# Wire

> End-to-end encrypted messaging and calls for organizations

Wire is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaboration app from Wire Swiss GmbH, covering messaging, audio and video conferences, and file sharing. It is built on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol and can run in Wire's cloud, on-premises or as a hybrid, with federation between separate backends. Prices are listed in euros, and there is a free tier for teams of up to 5 people.

- **Category:** Team Communication
- **Made by:** Wire Swiss GmbH (since 2012)
- **Website:** https://wire.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Wire has a free plan. Paid plans start at €7.45 per person / month, paid annually.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 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:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 Enterprise | Custom | More than 100 people. Federation with Wire Cloud, ID Shield, full deployment support, data sovereignty and multi-tenancy. |

Read from https://wire.com/en/pricing on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Wire before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **About 17% less with annual payment** (Annual discount): Wire for SMB costs €7.45 per person / month with annual payment against €8.94 with monthly payment. Source: https://wire.com/en/pricing
- **40% discount for NGOs** (Nonprofit): Wire's pricing FAQ says it offers NGOs a 40% discount, applied for by contacting the company. Source: https://wire.com/en/pricing

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- Organizations that need end-to-end encryption for messages, calls and files
- Governments and regulated sectors that require on-premises deployment
- Teams that bring outside partners in as guests or externals
- NGOs, which are offered a 40% discount

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 3.1 out of 5 from 920 ratings in the United States, read Oct 6, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id930944768

**Tags:** Team chat, Video calls, File sharing, End-to-end encrypted, Open source, Self-hostable

## Alternatives

- [Element](https://toolgpa.com/tools/element): End-to-end encrypted chat and calls on the Matrix standard. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/element-vs-wire)
- [Mattermost](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mattermost): Self-hosted team messaging with playbooks, calls and boards. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mattermost-vs-wire)
- [Rocket.Chat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rocket-chat): Open-source, self-managed chat for security-focused teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/rocket-chat-vs-wire)
- [Slack](https://toolgpa.com/tools/slack): Channel-based team messaging with huddles, workflows and AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/slack-vs-wire)
- [Microsoft Teams](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-teams): Chat, video meetings and calling tied into Microsoft 365. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/microsoft-teams-vs-wire)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://wire.com/en/pricing
- https://wire.com/en/
- https://wire.com/en/features
- https://wire.com/en/app-download
- https://wire.com/en/about-us

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