8seats vs AWS Wickr
8seats
8seats.com
AWS Wickr
aws.amazon.comSide by side
| Figure | 8seats | AWS Wickr |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.99/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Secure Team Chat Software | 8.9 (#1) | 8.1 (#8) |
| Encryption | The maker says messages are encrypted in transit with TLS 1.3 and at rest with AES-256. | Messaging, calls, file sharing, screen sharing, and location sharing use 256-bit end-to-end encryption, and AWS says only intended recipients have the keys to decrypt content. |
| Integrations | The pages reviewed do not name third-party integrations. | AWS Wickr supports integrations through bots and RESTful APIs, an ATAK plugin, and single sign-on with Active Directory, Okta, and OpenID Connect services. |
| Intended users | The maker describes 8seats as built for frontline and deskless workforces, including retail, hospitality, facilities management, transport, logistics, and construction teams. | AWS describes Wickr as designed for executives, security teams, field operators, and professionals managing sensitive information. |
| Messaging | It provides Rooms for team-wide broadcasts, Tables for focused group conversations, and Direct Messages for private one-to-one chats. | Users can send one-to-one and group messages, create rooms, and set message and file expiration timers from 1 minute to 365 days, including burn-on-read timers. |
| Product | 8seats is a work messaging platform designed as a WhatsApp alternative for frontline and deskless teams. | AWS Wickr is an end-to-end encrypted messaging and collaboration service for organizations and government agencies, with messaging, voice and video calling, file sharing, and screen sharing. |
| Support | The Help Centre offers tutorials, FAQs, troubleshooting information, support requests, and bug reports. | AWS Basic Support is included for all AWS customers; technical support and other support features are available through AWS Support plans. |
Plans
AWS Wickr
- Free Premium TrialFree
- PremiumPrice not published
- StandardPrice not published
- Wickr EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
8seats
8seats is a work messaging platform for frontline and deskless teams. Rooms support team-wide broadcasts, Tables organize focused group conversations, and Direct Messages provide private one-to-one chats. Employees can join with a phone number rather than a company email address. An admin dashboard manages users and communications across locations, and teams can connect with external guests and partners. Organizations can customize the app's look and feel. The maker says messages are encrypted in transit with TLS 1.3 and at rest with AES-256; role-based permissions govern conversation access, and administrators can remove access instantly. The Starter plan is free for up to 10 employees, with unlimited guests, 365 days of message history and 1 GB of storage. Business costs $2.99 a month, billed user/mo, with monthly and yearly options. 8seats is available on Android, iOS, macOS, web and Windows. Its stated audiences include retail, hospitality, facilities management, transport, logistics and construction teams.
AWS Wickr
AWS Wickr is an encrypted messaging and collaboration service for organizations and government agencies. It supports one-to-one and group messages, rooms, voice and video calls, file and screen sharing, and apps for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows, as well as web access. Users can set message and file expiration from one minute to 365 days, including burn-on-read timers. Calls allow up to 100 participants; presenter mode can include up to 500 view-only attendees. AWS says messages, calls, files, screen sharing, and location sharing use 256-bit end-to-end encryption, with keys held by intended recipients. Administrators can configure retention of internal and external communications in a customer-managed private data store. Integrations include bots and RESTful APIs, an ATAK plugin, and single sign-on with Active Directory, Okta, and OpenID Connect services. Cloud deployment is available; Wickr Enterprise is self-hosted. Pricing starts at $5/user/mo. There is no free plan, but a three-month Premium trial is listed.