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

99 · 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

Collabora Online

82 · Strongly 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

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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.

These concerns apply to all United States tech companies — see our full analysis →