European alternatives to Wix
A popular drag-and-drop website builder aimed at non-technical users. Israeli-headquartered and US-listed, hosting your site and data outside GDPR.
Company information about Wix
- Company
- Wix.com Ltd.
- Headquarters
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Founded
- 2006
- Data jurisdiction
- Israel
- Ownership
- Publicly traded
- GDPR
- No
- Open source
- No
- Infrastructure
- Mixed infrastructure
Why people switch away from Wix
European alternatives to Wix
Website builder, hosting, domains, and cloud from Germany's largest web host. Data hosted in the EU under German data-protection law.
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 Israel-owned services?
Unit 8200 ecosystem
Many Israeli tech founders are alumni of Unit 8200, the IDF's signals intelligence unit, creating structural links between the tech sector and military intelligence.
Surveillance tech exports
Israeli companies including NSO Group have developed and exported surveillance tools, including Pegasus spyware, used to target journalists, lawyers and politicians globally.
Limited GDPR alignment
While Israel holds EU adequacy status for data transfers, its domestic intelligence laws provide fewer protections than GDPR for non-Israeli data subjects.