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WireElement
Freemium

A limited free personal tier is available. Business plans are paid.

 Freemium

The client is free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. Element Matrix Services sells…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted
  • Encrypted group calls and guest rooms aimed at organisations
  • Clients are open source and the server can be self-hosted
  • End-to-end encryption with cross-signed device verification
  • Federated, so you can run your own server and still reach everyone
  • The free personal tier is limited and the focus is on paid business plans
  • Requires an account tied to an email address or phone number
  • Encryption key management confuses people the first time they log in on a new device
  • Heavy on memory for a chat app, and slow with many large rooms
Downloadable app, Hosted service Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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