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.

Forrester wave leader 2022 badge, secure communications

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.

Forrester chart showing Element is a leader in secure communications

Secure communication trusted by governments

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."

Case study

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.”

Case study

Accredited for secure communications.

  • 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

Communicate with confidence

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.

capterra logo
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.

Sourceforge logo

Element is the best secure collaboration choice.

Element
MS Teams
Slack
Wire
Mattermost
Wickr
End-to-end encryption
Open standard-based federation
Data sovereign, whether self-hosted or fully managed
Cross-signed device verification
Network resilience
Border gateways
Cross domain gateways
Open source

On-demand webinar: Unpacking the latest Secure Communications Wave.

Watch our CEO Matthew discussing how enterprise IT leaders can make better secure communication decisions ft. guests from Hexagon and Forrester.

Frost & Sullivan 2023 Technology Innovation Leadership Award

Best in class global secure messaging solution.

Learn how Element leads in technology innovation and addresses unique communication challenges across various industries.

Built on Matrix

Matrix is an open network for secure, decentralised communication, connecting 80M+ users over 80K+ deployments.