European alternatives to Meta Ads

Meta's advertising platform across Facebook and Instagram.

Meta Platforms, Inc. · Outside Europe

About Meta Ads

Company
Meta Platforms, Inc.
HQ
United States
Zone
Outside Europe

Key concerns

Non-European ownershipSubject to US CLOUD Act
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Criteo

83 · Strongly European

France · Digital advertising

Paris-headquartered commerce-media and retargeting platform. A large, publicly traded European adtech alternative to the Google and Meta ad duopoly.

Enterprise · from Custom 🇪🇺 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.

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