Element Server Suite Community.

Element’s official open source distribution for non-commercial Matrix deployments.

It is intended for non-professional use, evaluations, 
and small to mid-sized deployments (1–100 users).

Not intended for production in commercial environments: ESS Community comes with no performance guarantees, no certifications, no Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and is not Cyber Resilience Act compliant. There is no vendor responsibility, or security update management. ESS Community is distributed under AGPLv3.

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Core components.

ESS Community provides a simple setup with Synapse, Matrix Authentication Service (MAS), Element Web and Element Call.It does not include enterprise-grade features that are within Element Server Suite Pro 
(ESS Pro) such as Synapse Pro, autoscaling, multi-tenancy, advanced identity and role-based access management, advanced security advisories, packaged security updates, or auditing and other compliance requirements.

Ease of use.

ESS Community works ‘out-of-the-box’ on a single machine or existing Kubernetes cluster using the provided Helm charts. There’s documentation to support administrators of any level. It’s open source, community-supported, and available without registration - just download and go!
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ESS Community
ESS Pro
Trusted software

Official Matrix distribution from Element; the creators of Matrix

Community use

Suitable for non-professional use and evaluation

Suitable for commercial use

Vendor supported best practice deployment, LTS, advanced security advisories

Vendor-backed product

Supply chain security guarantee for CRA compliance with vendor Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs)

Performance guarantees

SLAs-backed, high availability and dynamic scaling

Resource efficiency & power usage effectiveness (PUE)

Low resource footprint and multitenant support via Synapse Pro

End-user management

Integrate with existing directory services, role-based access based control

Enterprise readiness

Admin interface, audit capability, antivirus, Border Gateways and other enterprise critical features

Management of frontend client

MDM, certificate pinning, branding and server-pushed configuration support

Get started quickly.

Whether you’re evaluating Matrix, running a private homeserver, or preparing for a future enterprise deployment, ESS Community offers a smooth path letting you get started quickly, with the ability to easily upgrade to ESS Pro.

Element Server Suite Pro

The professional backend for Matrix-based communications

Element Server Suite enabling admins to manage their Matrix server
If you intend to use Element Server Suite for commercial purposes you should use the Pro edition in order that you comply with legislation in your area, such as the Cyber Resilience Act.

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