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Wire vs Olvid: catalog facts
Wire	Olvid
Freemium A limited free personal tier is available. Business plans are paid.	Free The homepage presents Olvid as free messaging for everyone and does not list prices.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Encrypted group calls and guest rooms aimed at organisations Clients are open source and the server can be self-hosted	No phone number, email or personal details needed to use it Never requests access to the address book
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	Contacts must also install Olvid to chat with you Pricing and licensing details are not stated on the homepage
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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