Element is a focused resource for related products, services, and industry information, combining service providers and product options with practical context for evaluating capabilities, costs, and fit.
Matrix is an open, decentralized communication protocol initiated in 2014 by a UK team, with native end-to-end encryption and federated self-hosting. The specification now at v1.19 is widely adopted by governments, enterprises and open-source communities as a data-sovereign messaging infrastructure.
Element is an end-to-end encrypted messaging client built on the open Matrix protocol, headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with E2EE by default, decentralized federation, open source, and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification.
