European alternatives to Google Sheets

Google's cloud spreadsheet, strong on collaboration and increasingly on AI. Like the rest of Workspace, it's US-hosted under the CLOUD Act.

Company information about Google Sheets
Company
Google LLC
Parent company
Alphabet Inc.
Headquarters
Mountain View, United States
Founded
2006
Data jurisdiction
United States
Ownership
Publicly traded
GDPR
No
Open source
No
Infrastructure
Own infrastructure

Why people switch away from Google Sheets

Subject to US CLOUD ActProfit-driven (public markets)Proprietary softwareNot covered by GDPR

European alternatives to Google Sheets

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Netherlands 75 · Strongly European

Open-source no-code database from the Netherlands. Self-host or use the cloud. A fully European Airtable alternative.

Open-core · from Free Free tier Open source Mixed infrastructure EU
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Latvia 72 · Mostly European

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 Own infrastructure Part of OnlyOffice Capital Group Pte. Ltd. EU

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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.

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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.

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