European alternatives to Outlook

Microsoft's email and calendar app, built into Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Corporation · Outside Europe

About Outlook

Company
Microsoft Corporation
HQ
United States
Zone
Outside Europe

Key concerns

Non-European ownershipSubject to US CLOUD Act
Freemium · from Free Free tier Open source 🇪🇺 EU
#2

Posteo

100 · Certified European

Germany · Email

Ad-free, green-powered email from Berlin for just €1/month. Independently run, no logs, regularly audited.

Paid · from €1/mo Partly open source 🇪🇺 EU
#3

Tuta Calendar

100 · Certified European

Germany · Calendar & contacts

German end-to-end encrypted calendar by Tutao GmbH, tightly integrated with Tuta Mail. All calendar data is encrypted on German servers using post-quantum TutaCrypt encryption. Standalone calendar app launched in 2024. Open source, no ads, no tracking.

Freemium · from Free Free tier Open source 🇪🇺 EU
#4

Mailfence

98 · Certified European

Belgium · Email

Belgian encrypted email suite with calendars, contacts, and documents. No ads, no tracking, protected by Belgian privacy law.

Freemium · from Free Free tier 🇪🇺 EU
#5

Soverin

98 · Certified European

Netherlands · Email

Dutch email service providing personal domain email hosting. Simple, privacy-respecting, and hosted entirely in the Netherlands. No ads, no data mining, straightforward annual pricing. Founded in Amsterdam in 2015.

Paid · from €3.25/mo 🇪🇺 EU
#6

mailbox.org

98 · Certified European

Germany · Email

A privacy-first email and groupware service from Berlin, run by long-time Linux specialists Heinlein Support. Encrypted mailboxes, calendars, contacts, and an online office - all hosted in certified German data centres and powered by green electricity, with no ads and no tracking.

Paid · from €1/mo 🇪🇺 EU
#7

Kolab Now

97 · Certified European

Switzerland · Email

A fully open-source email and collaboration suite hosted in Switzerland. Email, calendars, contacts, tasks, file storage, and collaborative editing - all built on free software and operated under strict Swiss privacy law, with no ads and no tracking.

Paid · from CHF 4.55/mo Open source EFTA
#8

Runbox

95 · Certified European

Norway · Email

Norwegian email provider focused on privacy and sustainability. Powered by renewable energy with no third-party tracking.

Paid · from $1.66/mo Partly open source EFTA
#9

Proton Calendar

95 · Certified European

Switzerland · Calendar & contacts

Swiss end-to-end encrypted calendar by Proton AG. All event details (titles, descriptions, locations, attendees) are encrypted so even Proton cannot read them. ISO 27001 certified, independently audited annually by Securitum, own infrastructure in Switzerland and Germany.

Freemium · from Free Free tier Open source EFTA
#10

Infomaniak Mail

93 · Certified European

Switzerland · Email

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 EFTA
#11

SimpleLogin

92 · Certified European

Switzerland · Email

French open-source email alias service acquired by Proton AG in 2022. Create unlimited aliases to protect your real email address from spam, tracking, and data breaches. Now integrated with Proton ecosystem. Free tier available.

Freemium · from Free Free tier Open source EFTA
Freemium · from Free Free tier Partly open source EFTA
#13

StartMail

68 · Mostly European

Netherlands · Email

Private email from the team behind Startpage, operated in the Netherlands under EU privacy law. Unlimited disposable aliases, built-in PGP encryption, and no ads or tracking - though the parent company is US-owned.

Paid · from $5/mo 🇪🇺 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.

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