eXpress
eXpress is an enterprise communications and mobility platform for workplace messaging, meetings, and access to business processes.
What eXpress is
eXpress is an enterprise communications and mobility platform for workplace messaging, meetings, and access to business processes. Its messenger supports personal and group chats, threads, tags, reactions, channels, and file sharing. Video features include conferences, recordings, hand raising, persistent conference chat, and background effects. SmartApps offer a single window for employee workflows and corporate systems; the maker lists more than 70 integration systems, including email, document management, CRM, and antivirus products. The mail client connects to Gmail, Exchange, and Yandex accounts. Security measures described include multi-layer end-to-end encryption, encrypted mobile storage, TLS 1.3 and DTLS transport encryption, and three independent authentication channels. Corporate customers can deploy on secure on-premise servers or in a secure cloud. The listed apps cover web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and Aurora OS, with an Outlook add-in for conferences. A free plan and 30-day trial are listed, but corporate pricing is subject to individual conditions. eXpress was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.
Good
- Supports personal and group chats with file sharing
- Video conferences include recording and persistent chat
- SmartApps connect employees to business systems
- Available for desktop, mobile, and web platforms
- On-premise and secure cloud deployment options
Watch out
- Corporate pricing is subject to individual conditions
- End-to-end encryption is optional
- The 30-day trial is listed alongside the free plan
Who it suits
eXpress may suit organizations seeking chat, video meetings, and employee access to business processes in one platform. Its listed deployment options and integrations may be relevant to corporate IT teams.
Verdict
eXpress brings messaging, video, SmartApps, and business-system integrations together for corporate use. Organizations should confirm individual pricing and whether its deployment and security options fit their needs.
Plans and prices
From eXpress's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate | Priced on request | Individual conditions · works on your server or in a secure cloud · messenger, voice and video calls · SmartApps · federation · cryptographic container · two-layer traffic encryption |
| Corporate + SmartApps | Priced on request | Individual conditions · works on your server or in a secure cloud · messenger, voice and video calls · SmartApps · federation · cryptographic container · two-layer traffic encryption |
The facts
Each one read from eXpress's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Certification
- The eXpress communications system is certified by Russia’s FSTEC at Trust Level 4, according to the maker.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- Corporate customers can use secure on-premise servers, and the corporate rates page also lists operation in a secure cloud.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Email integrations
- The mail client supports integration with Gmail, Exchange, and Yandex mail accounts.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists more than 70 systems for SmartApps integration, including email clients, document management systems, CRM, and antivirus.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Limit
- Corporate rates are listed as individual conditions, and the page directs prospective customers to the commercial department for pricing.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Messaging
- The messenger supports personal and group chats, threads, chat tags, reactions, channels, and file sharing.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- eXpress is an enterprise communication and mobility platform described as an enterprise Super App.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- The maker describes multi-layer end-to-end encryption, encrypted mobile storage, TLS 1.3 and DTLS transport encryption, and three independent authentication channels.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maker provides a support center with FAQs for users, administrators, and technical support, and lists [email protected] for contacting support.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Video
- The product offers video conferences, recording, hand raising, persistent conference chat, and background effects.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2015checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Moscow, Russiachecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- SmartApps
- SmartApps provide a single window for employee business processes and access to corporate systems and services.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- The download page lists web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and Aurora OS apps, plus an Outlook add-in for eXpress conferences.checked 30 Sep 2026
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