Element Pro for work vs Plane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Element Pro for work
Secure and sovereign collaboration for professional teams and organizations. Offers real-time messaging, video calling, and centralized administration with end-to-end encryption. Enables self-hosting for full data control and compliance.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging and video calls
- Decentralized and federated communication
- Centralized administration and user management
- Public and private team discussion rooms
- Single sign-on integration
- File sharing and collaboration tools
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Sovereign collaboration for the workplace For public sector organisations, enterprises and professional teams - secure collaboration between colleagues, clients, suppliers, customers, etc. Element Pro gives you sovereign, secure and scalable collaboration built on Matrix, while providing your organisation with central administration and the ability to meet regulatory obligations. Empowers employees and organisations by future-proofing real time communication: • Collaborate in real time with your network via instant messaging and video calling • Decentralised & federated communication within your organisation, and across your wider value chain • Provides corporate oversight and control (including user and room administration) to ensure compliance with organisational policies. • Organise your team discussions using public & private rooms • Single sign-on for seamless login (including LDAP, AD, Entra ID, SAML and OIDC) • Mange identity and access permissions centrally, at an organisational level • Login and device verification via QR code • Boost your productivity with collaboration features: file sharing, replies, emoji reactions, polls, read receipts, pinned messages, etc. • Interoperate natively via others using the Matrix open standard This app is based on the free and open-source app maintained at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios but contains additional proprietary features. Security-first End-to-end encryption by default for all communications (messaging and calls) means your business communications remain just that: your business, not anyone else’s. Own your data Unlike the majority of real time communication solutions, your organisation is able to self-host its communication servers for full digital sovereignty and compliance, meaning no dependency on Big Tech is necessary. Communicate in real time, all the time Stay up to date wherever you are with fully synchronised message history across all your devices, including on the web at https://app.element.io Element Pro is our next-generation workplace app If you have an account provided by your employer (e.g. @janedoe:element.com) you should download Element Pro. This app is designed for commercial use and is based on the free and open source Element X: our next-generation app.
Plane
Manage projects and track work efficiently with this mobile application designed for cross-functional teams. Stay updated on tasks, view project progress, and edit issues on the go. Access your workspace and projects seamlessly from your mobile device.
- Task alerts for assignments and mentions
- Project overview at a glance
- Edit and add issues on the fly
- Track project cycles and module progress
- Read workspace and project pages
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AI-native project and knowledge management platform for teams and agents. Manage projects, track work, and stay connected from anywhere with the Plane mobile app. The app lets you: • Manage work across projects, cycles, and initiatives. • Stay in sync with your team in real time. • Access work and documentation anywhere. • Keep execution moving from your phone. Plane is the work infrastructure for humans and AI agent era, supporting cloud, self-hosted, or fully air-gapped deployments. Certified to ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type 2, and GDPR. Download the app to get started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plane at 38% against Element Pro for work's 0%. Plane also leads on rating (3.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plane holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plane has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Element Pro for work's written reviews are positive against 38% of Plane's.
Element Pro for work ships an update fortnightly, Plane every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Element Pro for work | Plane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.3 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vector Creations Limited | Plane Software |
Customer experience
Element Pro for work
Plane
In-app purchases
Element Pro for work
No in-app purchases
Plane
No in-app purchases




