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When comparing MegaChat vs Wire, the Slant community recommends Wire for most people. In the question“What are the best Skype alternatives?” Wire is ranked 4th while MegaChat is ranked 20th.
Specs
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Audio recordingNo
Cloud SyncNo
DIY integrationsNo
End-to-end encryptionYes
File Size25M
Group callsYes
Groups≤128
In-App PurchasesNone
LocationsharingYes (iOS, Android)
Mediaimages / video / audio / GIFs
Messaging systemsData
PlatformsWeb iOS Android OSX Windows Linux
PublisherWire Swiss GmbH
Required Android Version4.2 and up
ScreensharingYes
Security Score20/20
Server stored messagesTransitory
Service integrationsNo
Video recordingNo
VideoconferencingNo
VoIPYes
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Pros
Pro Security and privacy via end-to-end encryption
Both chat and video calls are encrypted.
Pro No software to install
MegaChat is browser-based and can be accessed via any modern web browser.
Pro Free
Pro Built-in simple filesharing
Pro Good audio and video quality
Pro Libre/open source
Pro End-to-end encryption
Pro Clean, modern interface
Pro Privacy-respecting
Pro Intuitive user interface
Wire's user interface is quite intuitive to use, still it has everything required for a complete experience. Settings are very clean and allows you to turn on/off some features which might be disturbing for some, like link previews and emoji conversion.
Pro Swiss legislation
Registered in Switzerland.
Cons
Con In beta
There still are some bugs that have to be worked out.