#41 in Collaboration & CommunicationUpdated 2026-08

Wire

by Wire · End-to-end encrypted messaging, calls and file sharing for organisations

38.9 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Wire is an end-to-end encrypted communication platform covering messaging, voice and video calls, conferencing, screen sharing and file sharing across desktop and mobile. Paid plans add video conferences for up to 150 participants, SSO, SCIM and administrative controls. Enterprise plans add federation, ID Shield, multi-tenancy and on-premises deployment support.

Best for: Organisations needing end-to-end encrypted messaging, calls and file sharing they control
Pricing: Free for teams of up to 5; Wire for SMB is €7.45 per person/month billed annually or €8.94 billed monthly; Enterprise and Partner plans are custom-quoted.
Runs on: WebiOSAndroidWindowsLinuxSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

End-to-end encryption on by default for messages, calls and files
SSO and SCIM included from the paid SMB plan upward
On-premises deployment and data sovereignty options offered
Open source, with a public GitHub and vulnerability reporting

Trade-offs

Free plan caps at 5 people and no conference calls above 2 participants
SMB plan is limited to 100 people; beyond that pricing is quoted only
Federation, ID Shield and multi-tenancy are Enterprise-only
Faster support response times are paid optional add-ons, not included

Pricing

Published plans from Wire’s own pricing page, in EUR. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Wire pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in EUR
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Wire for Free	—per person	—	For small teams of up to 5 people Collaboration essentials on all platforms Up to 8 devices per user Chats of up to 500 participants
Wire for SMB	€8.94per person/month	€7.45	For teams of up to 100 people Video conferences with up to 150 participants SSO and SCIM, plus administrative controls External and guest roles, feature configurations
Wire for Enterprise	Contact sales	—	For organisations over 100 people Federation with Wire Cloud and ID-Shield Data sovereignty and multi-tenancy Full deployment support
Wire for Partners	Contact sales	—	For resellers, service providers and integrators Partner-specific pricing Marketing and opportunity support Deal registration

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 60 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 85 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 55 out of 100
Operational trust: 70 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 65 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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