept inside conversations tied to verified group membership.
- Guests and externals
- Externals are team members with limited access rights, while guests can join a conversation from a web browser without an account.
- Cloud, on-premises or hybrid
- Wire can be deployed in its cloud, on your own infrastructure or both, and federation lets separate Wire backends interact as if they were one.
- SSO, SCIM and admin controls
- Paid plans add SAML-based single sign-on, SCIM provisioning, administrative controls and feature configurations such as restricting file sharing.
Plans
Voxer
Personal$0
Live and recorded voice, text, photos, video, location sharing, group chats of 500 and Voxer for Web.
Pro + AI$4.17
per user / month, billed yearly at $49.99 ($7.99 billed monthly)
Adds Walkie Talkie mode, voice-to-text, AI summaries, translation, advanced search and extended storage. $4.99 for the first 3 months if billed monthly.
Business$6
per user / month, billed yearly at $72
For teams of 20 or more. Adds a private network, user and team management, multiple admins and SSO support.
EnterpriseCustom
Dedicated cloud or on-premise hosted custom solutions. Contact sales.
Wire
Wire for Free€0
For small teams of up to 5 people: collaboration essentials on all platforms and up to 8 devices.
Wire for SMB€7.45
per person / month, paid annually (€8.94 paid monthly)
Teams of up to 100 people. Video conferences with up to 150 participants, SSO and SCIM, administrative controls, and external and guest roles.
Wire for EnterpriseCustom
More than 100 people. Federation with Wire Cloud, ID Shield, full deployment support, data sovereignty and multi-tenancy.
Ways to pay less
Voxer
- Annual discount
Save with yearly billing
Pro + AI is $49.99 billed yearly, or $4.17 per user a month, against $7.99 billed monthly.
- Other savings
Pro + AI $4.99 for the first 3 months
Monthly billing of Pro + AI is $4.99 per user for the first 3 months, then $7.99 per user a month.
Wire
- Annual discount
About 17% less with annual payment
Wire for SMB costs €7.45 per person / month with annual payment against €8.94 with monthly payment.
- Nonprofit
40% discount for NGOs
Wire's pricing FAQ says it offers NGOs a 40% discount, applied for by contacting the company.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Voxer or Wire?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Voxer is cheaper to start with: $4.17 a month for each person, against about $8.32 a month for each person for Wire. Voxer starts at $4.17 per user / month, billed yearly at $49.99 ($7.99 billed monthly), and Wire starts at €7.45 per person / month, paid annually.
Which has a free plan, Voxer or Wire?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Voxer and Wire have a free plan.
Which platforms do Voxer and Wire run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Wire lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.