Element is a leader in secure communications.

Element is a secure communications platform for collaboration, messaging and VoIP with enterprise-grade functionality. Through a combination of default end-to-end encryption and a choice of hosting options, organisations can stay in complete control of messaging and collaboration data.

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The Forrester Wave™: Secure Communications, Q3 2022.

Forrester, the research and advisory firm, has named Element a leader in secure communications in their most recent Wave™ report.

Element is a great fit for "...organizations that prioritize flexibility, federation, and data sovereignty."

– Heidi Shey, Principal Analyst. The Forrester Wave™: Secure Communications, Q3 2022.

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Jérôme Ploquin, DINUM, French government

"Element gives us messaging and collaboration that is secure, and contains the right feature set for 300,000 public administration users. Matrix is technically advanced, proven and mature."

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Martin Kaloudis, Chief Executive Officer, BWI GmbH [Bundeswehr]

“In addition to the benefits that the solution offers us in terms of security, scalability and development, it also contributes to the digital sovereignty of the Bundeswehr.”

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Regarded in independent research as a leader for secure communications
Element can support compliance with GDPR, CCPA, LGPD and HIPAA
Accredited by Cyber Essentials, UK G-Cloud and many others
End-to-end encrypted by default; independently audited and reviewed by NCC Group and Least Authority

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Secure communication for companies

Business analyst in Ukraine (51-200 employees)

Secure collaboration for every team. Multi-platform very convenient and secure messenger. Works great for our business needs.

Brendan, AV Systems Specialist in US (201-500 employees)

Element bridges our org's internal communication tools. Element provides our organization with an open source and user-friendly enterprise SaaS solution to bridge our internal communication tools. Additionally, it provides us with a platform for true end-to-end encrypted conversations.

Stefan L, consultant (1,000-5,000 employees)

Secure, distributed chat - Element is one of the best. Element is a great client to start using secure, distributed chat networks. Once set up, it works and feels like Signal or Telegram, yet it is not owned by anyone per se. Great community to engage in.

Element is the best secure collaboration choice.

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Build the business case for secure communications.

Forrester’s Now Tech, Q2 2022 report helps security and risk professionals build the business case for secure communications and understand how to assess, select and implement the right solution.

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Element is a leader in secure communications.

The Forrester Wave™: Secure Communications, Q3 2022.

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