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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 and its Zero-Trust architecture while facilitating user administrators to manage and 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

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Wire Demo - Providing end-to-end encryption for messages, video and audio communication, and file transfers.

Our solutions deliver true cross-platform encryption with dedicated applications for PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. To push the limits of secure communication, Wire has been pioneering work for standardized encryption with Messaging Layer Security.

Wire Demo - Enabling secure communication at scale - for some of the world's most demanding organizations.

Governments, defense departments, and critical infrastructure providers rely on Wire to communicate securely and in compliance with applicable regulations. We are protecting secret communications of the executive branch in the majority of G7 countries.

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Néstor H.

Chief Technology Officer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/29/2021

"Good Progress on Improvements"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Wire?

The security-first approach

The ability to access it from multiple devices

Open-source

Great addition of landscape mode and zoom for images and video on mobile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wire?

Absence of a global search feature that works across chats

Absence of Channels, Threads, or otherwise better ways of tagging messages that belong to a specific topic

No well-polished UI

No SDK Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Wire:

Wire has started with a very solid privacy and security foundation, upon which they have continued to build and polish a great collaboration tool. Do expect more powerful features to be built on top. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wire solving and how is that benefiting you?

Private and secure communication in the medical field.

The possibility of integrating it with our e-prescription service; with SSO and support for functionality bots. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jitender S.

Content Development, Content Review

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/30/2022

"Secure team messenger"

5/5

What do you like best about Wire?

The best part of wire messenger is... that it's end-to-end encrypted and secure and can be hosted on even one's cloud server, making it an effective team communication partner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wire?

It is something new to try, a bit complex to understand and most people aren't aware of this communication service. People are habitual of traditional email and messengers form of communication Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Wire:

Yeah. I would recommend wire to others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wire solving and how is that benefiting you?

I consider it an effective communication service due to its privacy features. I feel it's one of the most underrated messaging services worldwide. People need to explore it. Also, one can send large files easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Archit S.

Operations Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/26/2022

"A Must Software to have, if you have team to work with."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Wire?

It's team colabration along with super secure built in features makes our team to believe that we are in truly close infrastructure and can work without any worry of data leaks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wire?

It's UI/UX design is little but cluttered and takes time to get used to, although once you know how work with it's pretty easy. Though it could be a little complecated for aged people to understand everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/16/2022

"Convenient, secure, but a bit buggy"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Wire?

The most redeeming feature of the app is the End-to-End encryption as well as being open-source. We use Wire as the main communications channel in our enterprise and it gets the job done. It is supported on all mainstream operating systems, including Linux, MacOS, Windows; as well as Android and iOS apps. Therefore, most users will be able to use the application without major issues. The search option also works great when compared to other mainstream programs, such as MS Teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wire?

It is sometimes a bit buggy, with conversations not showing up across different platforms, notifications not showing up etc. But these events are quite rare, 98% of the time it works fine. It is a bit feature-light, but that is to be expected of a secure communications app- the more functions, the more can go wrong. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wire solving and how is that benefiting you?

It allows for a secure channel for business communications. Our company handles large amounts of private and sensitive data, therefore having an open-source and e2e encrypted communication channel is vital. Personally, I also enjoy Wire not having activity indicators, unlike Skype, MS Teams, Slack and other corporate tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/3/2022

"Highly secure chat app"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Wire?

The main reason for opting Wire would be the privacy and security. Each chat is encrypted separately with individual keys, and to my knowledge, there's no state-sanctioned eavesdropping or any kinds of privacy breach, since it's a Swiss company. The interface is cool and easy-to-use. Quality of video and audio calls are top-notch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wire?

Very limited number of participants in video calls can be a hindrance. Also, there's little to no option for integration with third-party applications. Syncing between devices takes time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Wire:

For larger team size, Wire might not be the best option. Also, if you have other uses for a messaging application that extends beyond instant chat and secure conferencing, you might be better off using other software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wire solving and how is that benefiting you?

Wire is a highly secure application to communicate between team members while making sure that your privacy isn't breached by any third-party. The quality of audio-video calls are also fantastic, with competitive budget. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aman K.

Market Research

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/14/2022

"Great tool for collaborating!"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Wire?

WIre is an efficient, straightforward application that facilitates communication among teammates. It provides end-to-end encryption, which solves privacy concerns. The tool is also perfect for transferring different media (photos, videos, PDF). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wire?

The speed and performance lag when compared to its other competitors. Website design is also not very attractive. Its reach is not very common yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/11/2022

"Better interface"

5/5

What do you like best about Wire?

Group conversation. Especially, the feature for new group member Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wire?

The pricing looks a little higher for small businesses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/3/2022

"Good turn bad"

2/5

What do you like best about Wire?

I love the interface and how business productivity is brought under one roof. My team and I are really wired more closely than ever in speed and accessibility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wire?

Currently, the mobile app has been freezing. I rarely hear notification bell.

File sending and receiving doesn't go through. There's no support response.

Doesn't work anymore like it used to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mehul M.

Solutions Architect

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/13/2021

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"Colaboration has never been more secure"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Wire?

They are transparent, no hidden stuff, just plain simple truth, hassle-free onboarding makes it very easy for one to get the team working and even get others using the product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wire?

I haven't got much to dislike about, though they could improve a little on ease of use, maybe Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Wire:

This is revolution, switch to wire, ditch other colaboration tools

these people are transparent, secure and would help you build big stuff quick, as you don't have to worry about communication and other issues, also its' easy to use, no learning curve, one can just get using this anytime as they might want Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Wire solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've been using wire for all the confidential conversations, with all the files encrypted seprately I don't have to bother about the communication being compromised or leaking information Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Grant T.

Clinical Coordinator

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/16/2021

"Confidential messaging platform"

4/5

What do you like best about Wire?

Wire allows me to message my clients, knowing that their personal information will not be compromised. It provides my clients with the peace of mind that they can confide in me without fear of confidentiality issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Wire?

The design is a bit sparse, but it is nothing that affects performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Can I do computer to computer remote screen sharing (including annotation abilities? I hate join me and love Wire and would jump at a subscritption if you have those features.

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