Wire

basic, lacking features, but solid and good at what it does

Kommentare: We needed something simple, with no fantasy features, with a high level of privacy. WIRE provides that.

Vorteile:

The app is simple to use and also looks simple and therefore visually pleasant without unwanted buttons cluttering the interface... I like the fact that you can choose your messages to self-destroy, from off, 10 seconds to 4 weeks. WIRE uses strong end-to-end encryption and, not the least, is open-source, which in my opinion, makes it way more reliable than other proprietary apps. Unlike WHATSAPP, you are not bothered with having to sign in with your phone every time you want to use the desktop version of WIRE.

Nachteile:

Even though the simplicity of WIRE is what makes it great, I wish there were a bit more features, especially integration features.

Simple but lack features

Kommentare: Great value if you only want a secure chat software this is the most robust option. But look elsewhere if you need something that has a lot of 3rd party integration or bots to help with productivity.

Vorteile:

As a chat app very simple to use and setup. UI is basically chat but nothing else. Self-destroy message makes sharing sensitive info easy. Secure voice calls and video calls quality are surprisingly high. Pricing is very competitive compare to other US rivals. Europe-based company.

Nachteile:

Wire is basically just a chat software. Integrations with 3rd-party almost non-existent. Syncing between devices have issues sometimes that re-sync with new encryption key may be required. Syncing chat history takes longer time than usual.

Wire dropped the ball.

Kommentare: It was pretty great for the first couple years.
Despite the "you have to wait 15 minutes for messages to decrypt" slowness in the browser, and the occasional UI bug, the platform fundamentally did what the security community was looking for. Now, however, wire doesn't seem to care about the security community that helped it get popular. we feel like we've been abandoned by leadership. I personally invested years of my life in helping wire become the defacto secure comms program that I could count on for my friends, family and customers - and now i feel like i've made a terrible mistake, because just as its becoming critical to have secured communications, wire has kicked me to the curb, and with me, my entire community and all of my customers.

Vorteile:

It actually does e2e, and its mostly useable on multiple platforms.

Nachteile:

oh where to begin. I worked with [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] and a few other folks for the last four years to do things like "bring the mr. robot television show in as an avertising medium", reported easily dozens of bugs, lodged dozens of feature requests and onboarded easily a few hundred users. wire decided that it wouldn't accept support requests or feature requests from non-paying customers, so I attempted to create a paid account in order to contact support, and even after creating a paid account I was ignored by wire. something changed internally at the company and it wasn't for the better.

There is only one nation who backs their commitment to privacy with laws which apply to all.

Kommentare: Brilliant and easy to use.

Vorteile:

I like that their encryption is not just SOTA, but that each and every message is it's own fortress with it's own unique key. I love that the infrastructure is located in Swiss territory with the only respectable commitment to it by law.

Nachteile:

I absolutely have no qualms with WIRE, whatsoever.

Secure with something amiss

Kommentare: I love wire and would recommend it to everyone. Its much more secure than other apps; whatsapp and fb messenger. Perhaps being regulated by EU laws means they respect your privacy far more than American, Canadian and UK based apps. the iOS and Android app work very well and it does almost everything which whatsapp does and it even has a color drawing mode.

Vorteile:

Its definitely MORE secure than Whatsapp and Facebook messenger. I never feel that someone is listening to my conversation or reading my chat with Wire.

Nachteile:

Saving video and images is a bit difficult. Sharing location is not as seamless as whatsapp... perhaps if they can add time limit, it would be cool.

online meeting

Vorteile:

the part that we like most is , ease of use and security it provides.

Nachteile:

we like to see to be able to have a online meeting with more than 4 people at the same time. ( like wbex team ( even 100 people ). this helps us to fully use it as our primary source rather than switching to other services when we have more than 4 people in the meeting. another issue is in the typing section, it doesn't have the option ( or allow ) for auto-correction ( spelling and grammar ) which can cause some problem ..

Increase our productivity

Vorteile:

We´re now faster in internal communication. We like most, that we are able to have different streams and can send layouts and easily assess ist.

Nachteile:

The Mac Version (Desktop) need some updates in design und functionality.

Wire is a great app for communication

Kommentare: My overall experience is good but not great because i could use the whole functionalities from text to voice message from audio call to video call and from a video call to a screen sharing and then the voice changer everything works for me well but with my friends with some of them there is not option for a voice message with some there is no voice changer etc but overall it is a good app for communication it is well optimized

Vorteile:

The most part part for me of the wire is that you can create an account even if you don't have ny phone number it works with only email too. among other most favorite things are the Realtime voice changer that is a great great facility in wire which make it's usage soo attractive and fun then screen sharing then performance everything is just great here

Nachteile:

i do not like the fact that this is different for different devices or i should say that there is some limitations for some devices for example my friend cannot do the voice change and some more functions also missing for him even in some devices there is no voice message functions which is bad

Wire use in clinical research

Vorteile:

I'm the Principal Investigator of an NIH funded research study using Wire to deliver group therapy via text and video-calls to people with a serious mental illness. So far, participants and staff have greatly enjoyed the interface, its innovative features, and the user experience in general. In particular, the group video-conferencing feature allows for smooth and high-quality group calls from mobile devices. In summary, the software has exceeded our expectations in terms of reliability and functionality.

