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Switzerland Team communication

Swiss end-to-end encrypted messaging and collaboration platform for enterprise and government use. Backed by Schwarz Group (Lidl/Kaufland), hosted in the EU, and used by security-conscious organisations across Europe.

Quick facts

Headquarters Zug, Switzerland
Company Wire Swiss GmbH
Founded 2012
Ownership VC-backed
Hosting 🇩🇪 Germany
Infrastructure Own infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EFTA
Open source Full
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Freemium · from Free
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Languages
ENDEFRESITPT
82 · Strongly European
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Why does it score 82?

Legal jurisdiction
EFTA country HQ
25/30
Ownership & control
VC-backed, no non-EU parent
15/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure
30/30
Accountability & trust
Fully open source + GDPR
12/15
EuroPoints total
82/100
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Stackfield
Element
EuroPoints
82 Strongly European
86 Strongly European
75 Strongly European
Legal jurisdiction
EFTA country HQ25/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
European HQ (outside EU/EFTA)18/30
Ownership & control
VC-backed, no non-EU parent15/25
VC-backed, no non-EU parent15/25
VC-backed, no non-EU parent15/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Accountability & trust
Fully open source + GDPR12/15
GDPR compliant + audited11/15
Fully open source + GDPR12/15
Independence bonus
Headquarters
Zug, Switzerland
Munich, Germany
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2012
2012
2017
Open source
Full
No
Full
Infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
GDPR
Free tier
Pricing
Freemium · from Free
Freemium · from Free
Open-core · from Free
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop, Self-hosted
Languages
en, de, fr, es, it, pt
en, de
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pl, pt