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Wire vs Molly: catalog facts
Wire	Molly
Freemium A limited free personal tier is available. Business plans are paid.	Free Free and open source; donations via Open Collective
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web	Android
Encrypted group calls and guest rooms aimed at organisations Clients are open source and the server can be self-hosted	Encrypts the local app database with a user passphrase Supports UnifiedPush notifications without Google services
The free personal tier is limited and the focus is on paid business plans Requires an account tied to an email address or phone number	Android only Registration uses a phone number able to receive SMS or calls, or linking as a Signal linked device
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0-only
Account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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