Element vs Mattermost: which does AI recommend?

· ChatGPT and Google AI Mode

Based on every AI answer that names bothReviewed by

How we measure

AI summary

The answers treat and as even recommendations, with for decentralized, encrypted use and for DevOps. When naming both, they usually list first.

Listed first when AI names both

ElementElement: 21%MattermostMattermost: 79% (Mattermost leads)

Recommended when named

ElementElement: 79%
MattermostMattermost: 80%

Pick Mattermost for

  • Secure self-hosted threaded chat Almost always
  • Open-source team chat Usually

Topic by topic

Mentioned in, as a share of each topic’s answers

Element named more1About even1Mattermost named more3

Element named more

Mattermost named more

About even1

Only Element is ranked in2

Only Mattermost is ranked in7

What people ask AI about Element and Mattermost

tends to be listed first for open-source apps that do not claim data ownership, and is listed first almost always for secure, self-hosted platforms with threaded conversations and usually for open-source team chat.

Element listed firstMattermost listed first
  1. I need a team chat app that is open source and does not claim ownership of our data.Mattermost often first
  2. What's a good, secure team chat platform that's self-hosted and offers threaded conversations?Mattermost almost always first
  3. My team needs a central place to communicate. What's the best team chat app that is open-source?Mattermost usually first

Who AI mentions first

Element listed firstMattermost listed first

is listed first every month.

  1. JunElement listed first: 21%Mattermost listed first: 79%
  2. JulElement listed first: 30%Mattermost listed first: 70%
  3. SepElement listed first: 13%Mattermost listed first: 87%
  • Google AI ModeElement listed first: 17%Mattermost listed first: 83%
  • ChatGPTElement listed first: 25%Mattermost listed first: 75%

Also named alongside Element and Mattermost

and appear in most of these answers, while appears in about half.

  1. Zulip85%
  2. Rocket.Chat84%
  3. Matrix41%
  4. Nextcloud Talk13%
  5. Slack10%
  6. Microsoft Teams9%
  7. Element7%
  8. Wire7%
  9. Slack6%
  10. Matrix Synapse4%
  11. GitHub3%
  12. Gitlab3%

Element vs Mattermost: common questions

Is Element better than Mattermost?
The answers treat Element and Mattermost as even recommendations, with Element for decentralized, encrypted use and Mattermost for DevOps. When naming both, they usually list Mattermost first.
What are the alternatives to Element and Mattermost?
Zulip and Rocket.Chat appear in most of these answers, while Matrix appears in about half.
When is Mattermost the better pick?
AI usually lists Mattermost first for: Secure self-hosted threaded chat; Open-source team chat.

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