European alternatives to Instacart

A grocery-delivery marketplace connecting shoppers with local stores, publicly listed in 2023. US-hosted on AWS, holding detailed purchase data.

Company information about Instacart
Company
Maplebear Inc.
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Founded
2012
Data jurisdiction
United States
Ownership
Publicly traded
GDPR
No
Open source
No
Infrastructure
Amazon AWS

Why people switch away from Instacart

Subject to US CLOUD ActProfit-driven (public markets)Proprietary softwareRuns on Big Tech infrastructureNot covered by GDPR

European alternatives to Instacart

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Netherlands 86 · Strongly European

Dutch online supermarket delivering groceries by electric van to customers in the Netherlands, Germany, and France. Founded in 2015, Picnic uses fixed delivery routes and a warehouse-to-door model to offer free delivery.

Free · from Free Free tier Own infrastructure EU
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Germany 65 · Mostly European

Berlin-founded meal kit company operating in 18 countries. Delivers pre-portioned fresh ingredients with recipes directly to customers. Founded in 2011, listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange. €7.5B revenue. German alternative to US food delivery platforms.

Paid · from €7/meal Mixed infrastructure EU

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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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