Babbel
Subscription language courses from Berlin built around practical, conversational lessons – a European alternative to Duolingo.
Quick facts
Headquarters Berlin, Germany
Company Babbel GmbH
Founded 2007
Ownership VC-backed
Hosting 🇩🇪 Germany
Infrastructure Amazon AWS
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Subscription · from €5.99/month
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web, iOS, Android
Languages
ENDEFRESITPTNLPLSV
63 · Mostly European
Try Babbel Why does it score 63?
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30Why this score?
Babbel is headquartered in Berlin and legally domiciled in Germany.
Ownership & control
VC-backed, no non-EU parent
15/25Why this score?
Babbel's founders retain roughly 45% of the company; the remainder is held by European financial investors including Kizoo, Scottish Equity Partners, Reed Elsevier Ventures, and Nokia Growth, with no controlling non-EU parent.
Data sovereignty
US cloud, EU-region hosted
10/30Why this score?
Babbel's infrastructure runs on AWS with hosting in Germany.
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant
8/15Why this score?
Babbel isn't open source and hasn't published independent audits.
EuroPoints total
63/100
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