The list
European alternatives to US software
Over 35 verified alternatives from our weekly series. We don't just check who owns a company, but where it actually runs – a European company on US cloud remains CLOUD-Act-exposed.
- Own infrastructure
- Self-hostable / local
- End-to-end encrypted
Communication & everyday
| Instead of (US) | European alternative | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Mailbox + calendar, end-to-end encrypted (Hanover) | ||
| Business mail on German servers (Berlin) | ||
| Own Swiss servers, outside the CLOUD Act | ||
| Messenger without a phone number, pay once | ||
| Decentralised, ad-free, non-profit | ||
| Decentralised video platform, you own your content |
Files, office & productivity
| Instead of (US) | European alternative | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Storage, calendar, docs on your own server (Stuttgart) | ||
| Free, local, opens Word and Excel files (foundation, Berlin) | ||
| Real-time collaboration, end-to-end encrypted | ||
| Notes, encrypted, sync via your own Nextcloud | ||
| Tasks, projects, kanban, free | ||
| Online-PDF-Tools | Merge, split, sign, runs entirely locally | |
| Spelling, grammar and style, works offline (Potsdam) | ||
| Encrypted backup on Swiss servers |
Security & privacy
| Instead of (US) | European alternative | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Password manager, own servers, end-to-end | ||
| 2FA codes, encrypted, with backup | ||
| US-VPNs | No-logs, independently audited | |
| US-VPNs | No-logs, anonymous payment | |
| App store with open-source apps only, no tracking | ||
| Android without Google, ready-made devices available |
Web, marketing & business
| Instead of (US) | European alternative | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Cookieless analytics, usually no consent banner needed | ||
| Search engine that doesn't store your searches | ||
| Search engine from Berlin, plants trees | ||
| Browser without tracking, Chromium-compatible | ||
 Shopify | E-commerce with full control, self-hostable | |
| Domains and hosting with own data centres | ||
 | European cloud infrastructure | |
| Code hosting, non-profit association |
Creative & media
| Instead of (US) | European alternative | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Image editing and illustration, free, local | ||
| Video editing, free, your footage stays local | ||
| Screen recording and streaming, fully local | ||
| Music streaming from France (Spotify is 🇸🇪 anyway) | ||
| Offline maps, no movement profile |
Scheduling, contracts, client work & AI — built by us
Full transparency: this is our own category. meetergo is the European all-in-one alternative for client-facing work — EU-hosted, GDPR and EU AI Act compliant.
| Instead of (US) | European alternative | Feature |
|---|---|---|
 meetergo Scheduling | Scheduling on EU servers | |
| meetergo E-Signature | Legally valid electronic signatures | |
| meetergo Documents | Send and track documents securely | |
| meetergo Invoices & Quotes | Quotes and invoices straight from the client workflow | |
| meetergo connect | Video calls in the browser, EU-hosted | |
| meetergo Team Chat | Team communication, Matrix-compatible | |
| meetergo Client Portal | One place for everything with your client | |
| meetergo Mira | AI assistant on EU servers, EU AI Act ready | |
| meetergo AI Notetaker | AI meeting notes, runs locally on your machine |
Replace 9 tools with one.
Scheduling, e-signature, documents, invoices & quotes, video calls, client portal and AI — all in one European tool. GDPR, EU AI Act, EU servers.
Why some familiar names are missing
A European company running on US cloud remains reachable via the CLOUD Act. That's why we verify ownership AND infrastructure. Example: DeepL (Cologne) is excellent, but now uses AWS as a sub-processor and is therefore absent. Cal.com, Pipedrive and Jitsi are US-owned and don't qualify as European alternatives.
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