European alternatives to DingTalk

Chinese workplace communication platform by Alibaba.

Alibaba Group · Outside Europe

About DingTalk

Company
Alibaba Group
HQ
China
Zone
Outside Europe

Key concerns

Non-European ownershipSubject to Chinese law
#1

Twake Workplace

100 · Certified European

France · Team communication

Open-source collaboration suite developed by French company Linagora. Combines Matrix-based messaging, cloud drive, mail, and calendar in one platform. EU-hosted and self-hostable.

Open-core · from Free Free tier Open source 🇪🇺 EU
#2

Stackfield

86 · Strongly European

Germany · Team communication

German all-in-one collaboration platform combining team chat, project management, video conferencing, and document editing. All data stored exclusively in Germany with end-to-end encryption. ISO 27001 certified. Used by 10,000+ companies.

Freemium · from Free Free tier 🇪🇺 EU
#3

Wire

82 · Strongly European

Switzerland · Team communication

Swiss end-to-end encrypted messaging and collaboration platform for enterprise and government use. Backed by Schwarz Group (Lidl/Kaufland), hosted in the EU, and used by security-conscious organisations across Europe.

Freemium · from Free Free tier Open source EFTA
#4

Element

75 · Strongly European

United Kingdom · Team communication

European secure communications platform built on the open Matrix protocol. Used by NATO, the EU, French and German governments, and 47M+ users across 80,000+ deployments. Self-hostable with full end-to-end encryption.

Open-core · from Free Free tier Open source European

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Did you know? Unlike US law, Chinese surveillance obligations have no judicial oversight and no legal avenue for challenge by foreign users.

Why avoid China-owned services?

CLOUD Act

Allows US authorities to compel American companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.

FISA Section 702

Permits mass surveillance of non-US persons' data held by US tech providers, without a warrant.

GDPR vs US law

Transferring personal data to US companies may conflict with EU data protection rules under GDPR.

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