European alternatives to Shopify

The e-commerce platform powering millions of online stores, from side hustles to big brands. Canadian-founded and publicly listed, it runs on Google Cloud, so merchant and customer data sits on US-owned infrastructure.

Company information about Shopify
Company
Shopify Inc.
Headquarters
Ottawa, Canada
Founded
2006
Data jurisdiction
Outside Europe
Ownership
Publicly traded
GDPR
No
Open source
No
Infrastructure
Google Cloud

Why people switch away from Shopify

Non-European ownershipProfit-driven (public markets)Proprietary softwareRuns on Big Tech infrastructureNot covered by GDPR

European alternatives to Shopify

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Top Pick

PrestaShop

E-commerce platforms

France 82 · Strongly European

Open-source e-commerce software from France. Self-host your store with full control over data, code, and hosting – no monthly platform fee.

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Open-core · from Free Free tier Open source Own infrastructure Part of MBE Worldwide EU
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Shopware

E-commerce platforms

Germany 82 · Strongly European

API-first, open-source commerce platform from Germany. Run your store on European infrastructure with full access to the source code.

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Open-core · from Free Free tier Open source Own infrastructure EU

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Why switch away from Shopify?

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.