Cryptee
Zero-knowledge encrypted storage for your photos and documents, built in Estonia. The server never sees your files – a private alternative to iCloud Photos.
Quick facts
Headquarters Tallinn, Estonia
Company Cryptee
Founded 2016
Ownership Independent
Hosting 🇮🇸 Iceland
Infrastructure Mixed infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source Partial
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Freemium · from Free
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web
Languages
EN
88 · Strongly European
Try Cryptee free Why does it score 88?
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30Ownership & control
Independent ownership
25/25Data sovereignty
Mixed infra, all EU/EFTA-hosted
18/30Accountability & trust
Partially open source + GDPR
10/15Independence bonus
Bootstrapped, no outside investors
+5EuroPoints total
88/100
See how they compare
Cryptee
PhotoPrismEuroPoints
Strongly European
Certified European
Legal jurisdiction
Ownership & control
Data sovereignty
Accountability & trust
Independence bonus
Headquarters
Tallinn, Estonia
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2016
2018
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Open source
Partial
Full
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Infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Own infrastructure
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GDPR
Free tier
Pricing
Freemium · from Free
Open-core · from Free
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Platforms
Web
Web, Self-hosted
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Languages
en
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pt
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What does it replace?
Icloud 
Google Photos More European Photos & memories alternatives
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PhotoPrism
100 · Certified EuropeanOpen-source, self-hosted photo library with on-device AI tagging and search. Keep your entire photo collection on your own server – a private alternative to Google Photos.