--- title: Matrix takes sovereign messaging into the realm of the... description: Matrix, the open, federated messaging standard, is gaining serious traction as a sovereign alternative to Microsoft Teams. Attendance at its Malmo event grew... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/matrix-takes-sovereign-messaging-into-the-realm-of-the-tech-giants-ptx09jb9n twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Matrix takes sovereign messaging into the realm of the tech giants | daily.dev og:description: Matrix, the open, federated messaging standard, is gaining serious traction as a sovereign alternative to Microsoft Teams. Attendance at its Malmo event grew... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/matrix-takes-sovereign-messaging-into-the-realm-of-the-tech-giants-ptx09jb9n og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Ptx09JB9N.png og:image:alt: Matrix takes sovereign messaging into the realm of the tech giants og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Matrix takes sovereign messaging into the realm of the tech giants **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Matrix, the open, federated messaging standard, is gaining serious traction as a sovereign alternative to Microsoft Teams. Attendance at its Malmo event grew 30 percent year over year, and the mood shifted from caution to active rollout. The European Commission deployed it at scale, starting as a proof of concept in Q4 2025 and reaching laptops between July and September 2026, hosted on the Schengen Cloud Alliance. Element CEO Matthew Hodgson says national militaries phone up because they need to get on board Matrix to talk to other countries already using it. He also warns that Element accounts for much of the Matrix Foundation's funding, calling that reliance on one company bad governance for an open standard. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Matrix and how does it compare to Microsoft Teams for government use? Matrix is an open, federated messaging standard supporting chat, voice, and video with no central hub or overseas control point, making it attractive as a sovereign alternative to Microsoft Teams. It has been adopted by France's Tchap, Germany's BundesMessenger, Sweden's public sector, and the European Commission, which rolled it out via the Schengen Cloud Alliance including OVHcloud between July and September 2026. _Teams building sovereign communication stacks can track Matrix and Element developments as they unfold on daily.dev._ ### Why is the Matrix Foundation financially dependent on Element? Element, the company behind most of Matrix's development funding, currently covers the lion's share of the Matrix Foundation's budget. Element CEO Matthew Hodgson called this bad governance for an open standard, arguing that governments operationally dependent on Matrix should contribute even small amounts so the Foundation isn't reliant on one company picking up the tab. _Developers weighing open-source sustainability risks can follow funding debates like this one on daily.dev._ ### Can Microsoft guarantee data sovereignty for European customers? No. In 2025, a Microsoft representative admitted the company could not guarantee data sovereignty to customers in France, fueling government interest in alternatives like Matrix. Microsoft has since announced new sovereign capabilities, including options for running AI, data services, and confidential workloads on customer-controlled platforms, plus a sovereign partner ecosystem. _Anyone evaluating cloud vendor sovereignty claims can keep tabs on these disclosures via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Matrix messaging gaining ground in government IT](https://daily.dev/posts/matrix-messaging-gaining-ground-in-government-it-zevig1ds0) · The Register · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Matrix 2.0: The Future of Matrix](https://daily.dev/posts/matrix-2-0-the-future-of-matrix-mydltk5lg) · Lobsters · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Self-hosting a Matrix server for 5 years](https://daily.dev/posts/self-hosting-a-matrix-server-for-5-years-8mesvm06w) · Hacker News · 4 upvotes · 0 comments - [Beyond Discord: Architecting a Sovereign Community with Matrix](https://daily.dev/posts/beyond-discord-architecting-a-sovereign-community-with-matrix-15smg3v5w) · SitePoint · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Lead A Discord Exodus With A Matrix Server](https://daily.dev/posts/lead-a-discord-exodus-with-a-matrix-server-mwnza4zkv) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/matrix-takes-sovereign-messaging-into-the-realm-of-the-tech-giants-ptx09jb9n) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Matrix takes sovereign messaging into the realm of the tech giants","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/matrix-takes-sovereign-messaging-into-the-realm-of-the-tech-giants-ptx09jb9n","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/matrix-takes-sovereign-messaging-into-the-realm-of-the-tech-giants-ptx09jb9n"},"datePublished":"2026-10-29T09:32:55.798Z","dateModified":"2026-10-29T09:33:26.965Z","description":"Matrix, the open, federated messaging standard, is gaining serious traction as a sovereign alternative to Microsoft Teams. 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