Wire
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
Try Wire Why does it score 82?
Legal jurisdiction
EFTA country HQ
25/30Ownership & control
VC-backed, no non-EU parent
15/25Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure
30/30Accountability & trust
Fully open source + GDPR
12/15EuroPoints total
82/100
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EuroPoints
Strongly European
Strongly European
Strongly European
Legal jurisdiction
Ownership & control
Data sovereignty
Accountability & trust
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