Element

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Element

Element element.io

Element is a Matrix-based end-to-end encrypted messenger and secure collaboration app. It’s decentralised for digital sovereign self-hosting, or through a hosting service such as Element Matrix Services. Element operates on the open Matrix network to provide interoperability and easy connections.

Wikidata: decentralized encrypted chat and collaboration software powered by the Matrix protocol

Company

No imprint we could read

Online since

Not in the Internet Archive

Audience

In English

02 · Privacy

What Element tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

20 of the 60 sites closest to Element match.

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   Mattermost mattermost.com English 3 trackers

   Mattermost | Operational and AI Sovereignty for Critical Infrastructure and National Security

   Zero-trust collaboration, automation and AI in private cloud, self-hosted, and air-gapped environments. Built for national security, critical infrastructure, and regulated enterprises.

   • Atlassian
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Microsoft 365

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   Threema threema.ch Top 10K English No trackers

   Threema – Secure Communication For Individuals and Companies

   The secure instant messenger from Switzerland. GDPR-compliant messaging for individuals and organizations that value privacy, security and data protection.

   • Google Search Console
   • nginx

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   Signal signal.org Top 10K English No trackers

   Signal >> Home

   Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.

   • Atlassian
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Microsoft 365

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   Slack slack.com Top 1K English EU-registeredFree plan 1 tracker

   Slack | AI Work Platform & Productivity Tools

   Boost productivity and save time with Slack‌ — ‌the AI work platform for managing projects, automating workflows, and connecting teams securely. Start working smarter today.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • HubSpot
   • Apache HTTP Server
   • OneTrust
   • Amazon Route 53

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   Discord discord.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

   Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games

   Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.

   • Atlassian
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • HubSpot

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   WhatsApp whatsapp.com Top 100 English No trackers

   WhatsApp | Secure and Reliable Free Private Messaging and Calling

   Use WhatsApp Messenger to stay in touch with friends and family. WhatsApp is free and offers simple, secure, reliable messaging and calling, available on phones all over the world.

   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Adobe
   • Dropbox
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Proofpoint

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   Nextcloud nextcloud.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   Nextcloud - Open source content collaboration platform

   The most popular open source content collaboration platform for tens of millions of users at thousands of organizations across the globe

   • Amazon SES
   • Google Search Console
   • Apache HTTP Server
   • Apple Business
   • Bootstrap
   • Font Awesome

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   BlackBerry blackberry.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   BlackBerry | Secure Communications and QNX

   Learn how BlackBerry operates through two divisions — BlackBerry Secure Communications and QNX — delivering mission‑critical security and embedded software.

   • Atlassian
   • Cloudflare
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Adobe
   • Apple Business

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   Viber viber.com Top 1K English 4 trackers

   Home | Viber

   cross-platform instant messaging voice-over-Internet Protocol application for smartphones

   • Amazon SES
   • Atlassian
   • Google Workspace
   • HubSpot
   • Stripe
   • Akamai

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    GroupMe groupme.com English No trackers

    GroupMe | Group chat app

    Group text messaging to every phone. The easy way to connect with all the groups in your life, big and small.

    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Framer
    • Google Fonts
    • Amazon Route 53

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    Pexip pexip.com English 2 trackers

    Video technology platform | Secure video communications | Pexip

    Secure your video meetings with Pexip's self-hosted solution for ultimate privacy and control. Seamlessly connect across meeting platforms and meeting rooms. Trusted by tech giants and governments worldwide.

    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • Google Search Console
    • HubSpot
    • Microsoft 365
    • Apple Business

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    Proton proton.me Top 10K English No trackers

    Proton: Privacy by default

    Over 100 million people use Proton to stay private and secure online. Get a free Proton account and take back your privacy.

    • Google Search Console
    • Astro
    • Proton Mail
    • Tailwind CSS
    • Yandex Webmaster
    • YouTube embeds

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    Appwrite appwrite.io English No trackers

    Appwrite · The open-source cloud for developers and agents

    Appwrite is an open-source developer platform with Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, and Sites. The open-source cloud for agents and developers.

    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Cloudflare Web Analytics
    • Mailgun

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    Omnissa omnissa.com English 1 tracker

    Omnissa | The last mile for running AI safely

    Omnissa secures the agentic endpoint. Contain AI agents in a safe workspace, patch faster, and govern AI actions before impact across your endpoints.

    • Amazon SES
    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Adobe
    • Akamai Bot Manager

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    ToDesk远程桌面软件-免费安全流畅的远程连接电脑手机 todesk.com English 1 tracker

    ToDesk远程桌面软件-免费安全流畅的远程连接电脑手机

    ToDesk远程控制软件是一款稳定流畅的远程控制电脑手机连接软件,可远程桌面办公,远程协助运维.采用端对端加密,让每一次远程访问都安全可靠。

    • Amazon SES
    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • Google Tag Manager
    • nginx
    • Nuxt
    • Vue.js

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    ZeroTier zerotier.com English 2 trackers

    ZeroTier | Software-Defined and Post-Quantum Networking

    Next-generation connectivity and cybersecurity. ZeroTier One connects any device, anywhere. ZeroTier Quantum delivers post-quantum, CNSA 2.0-aligned networks.

    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • HubSpot
    • Microsoft 365

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    Discourse discourse.org English 2 trackers

    Discourse | One platform. Any community.

    Discourse is the customizable, scalable community platform powering more than 22,000 communities that create knowledge through conversation.

    • Amazon SES
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • HubSpot
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Amazon CloudFront

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    PBworks pbworks.com English 1 tracker

    Capture knowledge, share files, and manage projects within a secure, reliable environment | PBworks - Online Team Collaboration Software

    PBworks lets your team capture knowledge, share files, and manage projects. It tracks every change, and automatically notifies you and your team to keep everyone in the loop. PBworks is secure, reliable, and accessible from any computer or mobile device, so your team can use it anywhere they go. You can even use it with clients or partners. And because it's hosted, you don't need to download any software or manage any servers.

    • cdnjs
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Google Analytics

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    Tanium tanium.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Autonomous IT, endpoint intelligence and control | Tanium

    Tanium is a unified endpoint management and security platform: agentic AI for real-time visibility, patching, and risk remediation across endpoints.

    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Stripe

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    TrueConf trueconf.net Top 1K English 1 tracker

    Video Conferencing Software for Secure Communication — TrueConf

    Video conferencing software with UltraHD 4K support and great H.323/SIP interoperability. Super fast on-premises deployment in LAN or VPN.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager
    • nginx
    • PHP
    • Cloudflare Turnstile
    • WordPress

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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Element’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Element uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Element adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.