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Proton Meet vs Element Call: catalog facts
Proton Meet	Element Call
Freemium Free for one-hour calls with up to 50 participants; paid Proton plans extend this.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0, with a commercial licence also offered.
macOS, Android, iOS, Web	Web, Self-hosted
End-to-end encrypted audio, video and chat Guests can join by link without a Proton Account	End-to-end encrypted group calls Built on the open Matrix protocol
Free calls are limited to one hour and 50 participants Newer than established conferencing tools	Self-hosting requires a Matrix setup alongside it Focused on calls, with no text chat of its own
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service	Web application, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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