面向企业的欧洲隐私友好型大科技替代工具清单（更新）

Plausible Blog2026年1月29日

文章汇总面向企业的欧洲隐私友好型数字工具，强调其注重隐私与开源，并提供替代主流大科技产品的选择。

Europe has been building world-class digital tools for years. A major advantage is that many of these tools prioritize privacy and open-source development by default.

Millions have been exploring European alternatives. If you’re looking for alternatives to mainstream big tech services, here’s a handpicked list of high-quality European alternatives B2B.

Criteria for choosing these tools

We selected these tools based on:

Built in the EU – Companies headquartered in a European country.
Hosted in the EU – Ensuring your data doesn’t leave the European borders and stays compliant with European privacy laws.
GDPR-compliance – Tools that align with European data protection laws.
High quality – Competitive with mainstream solutions.
Privacy-focused – Respecting user data and following GDPR regulations.

Note: This list is based on information available in January 2026. If a tool is listed as GDPR-compliant, it is based on the vendor’s own claims. Always verify compliance for your specific needs.

Privacy-friendly European B2B tools (A-Z)

Let’s go alphabetically as we have no order of preference:

AppSignal (Datadog alternative)

AppSignal is an intuitive APM for developers which helps track performance, spot any errors, monitor servers & uptime of your apps. It’s easy to use and powerful at the same time.

Based in: The Netherlands

Hosted in: EU

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: Free plan available, paid plans

Visit AppSignal

Brevo (Mailchimp alternative)

Brevo is a comprehensive email marketing platform, they also help you manage customer relationships across email, SMS, chat, and more—bringing communication and support in one place.

Based in: France

Hosted in: EU (source)

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: Free to start

Visit Brevo

P.S. If you just need a transactional email service, try Scaleway TEM, (hosted in the EU).

Self-hosted alternatives

Quick revision: Self-hosting may require some developer hours, but if you have the expertise available, it can help you have full control over its deployment and infrastructure, eliminating concerns about where a third party might be hosting it in the cloud.

If you are looking for a comprehensive list manager, check out Listmonk – a fully open-source, simple newsletter and mailing list manager.

BunnyCDN (Cloudflare alternative)

BunnyCDN is a Content Delivery Network (CDN) designed to enhance website performance by caching and delivering content through a global network of servers.

Unlike many big-tech CDNs that track user data, BunnyCDN focuses on speed and efficiency without invasive data collection. They also include features like image optimization, video delivery, and edge storage.

P.S. We use BunnyCDN at Plausible and have been happy users for a long time now.

Based in: Slovenia

Hosted in: Global. It’s not possible for a CDN to be hosted from a singular location.

GDPR compliant? This needs to be checked for your specific case because Bunny is global, but according to their website, “no user-identifiable data is collected or processed whenever possible.”

Cost: Pay as you go (14-day free trial)

Visit BunnyCDN

Crisp (Intercom alternative)

Crisp chat is a business messaging platform that provides a unified messaging platform with live chat, email, and chatbot automation.

It offers features like a collaborative inbox, AI-powered chatbots, CRM integration, help desk management, etc. They also have a mobile app.

Based in: France

Hosted in: EU. Messaging data is stored in The Netherlands and Plugin data is stored in Germany. However, their relay data is stored in the USA, UK and Singapore (which they plan to change)

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: Free plan available

Visit Crisp

Self-hosted alternatives

Chatwoot – an open source customer engagement platform. It provides omnichannel support, allowing businesses to manage customer conversations across email, live chat, social media, and messaging apps.

DeepL Translate (Google Translate alternative)

DeepL Translate is an AI-powered translation tool known for its accuracy and privacy focus, making it a strong alternative to Google Translate.

Based in: Germany
Hosted in: Iceland and Sweden (source)
GDPR compliant? Yes
Cost: Free for basic use

Visit DeepL

Element (Slack & Microsoft Teams alternative)

Element is an open-source app for team communication, powered by an open protocol called Matrix, it’s also built by the builders of Matrix.

It keeps messages private with end-to-end encryption. Because Matrix is decentralized, Element users can chat with people on other Matrix apps and servers without being tied to one provider. You can even self-host your own Matrix server.

Based in: UK (not EU)

Hosted in: EU (source)

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: Community edition is free to self-host, enterprise plans available

Visit Element

Hetzner (AWS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean alternative)

Hetzner is a German infrastructure provider offering dedicated servers, cloud instances, and storage. Hetzner operates data centers in Germany and Finland, with optional server locations in the United States and Singapore. When you choose an EU location, all customer account data and server data remain within the EU.

If you choose a non-EU location, only the data stored on that server is processed outside the EU, while customer account data remains under the EU-based Hetzner entity and GDPR safeguards.

Offering non-EU locations is common for infrastructure providers to support global customers. Hetzner remains a reliable EU-based alternative because it is headquartered in Germany, operates under EU law, and allows customers to keep all data entirely within the EU.

Official Hetzner documents also note that the company does not operate its own data center parks outside Europe; in the US and Singapore they use colocation space but remain contractually based in Germany.

Based in: Germany

Hosted in: Germany and Finland, more context explained above

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: Paid

At Plausible, we also use Hetzner ourselves. All the data is hosted on servers owned by Hetzner in Germany, and the data never leaves the EU.

Visit Hetzner

LanguageTool (Grammarly alternative)

LanguageTool is an AI-based, open-source, multilingual grammar and spell checker supporting over 30 languages. They have a Chrome extension, Google Docs add-on, and a desktop app as well.

It also comes with features to help track your productivity, see an overview of languages used, errors made, etc., so you can track your improvements over time. You can also self-host.

