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Element vs Microsoft Teams

Features, integrations, platforms and pricing, side by side. They share 3 features.

Facts come from each app’s listing. Payment never changes this comparison.

Element

Communication

Secure, decentralized messaging on Matrix

Free plan

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Microsoft Teams

Communication

Chat, meetings and calls for Microsoft 365

Free plan

View Microsoft Teams profileMicrosoft Teams alternativesVisit site (opens in a new tab)

Side by side

Pricing

  • Model

    Element
    Open source
    Microsoft Teams
    Free plan + paid plans

  • Paid plans from

    Element
    Not listed
    Microsoft Teams
    $4 / month

  • Free plan

    Element
    Yes
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • Plans

    Element
    Free app; paid hosting and enterprise plans
    Microsoft Teams
    Free plan; Teams Essentials from $4/user/month billed annually; Microsoft 365 business plans

Platforms

5 shared · 1 only in Element

  • Android

    Element
    Yes
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • iOS

    Element
    Yes
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • macOS

    Element
    Yes
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • Web

    Element
    Yes
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • Windows

    Element
    Yes
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • Linux

    Element
    Yes
    Microsoft Teams
    No

Features

3 shared · 2 only in Element · 5 only in Microsoft Teams

  • Team chat

    Element
    Yes
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • Threaded conversations

    Element
    Yes
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • Video calls

    Element
    Yes
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • End-to-end encryption

    Element
    Yes
    Microsoft Teams
    No

  • Self-hosting

    Element
    Yes
    Microsoft Teams
    No

  • AI assistant

    Element
    No
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • File sharing

    Element
    No
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • Screen sharing

    Element
    No
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • Transcription

    Element
    No
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • Webinars

    Element
    No
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

Integrations

0 shared · 7 only in Microsoft Teams

  • Asana

    Element
    No
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • GitHub

    Element
    No
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • Jira

    Element
    No
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • Outlook

    Element
    No
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • Salesforce

    Element
    No
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • Trello

    Element
    No
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

  • Zoom

    Element
    No
    Microsoft Teams
    Yes

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