# Element

> Sovereign and secure communications

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/element
- **Category:** Collaboration Software
- **Homepage:** https://element.io
- **Also known as:** element
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T14:31:32.112Z

## Vioscale score

**52.5 / 100**, confidence 61% (medium).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 10 | 800 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 12 | 600 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 86.7 | 32 | 2775 | ✓ |
| integrations | 17.3 | 18 | 311.7 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 30 | 12 | 360 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 25 | 16 | 400 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://element.io). Independently observed._

Subscription · Free tier

> Free community plan. Enterprise and Sovereign plans require contacting sales.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Community | Free | ✓ | min 1 seats |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | - | min 100 seats |
| Sovereign | Contact sales | - | - |

### Community

Non-professional deployments and evaluations.

- Open source under AGPL
- Free frontend and backend
- Element Server Suite Community
- Synapse Community edition homeserver
- Element Call included

### Enterprise (Contact sales)

Professional use with enterprise-grade performance. Self-hosted with Synapse Pro.

- Element Server Suite Pro
- Synapse Pro homeserver with 90%+ resource savings
- Advance Security Advisory
- Curated full stack security updates
- Corporate compliance and control
- Advanced Identity and Access Management (LDAP, AD, OIDC, SCIM)
- Auditing and reporting
- Retention policies
- Data export
- Custom mobile push gateway
- Level 3 support with 4 business hour SLA
- Long Term Support (LTS) every 6 months
- Admin interface
- Federation controls

### Sovereign (Contact sales)

Air-gapped deployment with complete sovereignty and no internet dependency.

- All Enterprise features
- Element Server Suite Pro
- Synapse Pro
- Air-gapped installation
- Operate without internet connectivity
- Dedicated mobile push gateway

## About

Self-hosted secure communications platform built on the Matrix open standard, offering end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice and video calls, and federation with support for air-gapped deployments.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** iOS, macOS, Web, Linux, Android, Windows
- **Deployment:** Air-gapped, Self-hosted

## Integrations (3)

_Independently observed._

- LDAP
- Active Directory
- SCIM

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Collaboration Software. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Modality** | |
| Messaging | ✓ |
| Video meetings | ✓ |
| Whiteboard | ✗ |
| **Meetings** | |
| Screen sharing | ✗ |
| Recording / transcription | - |
| **Security** | |
| End-to-end encryption | ✓ |
| SSO / SCIM | ✓ |
| **Access** | |
| Guest / external access | ✓ |
| **Compliance** | |
| Compliance controls | ✓ |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only |
| **Scale** | |
| Max participants | Unlimited 1:1 and group |
| **Ecosystem** | |
| App marketplace | ✗ |
| Public API / bot framework | ✗ |
| **Commercial** | |
| Free tier | ✓ |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 3 | [link](https://element.io) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://element.io) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://element.io) | 2026-08-03 | 70% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://element.io) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | no | [link](https://element.io) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.element.io) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://element.io/.well-known/security.txt) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| security.iso27001 | yes | [link](https://element.io) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/element). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*