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Features
50 features across 7 categories
Administration(12)
Centralized administration panel for managing teams and users
SCIM support for automated user provisioning and management
Manage roles and permissions for external collaborators
Manage external and guest user access
Granular control to configure and customize team features
Extensive, fine-grained controls for administration and policy enforcement
Define specific roles and permissions for guest users
Support for multiple isolated tenants within enterprise deployments
Configure administrative controls to restrict file sharing capabilities
Control guest link generation and sharing
SAML-based single sign-on for enterprise authentication
Add, remove, and manage team members and their permissions
Collaboration(2)
Communicate securely with external parties and partners
Create password-protected links for sharing with guests
Compliance(1)
Control over where data is stored and processed with full data ownership
Integration(2)
Connect with other Wire Cloud instances for inter-organization communication
Deploy third-party integrated apps and bots to teams
Productivity(18)
Audio conferencing for team calls
Send audio messages to team members
Show online/offline status and availability to team members
Direct calling feature with moderation capabilities
Manage and control calling features in team calls
Switch between personal and work communication within the platform
Create custom folder organization for chats and files
Real-time document editing and collaboration
Organize and manage shared files collaboratively
Secure file sharing with encryption
Secure instant messaging for team communication
Use Wire on up to 8 devices with synchronized messaging
Use up to 3 accounts on a single device
Share screen during calls and meetings
Messages that automatically delete after a set time
Drawing and sketching feature for visual collaboration
Video conferencing capability with up to 150 participants (SMB) or 2000 participants (MLS enabled)
Send video messages to team members
Security(10)
Enhanced security through additional entropy sources
Back up encrypted message history securely
Data stored on servers is encrypted
Always-on, invisible MLS encryption protecting all communications
Protection of user identities in federated environments
Manually verify devices for enhanced security
Ensures that past communications cannot be decrypted even if keys are compromised
Protects communications even after a device compromise
Cryptographic protection across multiple devices with Messaging Layer Security
Keeps data protected, private, and compliant with no access to user data
Support(5)
Round-the-clock platinum-level support for critical needs
Comprehensive on-premises deployment support and implementation guidance
Premium support with first reply within 4 hours during business hours
Enhanced premium support tier
Standard support with first reply within 16 hours during business hours
Pricing
Wire for Free
- ✓Collaboration essentials
- ✓On all platforms
- ✓Up to 8 devices
- ✓Small teams (up to 5 people)
Wire for SMB
- ✓All Free features
- ✓Video conferences (up to 150 participants)
- ✓SSO & SCIM
- ✓Administrative controls
- ✓Feature configurations
- ✓External and guest roles
- ✓Teams up to 100 people
Wire for Enterprise
- ✓All SMB features
- ✓Federation (with Wire Cloud)
- ✓ID-Shield
- ✓Full deployment support
- ✓Data sovereignty
- ✓Multi-tenancy
- ✓Organizations with more than 100 people
Wire for Partners
- ✓Partner-specific pricing
- ✓Marketing support
- ✓Opportunity support
- ✓Deal registration
- ✓For resellers, service providers, and integrators
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Buying Wire saves ~$33,741.6 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 50 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.