European alternatives to

Microsoft Teams

5 European alternatives found, privacy-friendly, EU-based, and ready to use.

#1

Whereby

66 · Mostly European

Norway · Video conferencing

Norwegian browser-based video conferencing tool founded as appear.in inside Telenor. No app download needed, permanent room links, and a clean API for embedding video into products.

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Jitsi Meet

52 · Mixed Origins

United States · Video conferencing

Open-source browser-based video conferencing with no account or download needed. Originally founded in France, now owned by US company 8x8. Self-host for full data sovereignty.

#3

Wire

82 · Strongly European

Switzerland · Team communication

Swiss end-to-end encrypted messaging and collaboration platform for enterprise and government use. Backed by Schwarz Group (Lidl/Kaufland), hosted in the EU, and used by security-conscious organisations across Europe.

#4

Stackfield

86 · Strongly European

Germany · Team communication

German all-in-one collaboration platform combining team chat, project management, video conferencing, and document editing. All data stored exclusively in Germany with end-to-end encryption. ISO 27001 certified. Used by 10,000+ companies.

#5

Element

75 · Strongly European

United Kingdom · Team communication

European secure communications platform built on the open Matrix protocol. Used by NATO, the EU, French and German governments, and 47M+ users across 80,000+ deployments. Self-hostable with full end-to-end encryption.

Why switch away from Microsoft Teams?

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Privacy

EU-based services fall under GDPR, one of the world's strongest privacy laws.

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Data sovereignty

Your data stays in Europe, out of reach of US surveillance laws like the CLOUD Act.

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Support European tech

Every subscription you switch keeps money in the European tech ecosystem.