Based in: Germany

Hosted in: Dublin, Ireland (source)

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: Free

Visit LanguageTool

LibreOffice (Microsoft Office, Google Docs/Sheets/Slides alternative)

LibreOffice is a free, open-source office suite that provides word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and more as an alternative to traditional office platforms. It is developed by The Document Foundation, a non-profit based in Germany.

LibreOffice itself is not a hosted service, it runs on your own devices or infrastructure, and all data stays under your control.

Based in: Germany

Hosted in: Depends on where you install it

GDPR compliant? Yes (self-hosted; no built-in tracking)

Cost: Free

Visit LibreOffice

Mistral AI (ChatGPT alternative)

Mistral is a French AI startup, with their own chat app called Le Chat, similar to ChatGPT, Deepseek, etc. They also published an OSS model a while back, which you can run on your own.

Based in: France

Hosted in: Sweden, subprocessors in US (source

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: Free

Visit Mistral AI

Mullvad (ExpressVPN alternative)

Mullvad is a privacy-focused VPN service with over 700 servers in 38 countries. It provides apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and a Firefox add-on—all of which are open-source and available on GitHub.

True to European values, Mullvad VPN has a very strong stance on privacy which is clear upon visiting their homepage.

Based in: Sweden

Hosted in: A VPN cannot be restricted to a singular hosting location, however, they claim that all their VPN servers run from RAM, and don’t use any shared compute resources. Given these claims, it seems worth taking a look.

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: €5 per month flat

Visit Mullvad

Odoo (Salesforce alternative)

Odoo is an open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that integrates multiple business applications into a single platform. They have a wide range of modules, including CRM, sales management, e-commerce, warehouse management, accounting, manufacturing, and human resources.

This modular approach helps businesses to customize the system to their specific needs for efficiency.

Based in: Belgium

Hosted in: Data stored closest to your region, and you can request to change it (source)

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: Free

Visit Odoo

Self-hosted alternatives

While the community edition of Odoo is open source, they do have a proprietary offering with additional features. In case you’re looking for a fully open source offering, try ERPNext, which many consider easier to self-host and manage.

Passbolt (1Password & LastPass alternative)

Passbolt is an open-source password manager for secure team collaboration. It offers end-to-end encryption using OpenPGP standards, ensuring that only authorized users can access stored data. They have been around for over a decade.

You can also self-host it.

Based in: Luxembourg

Hosted in: EU

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: Free

Visit Passbolt

Phare Uptime (Uptime.com, BetterStack alternative)

Phare Uptime is an uptime monitoring and incident management platform that continuously checks websites, APIs, and servers, alerts your team when something goes wrong, and offers customizable status pages.

They “prioritizeEuropean companies that use European hosting whenever possible to ensure better privacy, GDPR compliance, supporting local and lower latency.”

Supporting Local: Keep the digital economy thriving in Europe
Faster Service: Lower latency for Phare’s mostly European users

Based in: Estonia

Hosted in: EU (core services hosted at Hetzner, Germany) with monitoring agents globally

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: Free plan available, paid plans

Visit Phare Uptime

Plausible Analytics (Google Analytics alternative)

We’re Plausible Analytics and after using Google Analytics for many years we believe we have created an alternative that’s privacy-first, simple to use, lightweight and much better at certain things.

We don’t use cookies so there’s no need for cookie banners. We don’t collect personal data so no need for GDPR and CCPA consent prompts either.

We’re open source and can be self-hosted too.

Based in: Estonia

Hosted in: EU

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: Starts at $9 per month, cheaper for an annual subscription (30-day free trial)

Visit Plausible demo

ProtonMail (Gmail and Outlook alternative)

ProtonMail is an email service that emphasizes security and privacy through end-to-end encryption. The service is accessible via webmail, as well as Android and iOS applications. They have a strict no-logs policy, ensuring that even ProtonMail cannot access user emails.

With features like Hide-my-email aliases, calendar and drive, they offer a compelling alternative to Google and Microsoft.

Based in: Switzerland

Hosted in: Switzerland, Germany, and Norway (source)

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: Free

Visit ProtonMail

Tally Forms (Google Forms and Typeform alternative)

Tally Forms is a free and intuitive forms builder. You can build your form by working in a text document like format.

It also offers advanced features like conditional logic, signatures, calculations, file uploads, etc. In other words, a better alternative to Google Forms or Typeform.

They initially created it in a motivation to replace the big tech as they were expensive, and have been at it for about 5 years now, completely funded by customers.

Based in: Belgium

Hosted in: EU

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: Free

Visit Tally

Whereby (Zoom and Google Meet alternative)

Whereby is a user-friendly, browser-based video conferencing tool, requiring no downloads or logins for guests.

It offers features such as screen sharing, customizable meeting rooms, and integrations with tools like Trello, Google Docs, and Miro Whiteboard. Whereby also provides an API for embedding video conferencing capabilities into websites and applications.

P.S. We use Whereby at Plausible for internal video calls.

Based in: Norway

Hosted in: User data stored in Ireland. However, being fully EU-hosted isn’t entirely feasible since they serve a global audience and need to maintain video routers worldwide. However, users in a European country will connect to a data center physically located within the EEC.

GDPR compliant? Yes

Cost: Free

Visit Whereby

Self-hosted alternatives

If you wish to self-host, check out Jitsi.

Final thoughts

By choosing European-built alternatives, you support businesses that respect privacy, security, and local data regulations. Whether self-hosted or cloud-based, these tools provide viable, high-quality replacements for big tech solutions.

Do you have any suggestions? You can write to us at reading@plausible.io.

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