European alternatives to
Gmail
Google's free email service used by over 1.8 billion people worldwide.
About Gmail
- Company
- Google LLC · Alphabet Inc.
- HQ
- United States
- Zone
- Outside Europe
Key concerns
Posteo
98 · Certified EuropeanAd-free, green-powered email from Berlin for just €1/month. Independently run, no logs, regularly audited.
Tuta Mail
97 · Certified EuropeanFully encrypted email based in Germany. Open-source and independently audited.
Mailfence
94 · Certified EuropeanBelgian encrypted email suite with calendars, contacts, and documents. No ads, no tracking, protected by Belgian privacy law.
Proton Mail
92 · Certified EuropeanEncrypted email from the team behind ProtonVPN. No ads, no tracking, servers in Switzerland.
Runbox
90 · Certified EuropeanNorwegian email provider focused on privacy and sustainability. Powered by renewable energy with no third-party tracking.
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Other Alphabet Inc. products with European alternatives
Google Drive Cloud storage
Google Cloud Hosting & cloud infrastructure
Google Meet Video conferencing
Google Search Search engines
Google Chrome Web browsers
Gemini AI tools & APIs
Google AI Studio AI tools & APIs
Google Workspace Office suite
Why avoid United States-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.