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Wire vs Session: catalog facts
Wire	Session
Freemium A limited free personal tier is available. Business plans are paid.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0, run by the Session Technology Foundation.
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 or email needed; the account is a random ID Onion routing hides your address from recipients and from the network
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	Losing your recovery phrase means losing the account with no reset Delivery can be slower than a centralised messenger
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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