Nachteile:

If I were to pick one area that could be improved, it would probably be the option to easily download and securely archive existing text-based group conversations, which isn't currently available. However, it is my understanding that Wire has plans to develop this feature moving forward.

A good and basic app for communication.

Vorteile:

The app is very easy to use especially when using it to chat and its great that I can access it anytime both on my phone and laptop. It's great that it uses end-to-end encryption so I can commend them for taking the security of users seriously.

Nachteile:

I feel like the software is very basic and it could improve by adding more features. i also had problems with syncing between devices which can take time.

A Great SMS Alternative

Kommentare: I mainly use Wire for secure instant messaging and occasional voice calling. It works well, but you'll need to convince your contacts to download the app.

Vorteile:

Secure messaging with all the features of SMS / MMS and voice calls. It works across all platforms and can all be done via WiFi without a cell connection.

Nachteile:

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

easy, safe, up to my expectations

Kommentare: It is the tool we needed to support the re-opening of a school with the medical-civil security team. This plus an online pad we shered and work on together in the same time.
I use a private free address with my daughter and try to rally them to wire in order to quite wats'crap, facebeurk and those climate warming / data gathering / manipulating software.
I started using Signal some years back and heard of Wire a bit more than two years ago from someone who was ambassador for a south American country.

Vorteile:

conference mode safety and confidentiality technical support fluidity of the conversation, we can hear different collaborators speaking in the same time but without having the feeling of saturation. easy management of screen-sharing and easy way to send a document or a link

Nachteile:

I was unable to figure out how much it will cost me to use Wire, once I finish the trial period.

Wire - secure messaging platform as well as audio/video comms is finally here!

Kommentare: As an early Wire (personal) adopter and a vocal supporter (I want to say Ambassador), I may be a bit biased. Still, I strongly believe everyone deserves a fully secure communication platform and there must be no compromise on that - Wire proves it's possible.
I have successfully converted more than a couple dozens users to Wire - and we never looked back.

Vorteile:

First and most of all, Wire is all about security. Full E2E encryption for all the services it provides - messaging, voice, video. There are no compromises here and if security is a top priority, you don't have to look further. As far as I know, they are already doing some post-quantum cryptography experimenting, which is really impressive. Did I mention they are 100% Open Source? Did I say the voice quality is absolutely fantastic?

Nachteile:

Not a lot of things I can say I don't like - basically for private usage the only issue is adoption, as the competition is very hard (not that I find any of the competitors good) and most people base the adoption on the number of people already on the platform. For business usage, I would say that it has everything that most people would want - yeah, including gifs, but it's always hard to adopt a new tool/software for the team, especially a communication platform.

Use for sharing the screen with end to end encryption.

Kommentare: Wire is an unlimited package of benefits because we are using this application for many years and it has been proven a good package for all our needs. This application is an excellent video conference tool to communicate with clients and its mobile app offers 24-hours service to allocate the business detail on hand. Everything is quite easy and superb with this amazing application by making video conferences to overseas clients and sharing the ideas on every business promotion. All information is secured and stored on the cloud to provide the safest way of communication.

Vorteile:

Wire is the best application to communicate online with clients for sharing ideas and thoughts on business promotions. So, this software provides the best platform to collaborate with clients through live streaming and video conferences. An easy hand on all business details and provoking new ideas for promoting business opportunities. Nothing is difficult in understanding as this application is very easy and simple to share the business ventures. Then, all you need to do is just put this software for your business meetings and have unlimited benefits.

Nachteile:

This software helps in understating the business promotions with unique ideas but, all that comes with good quality internet. If your networking is not good then, you can enjoy its offers and packages because during live streaming it can cause hindrance to your live conversations.

wire @need some changes

Kommentare: Overall it's good , but few things needed to improve for -people give more priority to wire rather then switching to other apps.

Vorteile:

message delivery . and end-to-end delivery feature . design and view . searching function.

Nachteile:

1> screen sharing feature - must be included for all screen not for only one 2> when used wire for call - sometime is not good for conversation. 3>not good for multiple people at a same time calling. 4>problem of echoing sometime. 5>include a feature for message is delivered and received check.

The best we've found, but leaves a lot to be desired

Kommentare: Not loving it, sometimes really frustrated by it, but it works just well enough to keep around. I don't know of any secure messaging alternatives that work any better...

Vorteile:

Our organization works with vulnerable communities and needs to be able to communicate securely so we've been looking for an encrypted alternative to Slack for some time now. Wire seemed like the closest fit in terms of the features we wanted: custom "channels" the ability to include some people outside of the org, silo'ed information, and secure group calling. It hasn't been spectacular at any of those things, but it hasn't been terrible either.

