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When comparing BBM Blackberry Messenger vs Wire, the Slant community recommends Wire for most people. In the question“What are the best Skype alternatives?” Wire is ranked 4th while BBM Blackberry Messenger is ranked 30th.
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 Feature rich
Video, voice, chat, file sharing, screen sharing and glympse enabled,
Pro Privacy oriented
End to end encryption.
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 Video is Blackberry only
BBM video is only available on BBOS 10 or the Blackberry Playbook.