Team Chat Apps · reliability comparison
Element vs Google Chat: which is more reliable? (2026)
Element is more reliable than Google Chat, scoring 100.0 vs 94.4 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Element reported 0 incidents and Google Chat reported 1, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.98% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Element | Google Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 100.0 | 94.4 |
| Rank (team chat apps) | #1 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.98% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 2h 44m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Element and Google Chat differ
- Element reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Google Chat reported 1.
- Element's longest outage on record lasted 18h 18m (Nov 18, 2025); Google Chat's lasted 2h 3m (Feb 23, 2026).
90-day uptime
Element
Google Chat
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Element incidents
- Partial outageJan 29, 2025 · ongoing
Element One Telegram bridge Matrix to Telegram direction media intermittent failuresofficial update ↗
Affected: Telegram, Element One
Recent Google Chat incidents
- Degraded performanceAug 28, 2026 · resolved in 2h 44m
Affected: Google Chat
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