Introducing Mattermost Entry: A Smarter Starting Point for Secure Collaboration 

For years, organizations have used Mattermost Team Edition as an entry point into our platform. While Team Edition enabled many to experience the power of open collaboration, it has often resulted in oversized and unsupported deployments, with limited exposure to our most advanced features. The outcome? Many users never had the chance to see the full value of what Mattermost can deliver. 

It’s time to change that. 

Why We’re Moving Beyond Team Edition 

Team Edition offered a useful starting point, but it wasn’t designed to scale. In practice, we’ve seen: 

• Unsupported environments that outgrew their original purpose;
• Low conversion rates to our Enterprise editions, since users didn’t experience advanced features.; 
• Gaps in security and governance that enterprises rely on. 

To ensure every new deployment starts off with the right foundation, we’re evolving our product lineup. 

Meet Mattermost Entry 

Mattermost Entry provides the full Enterprise feature set with lightweight usage limits. The result is a free complete Mattermost experience from day one — secure, extensible, and ready for mission-critical collaboration — while still offering a natural path to upgrade. 

What’s Included in Mattermost Entry

Unlike Team Edition, Entry gives you access to: 

• Enterprise-grade messaging and collaboration — channels, 1:1 and group messaging, file sharing, threaded discussions, and more
• AI-accelerated collaboration tools — interactive bots, summarization, and contextual intelligence
• Core enterprise security — audit logs, compliance features, and granular access controls
• Custom branding, multilingual support, and integrations to align Mattermost with your workflows

Where Mattermost Entry Differs 

To encourage healthy adoption, Entry introduces hard limits on usage. For example: 

• Message history capped at 10,000 messages 
• 1:1 audio calls limited to 40 minutes 
• AI-assisted queries capped at 250 per month 

These guardrails are designed to give teams time to prove the value of Mattermost, without creating long-term unsupported deployments. 

The Path Forward 

Mattermost Entry is more than just a replacement for Team Edition. It’s a smarter way to start, ensuring every organization gets the full picture of our capabilities while keeping a clear upgrade path open. 

Whether you’re a defense team needing secure, air-gapped collaboration or a critical infrastructure provider looking for AI-accelerated operations, Entry ensures your trial experience reflects the true power of Mattermost Enterprise. 

Next Steps: Explore Mattermost Entry 

We encourage current Team Edition users to explore Entry as their next step. With the right guardrails in place, you’ll have everything you need to unlock the full value of Mattermost — and a clear path forward when you’re ready to expand. 

👉 Learn more about Mattermost Entry and our complete offerings here: Mattermost Plans & Editions