European alternatives to Squarespace
An all-in-one website builder known for polished templates, taken private by private equity in 2024. A US company on AWS, hosting your site and data under the CLOUD Act.
Company information about Squarespace
- Company
- Squarespace, Inc.
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Founded
- 2003
- Data jurisdiction
- United States
- Ownership
- Private equity
- GDPR
- No
- Open source
- No
- Infrastructure
- Amazon AWS
Why people switch away from Squarespace
European alternatives to Squarespace
Easy website and online-store builder from Hamburg, aimed at small businesses. GDPR-friendly by default with data hosted in the 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.