European alternatives to Microsoft Teams
Microsoft's team collaboration and video conferencing platform.
About Microsoft Teams
- Company
- Microsoft Corporation
- HQ
- United States
- Zone
- Outside Europe
Key concerns
Stackfield
86 · Strongly EuropeanGerman all-in-one collaboration platform combining team chat, project management, video conferencing, and document editing. All data stored exclusively in Germany with end-to-end encryption. ISO 27001 certified. Used by 10,000+ companies.
Wire
82 · Strongly EuropeanSwiss 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.
Element
75 · Strongly EuropeanEuropean secure communications platform built on the open Matrix protocol. Used by NATO, the EU, French and German governments, and 47M+ users across 80,000+ deployments. Self-hostable with full end-to-end encryption.
Whereby
66 · Mostly EuropeanNorwegian 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.
Jitsi Meet
52 · Mixed OriginsOpen-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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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.