European alternatives to Google Docs

Google's free online word processor with real-time collaboration.

Google LLC · Outside Europe

About Google Docs

Company
Google LLC · Alphabet Inc.
HQ
United States
Zone
Outside Europe

Key concerns

Non-European ownershipSubject to US CLOUD Act
#1

CryptPad

100 · Certified European

France · Project management

End-to-end encrypted collaboration suite. Docs, spreadsheets, and kanban boards. The server never sees your content.

Freemium · from Free Free tier Open source 🇪🇺 EU
#2

XWiki

100 · Certified European

France · Note-taking

French open-source enterprise wiki founded in 2004 in Paris. Used by Amazon, Lenovo, and governments across Europe for knowledge management and collaboration. Self-hostable with full data sovereignty. Also the company behind CryptPad.

Open-core · from Free Free tier Open source 🇪🇺 EU
#3

SoftMaker Office

98 · Certified European

Germany · Office suite

German office suite from Nuremberg with word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation apps that read and write Microsoft formats natively. A free version, FreeOffice, is also available. Runs offline, so your documents stay on your device.

Freemium · from Free Free tier 🇪🇺 EU
#4

LibreOffice

97 · Certified European

Germany · Office suite

A complete, free office suite – documents, spreadsheets, presentations – that runs entirely on your own computer. No subscription, no cloud, no tracking.

Free · from Free Free tier Open source 🇪🇺 EU
#5

Collabora Online

90 · Certified European

United Kingdom · Project management

LibreOffice in the browser, built by Collabora. Integrates with Nextcloud for a fully European document editing suite.

Enterprise Open source European
#6

ONLYOFFICE

72 · Mostly European

Latvia · Office suite

Open-source office suite for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with some of the best Microsoft Office file compatibility around. Registered in Riga, Latvia. Self-host it for free or use the hosted cloud edition.

Freemium · from Free Free tier Open source 🇪🇺 EU

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Did you know? Storing data on European servers does not protect you from US law if the company is American-owned.

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.

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