> The minimum plan is $20/mo for 10 users. That's a bit steep for a group of kids to pool their money for, compared to old-school Teamspeak hosting. I'm not su

> The minimum plan is $20/mo for 10 users. That's a bit steep for a group of kids to pool their money for, compared to old-school Teamspeak hosting. I'm not sure where you got that number, as the minimum enterprise plan is Nickel, which is $10 a month. They also have Element Home[0] now, which is $10 a month for 5 users, plus custom domain.element.io server. Costs $2 a month for additional users, and I believe they're adding more options. > And I don't know of any company that I can pay for personal Matrix hosting First google result leads you to matrix.org/hosting which lists Ungleich.ch as a non-Element option. I've seen at least one other place also offering it, but admittedly I do not remember their name and that's still a small number. > the UX of Element flat-out sucks Eh, to each their own. I don't mind it too much (the Android app is great for me) and it's getting better over time. [0]: https://element.io/pricing https://element.io/pricing