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Unfortunately the usability of the available Matrix clients leaves a lot to be desired. When we evaluated Element I think it was in a particularly buggy state.

In contrast, Zulip is fast, simple, and “just works”.



When was that?

I've been running Element flawlessly for two years now, including a Synapse server. Never had it more "just works" before.


Spring 2022, when spaces were coming out of beta. My boss tried to switch spaces and got a completely blank white screen. Not a good look.

Personally I use Element every day to keep in touch with the Matrix community, and it works fine for my minimal needs. It’s better now than it was then.


Try being in 200+ rooms / spaces and using Element Web on an i7-2640M

Hint: It's not a fun experience.


A 2011 processor has increasingly diminishing relevance in a conversation about interoperability and open standards in 2024.




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