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
European alternatives to Robinhood
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.