# Wire

:wavy_dash: Overview of the open source code for Wire

Repository: https://github.com/wireapp/wire
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wire
Homepage: https://wire.com
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-01-05T16:53:28+00:00
Link (homepage): https://wire.com
Link (site_page): https://wire.com/en/features
Link (site_page): https://wire.com/en/about-us
Link (site_page): https://wire.com/en/pricing

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 60, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3821, "days_push": 240, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2544, forks 179 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:59.566314+00:00)

## What it is
Wire is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted messaging and collaboration platform whose server components are written primarily in Haskell. The wire-server repository contains the backend services (accounts, conversations, push notifications, asset storage, SSO) needed to self-host the full Wire messenger for web, desktop, and mobile clients.

## Use cases
- self-host a secure end-to-end encrypted messenger for my organization
- run a private team chat server with SSO and SCIM user management
- deploy an encrypted messaging backend on Kubernetes with Helm charts
- host a messaging platform for government or regulated industries with data sovereignty
- set up push notification and WebSocket services for a chat app
- provide secure file sharing and conferencing backend for enterprise teams

## When to choose
- you need full control over your messaging infrastructure with on-premises or self-hosted deployment
- compliance requirements (HIPAA, government, critical infrastructure) demand data sovereignty and auditable open-source code
- you need enterprise features like SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, and MLS end-to-end encryption at scale
- you want a European-built messaging platform with a mature multi-service architecture

## When to avoid
- you just want a simple chat app for a small team without server operations expertise
- you lack experience running Haskell services and Kubernetes clusters
- you need lightweight single-binary deployment rather than a multi-service microservice stack
- you primarily need consumer-style federation with other messengers, which is still on the roadmap

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, websocket, auth, authorization, caching, proxy, security, self-hosted, api-gateway, middleware
- domain: messaging-platforms, security, privacy, self-hosted, backend, apis, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, cloud
- tags: secure-messenger, end-to-end-encryption, messaging-server, haskell, mls, sso, push-notifications, federation, helm-charts, enterprise-messaging, linux, docker, kubernetes, web-server

## Member repositories
- wireapp/wire (main) score 59
- wireapp/wire-server (backend) score 97
- wireapp/wire-webapp (frontend) score 100
- wireapp/wire-desktop (frontend) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.566314+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:04.382326+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wireapp/wire (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.566314+00:00, sha 387731945492)
  - homepage: https://wire.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:07.438616+00:00, sha bdb83e40f2b3)
  - site_page: https://wire.com/en/features (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:07.441505+00:00, sha e684879cc31e)
  - site_page: https://wire.com/en/about-us (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:07.443826+00:00, sha 8134cb9d107b)
  - site_page: https://wire.com/en/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:07.446171+00:00, sha d138632b3059)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.