European alternatives to GoDaddy
The mass-market US domain registrar and web host, ubiquitous and aggressively up-selling. It's a publicly-traded US company under the CLOUD Act, with a business built on add-ons and renewals.
Company information about GoDaddy
- Company
- GoDaddy Inc.
- Headquarters
- Tempe, United States
- Founded
- 1997
- Data jurisdiction
- United States
- Ownership
- Publicly traded
- GDPR
- No
- Open source
- No
- Infrastructure
- Own infrastructure
Why people switch away from GoDaddy
European alternatives to GoDaddy
Swiss web hosting from Infomaniak, Europe's leading independent hosting provider. Shared web hosting, WordPress and domains on owned, 100% renewable-powered data centres in Switzerland, under strict Swiss privacy law with no data exploitation.
A Berlin-based registrar covering 1,000+ TLDs with a powerful API, free privacy protection, and a strong reputation among developers and resellers.
Website builder, hosting, domains, and cloud from Germany's largest web host. Data hosted in the EU under German data-protection law.
Lithuanian web hosting giant serving 29 million users in 178 countries. Affordable shared, VPS and cloud hosting with a custom control panel and strong European infrastructure.
A long-established French registrar known for its 'no bullshit' ethos, transparent pricing, and included privacy protection. Domains, hosting, and email.
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Start somewhere.
Switching everything overnight is not realistic. Start where it matters most: your email, your cloud storage, your business tools. Replace one thing at a time.
The European Alternative already exists.
Pick Europe.
Why avoid United States-owned services?
CLOUD Act
Forces US companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world upon government request, including data on European servers.
FISA Section 702
Authorises mass surveillance of non-US persons using data held by US tech platforms, without a warrant or notification.
GDPR vs US law conflict
EU courts have repeatedly found that US surveillance law conflicts with European fundamental rights. Schrems I and II both invalidated EU-US data transfer agreements.