AWS Wickr vs Care Thread
AWS Wickr
aws.amazon.comCare Thread
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| Figure | AWS Wickr | Care Thread |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 0 |
| Spec score · Secure Team Chat Software | 8.1 (#8) | 7.7 (#18) |
| Compliance | AWS lists DoD CC SRG IL4 and IL5 authorization, FedRAMP Moderate and High authorization in specified regions, HIPAA eligibility, ISO 27001, and SOC 1, 2, and 3. | Care Thread describes its messaging platform as HIPAA- and HITECH-compliant. |
| Intended users | AWS describes Wickr as designed for executives, security teams, field operators, and professionals managing sensitive information. | The product is presented for healthcare organizations and care teams coordinating patient care. |
| Messaging | 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. | The platform supports end-to-end encrypted messaging with message priority, status, and read receipts. |
| Product | 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. | Care Thread describes itself as a mobile health platform for care coordination and clinical communication. |
Plans
AWS Wickr
- Free Premium TrialFree
- PremiumPrice not published
- StandardPrice not published
- Wickr EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
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.
Care Thread
Care Thread has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.