European Work & Productivity Alternatives

Tools for getting things done, whether you're a freelancer, a small business, or part of a larger team.

48 European alternatives across 15 categories

Browse Work & Productivity categories

Office suite

Documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, without a Microsoft or Google subscription.

3 alternatives

Project management

Plan and track your work with European alternatives to Notion, Asana, and Monday.

6 alternatives

Team communication

European alternatives to Slack. Keep your team conversations off US servers.

4 alternatives

Video conferencing

Host meetings, webinars, and calls on platforms governed by European law.

2 alternatives

Note-taking

Capture ideas and build a knowledge base with privacy-first European tools.

4 alternatives

E-signature

Sign documents digitally with legally recognised European providers.

2 alternatives

Scheduling & booking

Let clients and colleagues book time with you, without giving Calendly your data.

2 alternatives

Time tracking

Track hours and manage your time with European tools built for freelancers and teams.

2 alternatives

File sharing & collaboration

Share and collaborate on files with colleagues without routing them through US cloud providers.

8 alternatives

CRM & customer management

Manage your customers and pipeline with European alternatives to Salesforce and HubSpot.

2 alternatives

Accounting & invoicing

Handle your finances with European tools that understand local tax rules.

3 alternatives

HR & recruitment

Hire, onboard, and manage your team with European-built HR platforms.

2 alternatives

Surveys & forms

Collect responses and feedback with GDPR-compliant form tools.

2 alternatives

Email marketing

Send newsletters and campaigns with European alternatives to Mailchimp.

2 alternatives

Translation tools

Translate content with European AI. DeepL was built right here.

4 alternatives

Top rated Work & Productivity alternatives

#1

CryptPad

100 · Certified European

France EU

End-to-end encrypted collaboration suite. Docs, spreadsheets, and kanban boards. The server never sees your content.

Replaces: Google Docs , Notion , Microsoft 365

#2

Twake Workplace

100 · Certified European

France EU

Open-source collaboration suite developed by French company Linagora. Combines Matrix-based messaging, cloud drive, mail, and calendar in one platform. EU-hosted and self-hostable.

Replaces: Slack , Google Workspace , Microsoft 365 , Dingtalk

#3

OpenProject

100 · Certified European

Germany EU

Berlin-based open-source project management platform with Gantt charts, Scrum and Kanban boards, time tracking, and wiki. Self-hostable with full data sovereignty. Used by governments and enterprises across Europe. No US parent, no CLOUD Act exposure.

Replaces: Clickup , Basecamp , Notion , Monday Com , Asana , Jira

#4

Joplin

100 · Certified European

France EU

Open-source note-taking app created by French developer Laurent Cozic. Supports end-to-end encryption, Markdown, web clipping, and sync via Joplin Cloud (France-hosted) or self-hosted. Available on all platforms with a rich plugin ecosystem.

Replaces: Notion , Evernote , Apple Notes

#5

XWiki

100 · Certified European

France EU

French open-source enterprise wiki founded in 2004 in Paris. Used by Amazon, Lenovo, and governments across Europe for knowledge management and collaboration. Self-hostable with full data sovereignty. Also the company behind CryptPad.

Replaces: Notion , Confluence , Google Docs

#6

Tuta Notes

100 · Certified European

Germany EU

End-to-end encrypted note-taking built into Tuta Mail by German company Tutao GmbH. Post-quantum TutaCrypt encryption. Notes stored on own German servers. Included in all Tuta plans including free.

Replaces: Notion , Evernote , Apple Notes , Google Keep

#7

LanguageTool

100 · Certified European

Germany EU

A grammar, spelling, and style checker from Germany that supports more than 30 languages. The core engine is open source and can be self-hosted, and the company processes data in Germany under GDPR - a privacy-respecting European alternative to Grammarly.

Replaces: Grammarly

#8

Tally

98 · Certified European

Belgium EU

Belgian form builder with unlimited forms and submissions on the free tier. Founded in Ghent in 2020 by Marie Martens and Filip Minev, bootstrapped to $3M ARR with a team of five.

Replaces: Google Forms , Jotform

#9

SoftMaker Office

98 · Certified European

Germany EU

German office suite from Nuremberg with word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation apps that read and write Microsoft formats natively. A free version, FreeOffice, is also available. Runs offline, so your documents stay on your device.

Replaces: Microsoft 365 , Google Docs

#10

Reverso

98 · Certified European

France EU

A French translation and language-learning platform offering context-based translations, conjugation tables, grammar checking, and a bilingual dictionary. Long-established and Paris-based, it shows how phrases are used in real sentences across a dozen languages.

Replaces: Google Translate