Nachteile:

Wire is a pretty new product and it shows. The calls frequently drop, or some people's audio won't connect, etc. etc. Calls generally have to be limited to just a 3-4 people or the quality degrades even further. Our plan to use it as a communication tool with communities has been shelved indefinitely while we wait for some upgrades. In the meantime, our team mostly uses it text each other, which has been a significant improvement over email, but not quite as functional or intuitive as Slack channels. Nevertheless, it seems to be the best thing we've got so we're sticking with it for the time being.

Wire's okay but Slack stands superior

Kommentare: Wire gives us an alternative to email for quick internal messages, serving as an IM tool primarily. We also use it for article sharing, photo sharing, and group messages.

Vorteile:

It is easy to use and overall a very simple, no-frills platform. Communicating one on one is straightforward and threads with multiple people are a bit confusing to set up but easy to message once they are.

Nachteile:

I wish that there were integrations with other software like Wrike, Gmail, or even Salesforce. It's a very basic product, at least in what I've seen. Previously using Slack, I am often disappointed in the lack of customization, reactions to messages, integrations, and overall functionality.

Only advantage: efficient encryption, rest is poorly coded

Vorteile:

Encryption end to end with no way to decode messages on server Multi-platform (Linux, OSX, Windows)

Nachteile:

Very poor customer service (unable to help when you have any problems, and don't care about feedback of users) Extremely poorly coded clients (at least on Android, Linux and OSX) No new features or improvement of very poor ergonomy since apps exists Very bad support of instable internet access both for messages and audio

Wire is a secure messenger with the best price/performance ratio

Kommentare: For me, it remains the best secure messenger of all with a good price/performance ratio.
Really top encrypted messenger

Vorteile:

for private use, Wire is free of charge. You can send various files in encrypted form. This messenger is very secure and encrypted, so you don't necessarily have to enter your number, your email address is enough. This way it remains more anonymous. The functionality is very good for a free private encrypted messenger and so I find it very good as a price/performance ratio because many don't want to pay and so some come to these messengers. You can send audios with unlimited duration and you can listen to them very well. I also like the design but it's a matter of taste. You can make encrypted group calls, which I like and use. The quality of the calls is also very good with the loudspeaker function

Nachteile:

Limited functionality: you cannot change the background screen you cannot send stickers like in whatsapp if it is an encrypted messenger, then you should not be found by the other contacts in the list, but maybe by an ID. should be better anonymous, instead of finding the names in the list. You have a limited choice of ring tones to choose from.

Great for the Workplace!

Kommentare: My whole team really appreciates Wire and we rely on it over any other form of communication.

Vorteile:

Wire is great for the workplace! It is simple to use and has a fabulous IOS app. It allows me to stay in contact with all of my coworkers who work not in the area since we are all working remotely right now. It is an added bonus that Wire is encrypted and they care about their user privacy.

Nachteile:

I really have no complaints with this software. It updates frequently and it is perfect for a large work group to communicate via computer as well as via mobile device.

I Love this app

Kommentare: I love this product.

Vorteile:

It's great to use. I use it on a daily base texting with friends and coworkers.

Nachteile:

Its actually been the best product i used. from sending Gifs to pics to messages. I would like to see more sound options on the phone

Best encrypted collaboration platform

Kommentare: For a regulated crypto assets exchange data privacy is of utmost importance. Wire assures us fully encrypted communication and gives us and our clients top level security.
Luka Gubo, CEO

Vorteile:

Ease of use, strong encryption, good call quality (audio and video)

Nachteile:

Limited number of callers on encrypted video call

Clarity of Communication

Kommentare: My experience can simply defind in one word, EXCELLENT.

Vorteile:

I like wire because even you have slow connection, you can still able to talk clearly and you can hear clearly the one talked with. We usually, use Wire during the team meeting and talking with clients. If there's clarity of communication, there's no room for mistake especially when your boss relay an important instructions. That's the power of Wire in our business.

Nachteile:

Maybe the least thing about wire is how they market this software. Still, majority of human race doesn't know about Wire.

secure connection

Kommentare: I conducted business meetings and interviews without hurdle or interruption.

Vorteile:

It is proper functioning providing good video conference as well as encrypted messages. it is also cost effective and can be afforded by every one.

Nachteile:

the people who tried to do wrong act, they should be expelled out from network. A stranger contact me and sent me sexual abusive content. Al though I blocked him but he is still using wire and target other people.

Wire is an actually secure messenger

Kommentare: We use Wire at SiteSquad.com to chat and collaborate quickly and securely every day. It's become our go-to over email or SMS. I highly recommend it to any individual or company looking to take their communication to a higher level of security.

Vorteile:

+Encrypted chat +File sharing +Screen sharing +Multi-device support

Nachteile:

-Somewhat steep learning curve -Cannot screen-share with control