Choose Campfire if you need
- PWA. We haven't found it on Element's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Both are available on Web.
- Only Campfire lists PWA.
- Only Element lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
- Element lists ISO 27001 and SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for Campfire.
- Campfire has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Element.
- Both can be self-hosted.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Element if you need
- macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS or Android. We haven't found them on Campfire's website.
Campfire
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Element
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Review ElementThe facts
- What it does
- CampfireSuper simple group chat, without a subscription, and you get the code too.
- ElementSecure communications built on the decentralised Matrix open standard
- Free plan
- CampfireYes
- ElementYes
- Pricing
- CampfireFree, open source, self-hosted
- ElementPer seat, monthly
- Paid plans from
- Campfire
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- Web
Only Campfire
- PWA
Only Element
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Campfire and Element yet.
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