Flexibility between on-premise or fully-managed in the cloud, with additional collaboration add-ons and bridges available.
Element
Enterprise
Minimum users
Monthly billing
Annual billing
Unlimited E2EE messaging
Direct messages and group chats are end-to-end encrypted by default. There is no limit on the amount of messages that you can send or receive.
Voice and video calls
Unlimited 1:1, group voice and video calls, including screen sharing. All E2EE by default.
Voice messages
Send an audio recording of your message rather than typing it.
Private and public rooms
Private rooms can be joined by invitation only. Public rooms can be made discoverable in the search bar.
Read receipts
See when messages are received and read.
For Web, Android, iOS, macOS, Windows & Linux
A single user account can be used across multiple devices, with support for Web, Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and Linux
Spaces to organise conversations
Enable admins and selected users to create organisation-wide chat room structures. Spaces are fully integrated with delegated authentication for ID and access permissions. Relevant in-room widgets, auditing and moderation can also be seamlessly added.
Language preference
Available in 60 languages, including English, French, German and Spanish.
Threads
Keep topics together for easier management of conversations and projects.
Export chats
Admins can download in-room conversation and export it to HTML, plain text and JSON formats.
E2EE by default for 1:1 and group messaging
End-to-end encryption is default. Configuration options can enable the creation of non-encrypted chat rooms.
Cross-signed device verification
Easily verify devices and conversation participants using a QR code or emoji string.
Multiple devices per account
Use a single user account across multiple devices with a consistent experience. Support for Web, Android, iOS, macOS, Windows & Linux.
Secure login
Choose to secure the Element app with a PIN or biometrics.
Antivirus for E2EE environment
An option for enterprises to implement server-side content scanning, for their own deployment, to support antivirus.
Delegated authentication
Integrate with Single Sign-On (SSO) providers like MS Active Directory / LDAP, SAML(2), OIDC and CAS.
Group sync (includes delegated authentication)
Automatically create and manage Spaces, rooms and user access according to policy definitions stored in backends like LDAP, MS Graph API and SCIM.
Admin interface
Powerful web-based UI for admins to configure and manage a deployment.
Installer (On-premise)
Automate on-premise deployment and updates, following our best practices. Includes Synapse configuration and usage, bug fixes and enterprise add-ons.
Customised web app
Including branding and domain name.
Customised mobile app
Element will build the app for you and manage it in the corresponding stores. Enable/block app features as required.
SLA for on-premise deployments
SLA for cloud deployments
99.9% uptime.
Single-tenant hosting
Dedicated infrastructure for 500+ seats
Data retention policies
Set your own data retention rules for message data.
Mobile security pack
Includes support for: EMM/MDM, Mandatory PIN or biometrics app lock, mandatory server-side key backup, jailbreak detection, in-app camera and PDF reader, content-sharing controls, and the ability to enable/block a range of app features including voice/video calling.
Audit bots for regulation or compliance
Deploy visible in-room audit bots to capture an official record of discussion and decision-making for regulation and compliance purposes.
Admin bot
Visible in-room admin bots can join rooms so that the administrator can perform admin tasks in the corresponding room (in case the original user leaves, for instance).
Content scanner
An option for enterprises to add server-side content scanning (including attachments) to their deployment to support antivirus and data loss prevention.
Support for GDPR compliance
Administration tools such as account deletion, chat exports and Spaces level permissions allow for enterprises to use Element in a way which supports their GDPR compliance journey.
Migration tools for Slack, Rocket.Chat and Matrix
Automated migration for easy set up.
Widgets (web apps embedded in-room)
Enrich the in-room experience by adding widgets to support information sharing and real time decision-making (from Grafana to Google Calendar).
No vendor lock-in
Element is built on the Matrix open standard. Migrating to another hosting provider, or moving on-premise, is a simple DNS switch. It’s just as easy to switch to another Matrix-based app too. So there’s no vendor lock-in, or loss of historic data.
Custom DNS
Set up Element with your own custom web client domain (webchat.example.com), server domain (your-company.com) and user IDs (@you:example.com).
Select your hosting region
Element Enterprise Cloud allows you to select your hosting region (Europe, Asia, US, Australia).
Open standard for secure interoperability
Element is built on Matrix, an open standard protocol, so it’s natively interoperable with any other Matrix-based platform.
That makes it easy to connect with external parties and protects against vendor lock-in, giving enterprises the freedom to switch where their data is hosted or even the app itself.
Open source
Element and Matrix are open source; anyone is invited to examine the code. It also ensures there’s a vibrant ecosystem developing alternatives, add-ons and extensions.
Internal only closed federation
Closed federation is one or multiple homeservers that are interconnected to create a private network for a single organisation. Only users within this private network can exchange messages.
Closed federation for an ecosystem
Closed federation can support multiple homeservers that are interconnected across multiple organisations; such as a conglomerate, supply chain or ecosystem. Users can join on an invite-only basis, complete with powerful identity and access controls.
Open federation
Even though a private federation is completely isolated, there is a free, public Matrix-based federation with millions of users across thousands of servers. It offers a secure messaging and VoIP solution for reaching the wider public.
Border gateways
Bring an extra layer of security and control when federating internally, across an ecosystem or even - if desired - the wider public Matrix network.
Cross-domain gateways
Cross-domain gateways enable connectivity between Matrix-based deployments, including private environments, while maintaining a high level of security. It supports communications between high-side and low-side environments, with configurable rules-based access.
Matrix is an open network for secure, decentralised communication, connecting 80M+ users over 80K+ deployments.
