Teamwire review (2026): is it worth €79 a month, billed yearly?
GDPR-focused business messenger hosted in Germany
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Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for regulated bodies needing a German-hosted messenger
Teamwire is a business messenger from Germany, with alerting, location sharing and a central user directory, hosted in a German cloud or on-premise on the top plan. Every plan has a 25-user minimum, so a small team still pays for 25.
Who Teamwire is for
- Fits if you are a hospital, public body or utility that needs German hosting
- Makes sense if you need alerting and a central directory for 25 or more people
Who Teamwire is not for
- Pricey if you are a small team, as every plan has a 25-user minimum
- Tight if you need calls, because voice and video conferences are a paid add-on
- Skip it if you need above 500 users on Standard, since that is the cap
- Watch out: chat widget, WhatsApp and federation are quoted on request, and prices are in euros
Why Teamwire gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneySmall Business is €79 a month for up to 25 users, so one person pays €79. That is in the dearest tenth of team chat tools. Standard drops to €3.45 per user, but also starts at 25.
- CFree plan and trialA 15-day trial with no card, and no free plan.
- BFeaturesChat, calls, alerting, location, roles, audit logs, LDAP sync and SDKs. Conferences are an extra €0.75 per user a month.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Directory sync, roles and hosting need an administrator to set up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iOS and Android, with SDKs and APIs. No desktop app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Teamwire's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/teamwire#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/teamwire.svg" alt="Teamwire: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Teamwire stands among team communication apps
Teamwire's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 6 of the 50 other team communication apps we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on features (B, above 39 of 50) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $88.26 a month, against a middle price of $7 for the category: 37 of the 38 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 12 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 51 team communication apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Teamwire’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 50, level with 4
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 50, level with 24
- BFeaturesAbove 39 of 50, level with 10
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 50, level with 29
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 50, level with 24
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 45 team communication apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Teamwire, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Teamwire you would be making chat that a whole team counts on staying up. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 37 of the 50 other team communication apps grade higher. It costs $1,059.11 a year.
What you could not
- Chat that a whole team counts on staying up.
- Video calls.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- An API that other software can build on.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: audit logs.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Teamwire’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Teamwire?
Teamwire is a business messenger from Teamwire GmbH, built for organizations such as public safety, healthcare and critical infrastructure. It covers chats, calls, location sharing, alerting and a central user directory, hosted in a German cloud or, on the top plan, a private cloud or on-premise.
Worth knowing
- Every plan has a 25-user minimum per organization; Standard tops out at 500 users.
- Voice and video conferences are an optional add-on at 0.75 euros per user per month on Small Business and Standard.
- Chat widget, WhatsApp Business integration and federation are quoted on request.
- Prices are shown in euros.
Key features
- Messaging and calls
- 1:1, group and broadcast chats, attachments, polls, 1:1 voice and video calls and a central user directory.
- Alerting and location
- Alert messages with an emergency button and acknowledgements, live location sharing and a push-to-talk interface.
- Role concept
- Operational roles shown beside names let groups follow responsibilities without manual updates.
- Administration and compliance
- Central user administration, data-retention policies, audit-proof archiving, audit logs and MDM support.
- Hosting choices
- German cloud in an ISO 27001 and BSI C5 certified data centre; private cloud or on-premise on the Professional plan.
- SDKs and APIs
- SDKs and APIs connect Teamwire to CRM, ERP, help desk and other systems and to chatbots.
Teamwire pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Teamwire is a paid product with a free trial, starting at €79 per month for up to 25 users, billed annually.
- Starts at
- €79 per month for up to 25 users, billed annually
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 15-day free trial, no credit card needed.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business | €79per month for up to 25 users, billed annually | Up to 25 users, 3 devices per user, German cloud hosting; the 25-user minimum applies. |
| Standard | €3.45per user / month, billed annually | 25 to 500 users, 3 devices per user, German cloud, LDAP/AD sync and audit logs. |
| Professional | Custom | 25 to unlimited users, 5 devices per user, private cloud or on-premise hosting; price on request. |
Read from teamwire.eu on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Teamwire before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Teamwire have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Teamwire is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Teamwire have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Teamwire is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Teamwire open source?
Teamwire is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Can Teamwire be self-hosted?
Yes. Teamwire's own site says it can be run on a server of your own.
Does Teamwire have an API?
Yes. Teamwire offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.