European alternatives to Robinhood

The commission-free trading app that brought a generation into investing, controversially. A publicly-traded US brokerage on AWS, with full visibility into its users' finances.

Company information about Robinhood
Company
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
Headquarters
Menlo Park, United States
Founded
2013
Data jurisdiction
United States
Ownership
Publicly traded
GDPR
No
Open source
No
Infrastructure
Amazon AWS

Why people switch away from Robinhood

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

European alternatives to Robinhood

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Top Pick

Germany 83 · Strongly European

Dutch-founded broker, now operating as DEGIRO within BaFin-regulated flatexDEGIRO Bank AG. Europe's leading retail broker with 3M+ customers across 15 European countries and access to 50+ exchanges at some of Europe's lowest trading fees.

Paid · from from €1/trade Own infrastructure Part of flatexDEGIRO AG EU
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Germany 65 · Mostly European

German neobroker and licensed bank headquartered in Berlin. 8 million users across 17 European countries, €100 billion in assets. Commission-free trading of stocks, ETFs, bonds, and crypto. Full ECB banking licence since 2023. €12.5B valuation, Europe's most valuable startup.

Freemium · from Free Free tier Mixed infrastructure EU
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Germany 65 · Mostly European

Munich-based digital investment platform with €30 billion in assets under management. Offers robo-advisor, self-directed broker, and banking services. ECB banking licence received in 2025. Active in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands.

Freemium · from Free Free tier Mixed infrastructure EU
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Austria 65 · Mostly European

Vienna-based multi-asset investment platform founded in 2014. 7.4 million registered users, €371M revenue in 2025. MiCA-licensed for crypto in Europe. Trade stocks, ETFs, crypto, and precious metals on a single regulated European platform.

Freemium · from Free Free tier 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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