Wire: verified facts and rating
Checked 2026-11-03
Score breakdown
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Wire against the market
The dot is the company, the line is the median of all companies in this ranking.
Price per user per month$2.99$16.99$10.03 · median $9.015
Wire strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Built-in voice or video calls
- Has a permanent free plan
- Messages are end-to-end encrypted
- Can run on your own server
Cons
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All facts
| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price per user per month | $10.03 Wire for SMB: €7.45 *) per person/month, annual payment or €8.94 per person/month, monthly payment · ECB 1 EUR = 1.1216 USD, 2026-11-02 | wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Free plan | Yes Wire for Free: Free. For small teams (up to 5 people). Includes: Encrypted messaging, calls, and file sharing | wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Full message history on the free plan | Not verified | — | |
| Users on the free plan | 5 For small teams (up to 5 people) | wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Built-in calls | Yes Wire for Free ... Includes: Encrypted messaging, calls, and file sharing; Wire for SMB: Video conferences (up to 150 participants) | wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Screen sharing | Yes Productivity: Messaging, Self-deleting messages, Video conferences, Audio conferences, Calling moderation, Screen sharing | wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Threads | Not verified | — | |
| Guest access | Yes Wire for SMB ... External and guest roles | wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
| End-to-end encrypted messages | Yes End-to-end encryption on every plan. | wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Self-hosting | Yes Wire for Enterprise ... Private cloud and on-premise deployment | wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Open source | Yes Wire’s source code is fully transparent and 100% open source. It is available on GitHub for anyone to verify. | wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
| ISO 27001 or SOC 2 | Yes Wire is proudly ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certified | wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | Yes Wire for SMB ... SSO and SCIM | wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Data storage in the EU | Yes Servers in the EU: Wire’s servers are in Germany and Ireland. | wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Data export | Not verified | — | |
| Message retention settings | Not verified | — | |
| Founded | 2012 Wire was founded in 2012 with roots in Germany and Switzerland. | wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Public status page | Yes Wire Cloud Status: We’re fully operational | status.wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Company | Wire Group Holdings GmbH Wire Group Holdings GmbH, incorporated in Berlin, Germany (Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 223199 B) is the parent company of the Wire Group. | wire.com | 2026-11-03 |
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