European alternatives to Google Workspace

Google's bundle of Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet and Calendar for organisations. Deeply convenient and deeply integrated, all on US infrastructure under the CLOUD Act, with your organisation's data inside the Google ecosystem.

Company information about Google Workspace
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 Workspace

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

European alternatives to Google Workspace

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Top Pick

France 100 · Certified European

Open-source collaboration suite developed by French company Linagora. Combines Matrix-based messaging, cloud drive, mail, and calendar in one platform. EU-hosted and self-hostable.

Open-core · from Free Free tier Open source Bootstrapped Own infrastructure EU
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France 100 · Certified European

French company offering /e/OS, a de-Googled Android operating system, and Murena Cloud, a privacy-respecting alternative to Google Workspace. Founded by Gaël Duval, creator of Mandrake Linux. Phones shipped with zero Google services. EU-hosted cloud.

Freemium · from Free Free tier Open source Bootstrapped Own infrastructure EU
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Switzerland 93 · Certified European

Swiss professional email service from Infomaniak, Europe's leading independent hosting provider. Powered by 100% renewable energy, owned and operated infrastructure in Switzerland, strict Swiss privacy laws, and a no data exploitation policy.

Paid · from €1.75/mo Bootstrapped Own infrastructure EFTA
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Germany 87 · Strongly European

Self-hostable productivity suite. Docs, calendar, contacts and more, all fully European.

Open-core · from Free Free tier Open source Own infrastructure 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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