Element vs Rocket.Chat
Element
element.io
Rocket.Chat
rocket.chatSide by side
| Figure | Element | Rocket.Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 6 |
| Spec score · Secure Team Chat Software | 7.2 (#23) | 8.5 (#3) |
| Spec score · Instant Messaging Software | 7.2 (#25) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Spec score · Business Instant Messaging - Enterprise Software | 7.2 (#18) | 8.6 (#7) |
| Spec score · Remote Working software | 7.3 (#19) | 8.6 (#10) |
| Spec score · Team Communication Software | 7.2 (#20) | 8.5 (#10) |
| Spec score · Business Instant Messaging - Midmarket Software | 7.3 (#20) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Spec score · Team chat apps | 7.3 (#59) | 9.0 (#7) |
| Spec score · Team Collaboration Software | 7.2 (#24) | 8.5 (#14) |
| Channels | No | Yes |
| Founded | 2017 | 2015 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Guest access | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom | Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
| Integrations | Etherpad,Grafana,Google Calendar,Jitsi,Spotify,YouTube,Ethercalc,TradingView,GitHub,RSS Bot,GitLab,Jira,Webhooks | The marketplace lists integrations including Trello, Zapier, Zoom and Rocket.Chat AI, and supports public and private apps. |
| Message history | unlimited | unlimited |
| Supported platforms | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android,self-hosted | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android,API,self-hosted |
Plans
Element
- CommunityPrice not published
- CommunityPriced on request
- EnterprisePrice not published
- EnterprisePriced on request
- SovereignPrice not published
- SovereignPriced on request
Rocket.Chat
- StarterFree
- CommunityFree
- StarterFree
- CommercialPriced on request
- DefensePriced on request
- GovernmentPriced on request
In their own words
Rocket.Chat
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