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Element vs Signal Messenger

Features, integrations, platforms and pricing, side by side. They share 2 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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Signal Messenger

Team Chat

Speak Freely

Free plan

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Side by side

Pricing

  • Model

    Element
    Open source
    Signal Messenger
    Open source

  • Paid plans from

    Element
    Not listed
    Signal Messenger
    Not listed

  • Free plan

    Element
    Yes
    Signal Messenger
    Yes

  • Plans

    Element
    Free app; paid hosting and enterprise plans
    Signal Messenger
    Free and open source.

Platforms

5 shared · 1 only in Element

  • Android

    Element
    Yes
    Signal Messenger
    Yes

  • iOS

    Element
    Yes
    Signal Messenger
    Yes

  • Linux

    Element
    Yes
    Signal Messenger
    Yes

  • macOS

    Element
    Yes
    Signal Messenger
    Yes

  • Windows

    Element
    Yes
    Signal Messenger
    Yes

  • Web

    Element
    Yes
    Signal Messenger
    No

Features

2 shared · 3 only in Element · 1 only in Signal Messenger

  • End-to-end encryption

    Element
    Yes
    Signal Messenger
    Yes

  • Team chat

    Element
    Yes
    Signal Messenger
    Yes

  • Self-hosting

    Element
    Yes
    Signal Messenger
    No

  • Threaded conversations

    Element
    Yes
    Signal Messenger
    No

  • Video calls

    Element
    Yes
    Signal Messenger
    No

  • Git hosting

    Element
    No
    Signal Messenger
    Yes

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