European alternatives to

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft's team collaboration and video conferencing platform.

Microsoft Corporation · Outside Europe

About Microsoft Teams

Company: Microsoft Corporation
HQ: United States
Zone: Outside Europe

Key concerns

Non-European ownershipSubject to US CLOUD Act

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90 · Certified European

Switzerland · Team communication

Swiss end-to-end encrypted messaging and collaboration platform for enterprise and government use. Backed by Schwarz Group (Lidl/Kaufland), hosted in the EU, and used by security-conscious organisations across Europe.

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Freemium · from Free Free tier Open source EFTA

Whereby

84 · Strongly European

Norway · Video conferencing

Norwegian browser-based video conferencing tool founded as appear.in inside Telenor. No app download needed, permanent room links, and a clean API for embedding video into products.

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Freemium · from Free Free tier European

Jitsi Meet

52 · Mixed Origins

United States · Video conferencing

Open-source browser-based video conferencing with no account or download needed. Originally founded in France, now owned by US company 8x8. Self-host for full data sovereignty.

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Free · from Free Free tier Open source

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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 →