European alternatives to WordPress

The world's most used CMS, powering 43% of all websites.

Automattic Inc. · Outside Europe

About WordPress

Company: Automattic Inc.
HQ: United States
Zone: Outside Europe

Key concerns

Non-European ownershipSubject to US CLOUD Act

Sanity

63 · Mostly European

Norway · Content management

Headless CMS founded in Oslo in 2018. Data stored by default in Belgium (EU) on Google Cloud. Norwegian-founded, now co-headquartered in San Francisco after raising $173M.

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Freemium · from Free Free tier Partly open source EFTA

Storyblok

53 · Mixed Origins

Austria · Content management

Austrian headless CMS trusted by enterprises and agencies worldwide. Visual editor for content teams, powerful API for developers, with EU-based infrastructure and $138M raised.

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Freemium · from Free Free tier 🇪🇺 EU

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Did you know? Storing data on European servers does not protect you from US law if the company is American-owned.

Why avoid United States-owned services?

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.

These concerns apply to all United States tech companies — see our full analysis →