Closed federation, open federation or something in between?
What is federation?
Federation enables multiple networks to work together.
For collaboration and messaging, people tend to think of closed (private) or open federation. But Element offers far more options, enabling even the most complex of organisations to balance security, ecosystem connectivity and usability.
Closed federation.
Element can be deployed as a classic closed federation system.
From a single department through to multiple servers and geographies for a global organisation, everything is kept on the organisation’s own servers (on-premise or cloud), or hosted by us on dedicated hardware.
A modern, resilient and highly scalable platform for messaging, voice and video that operates on an internal-only basis.
•Homeservers
•Identitiy Servers
Invite-only participation-
Ensure high availability and performance
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E2EE messaging, plus voice and video
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Scalable for unlimited usage
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Supports SSO, data retention, antivirus, data loss prevention
Ecosystem federation.
Element is a unique collaboration platform for ecosystems; perfect for uniting a conglomerate or supporting an entire ecosystem.
Builds on closed federation to connect multiple organisations on an invite-only basis, with powerful identity and access controls. Each organisation is free to deploy its own solution, remains in control of its data, and protected by end-to-end encryption.
Based on the Matrix open standard, connections between organisations are as universal as email, unlimited and free from licence fees.
•Homeservers
•End Users
•Matrix Bridge
•Border Gateway
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Invite-only participation
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Ensure high availability and performance
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E2EE messaging, plus voice and video
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Scalable for unlimited usage
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Supports SSO, data retention, antivirus, data loss prevention
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Easy real time connectivity between multiple organisations
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Unlimited licence-free connections
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Supports all Matrix-based apps
Open federation.
Open federation is an excellent way for B2C organisations and large communities to interact with millions of people. It lets people find and connect with each other via any Matrix-based app.
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Anyone can find and join the network
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Easy connectivity for millions of users
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Unlimited licence-free connections
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E2EE messaging, plus voice and video
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Ensure high availability and performance
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Supports all Matrix-based apps
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Perfect for large communities and B2C companies
Data sovereignty.
Element delivers data sovereignty, so each participant can keep ownership and control of their data
Built on Matrix
Matrix is an open network for secure, decentralised communication, connecting 80M+ users over 80K+ deployments.
