Element
European secure communications platform built on the open Matrix protocol. Used by NATO, the EU, French and German governments, and 47M+ users across 80,000+ deployments. Self-hostable with full end-to-end encryption.
Quick facts
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Hosting
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany
- Company
- Element Creations Ltd
- Founded
- 2017
- Ownership
- VC-backed
- Infrastructure
- Own infrastructure
- Open source
- Full
- GDPR
- Compliant
- Pricing
- Open Core · from Free
- Free tier
- Yes
- Platforms
- Web, Ios, Android, Desktop, Self-Hosted
Why does it score 75?
Pricing & availability
What does it replace?
Slack 
Microsoft Teams 
Discord 
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