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The most secure collaboration platform.

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Wire - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

Wire overview

What is Wire?

Wire™ protects critical communications for the world’s most security-demanding organizations. Wire™ highest security standards enable users to communicate securely, thanks to the most advanced encryption & its Zero-Trust architecture while facilitating user administrators to manage & control their organization's information, guaranteeing the sovereignty of their data.

Created by the founders of Skype, Wire™ provides end-to-end encryption for messages, audio and video conferencing, file exchange, external collaboration, and beyond.

Used by most of the world's G7 Governments and other security-critical organizations globally, Wire™ is pushing the limits of secure communication, pioneering work for standardized encryption with Messaging Layer Security. To learn more, visit wire.com

Key benefits of using Wire

  • Chats, contacts, and conversations can be synchronized across multiple devices, including desktops, tablets, and mobiles, with support for up to 8 concurrent sessions.

  • Timed messages automatically disappear from conversations after a user-defined time period, allowing users to send disappearing text, images, videos, documents, links, and more, in 1:1 and group chats.

  • With Wire’s native Android and iOS apps, users can record video messages up to 4 minutes long and send these through 1:1 and group chats, with the ability to preview and trim clips before sending.

  • With Wire Conferencing, you can talk to co-workers, guests, external vendors together in one single place. Audio calls allow for up to 100 participants and video calls up to 50. During the conference, your colleagues can choose to stay on video, mute themselves, and share their screen where necessary.

  • Files can be exchanged through Wire, with support for multiple file types including videos, PDFs, and Office documents, and file sizes of up to 25Mb.
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    Pros & Cons

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    File Sharing

    Secure Messaging

    Chat and Video

    Account Management

    Wire’s user interface

    Ease of use rating:

    Wire pros, cons and reviews insights

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    What do users say about Wire?

    The user base is small, and most of my contact list haven't adopted this app.

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    Who uses Wire?

    Based on 70 verified user reviews.

    Company size

    Small Businesses

    Enterprises

    Midsize Businesses

    Top industries

    Nonprofit Organization Management
    Financial Services
    Higher Education
    Information Technology and Services
    Others

    Use cases

    Instant Messaging & Chat
    Online Meeting
    Team Communication
    File Sharing
    Meeting

    Wire's key features

    Most critical features, based on insights from Wire users:

    Two-Way audio & video
    Real-Time chat
    Mobile access
    Screen sharing
    Access controls/permissions
    Conferencing

    All Wire features

    Features rating:

    Video conferencing
    Alerts/Notifications
    Chat/Messaging
    Communication management
    Search/Filter
    Discussions/Forums
    Secure data storage
    Real-Time notifications
    Presentation streaming
    Private chat
    Projections
    Remote support
    Role-Based permissions
    Single sign on
    SSL security
    Tagging
    Third-Party integrations
    Version control
    Video chat
    Video support
    Messaging
    Live chat
    File transfer
    File sharing
    Encryption
    Employee database
    Drag & drop
    Document management
    Data synchronization
    Customizable branding
    Collaboration tools
    Brainstorming
    Audio calls
    API
    Activity/News feed
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    User opinions about Wire price and value

    Value for money rating:

    To see what individual users think of Wire's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

    “The end to end encryption of the platform is great. The app is super easy to use, and adding new features is building on the capabilities for our remote team structure.”
    ST

    Sharifah T.

    Director of Operations

    “The most that I love about this app is that is private and also great for business and speaking with family members.”
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    Robert V.

    Musician

    Wire integrations (1)

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    Wire support options

    Typical customers

    Freelancers
    Small businesses
    Mid size businesses
    Large enterprises

    Platforms supported

    Web
    Android
    iPhone/iPad

    Support options

    Email/Help Desk
    Chat
    FAQs/Forum
    Knowledge Base

    Training options

    In Person
    Documentation
    Live Online
    Videos

    Wire FAQs

    Q. Who are the typical users of Wire?

    Wire has the following typical customers:
    Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Small Business

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    Q. What languages does Wire support?

    Wire supports the following languages:
    Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian (Bokmal), Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish


    Q. Does Wire support mobile devices?

    Wire supports the following devices:
    Android, iPad, iPhone


    Q. Does Wire offer an API?

    No, Wire does not have an API available.


    Q. What level of support does Wire offer?

    Wire offers the following support options:
    Email/Help Desk, Chat, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base

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