European alternatives to popular products and services

Flixier

Video Editing · Romania

Alternative to CapCut

Browser video editor with cloud rendering and team collaboration.

VEED

Video Editing · United Kingdom

Alternative to CapCut

Browser video editor with auto-subtitles, templates and brand kits.

FL Studio

Music Production · Belgium

Alternative to Logic Pro

Pattern-based music production with piano roll sequencing and mixing.

Ableton Live

Music Production · Germany

Alternative to Logic Pro

Multitrack audio and MIDI production with a live performance view.

LibreOffice Calc

Spreadsheets · Germany

Alternative to Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel

Free desktop spreadsheet with pivot tables, charts and XLSX support.

LibreOffice Writer

Word Processing · Germany

Alternative to Google Docs and Microsoft Word

Free desktop word processor with native DOCX read and write support.

Taiga

Project Management · Spain

Alternative to Jira

Open-source agile tracker with scrum boards, sprints and backlogs.

Planio

Project Management · Germany

Alternative to Jira

Hosted Redmine with agile boards, sprints and Git hosting built in.

DxO PhotoLab

RAW Photo Editing · France

Alternative to Adobe Lightroom

RAW editor with lab-measured lens fixes and AI noise reduction.

Capture One Pro

RAW Photo Editing · Denmark

Alternative to Adobe Lightroom

Pro RAW editor with catalogs, layers, and leading tethered capture.

Magnific Designer

Graphic Design · Spain

Alternative to Canva

Multi-page design editor with 250M stock assets and AI editing

Kittl

Graphic Design · Germany

Alternative to Canva

Berlin design platform with templates, brand kits and AI vectors

XCP-ng

Server Virtualization · France

Alternative to VMware vSphere

Type-1 Xen hypervisor with central management, backup and HA pools

Proxmox VE

Server Virtualization · Austria

Alternative to VMware vSphere

Open-source KVM virtualization with clustering, HA and live migration

PDF24 Tools

PDF Tools · Germany

Alternative to Adobe Acrobat

Free PDF toolkit with OCR and redaction, on the web and Windows.

iLovePDF

PDF Tools · Spain

Alternative to Adobe Acrobat

Online PDF toolkit with OCR, redaction, and signing from EUR 5/mo.

Sejda PDF

PDF Tools · Netherlands

Alternative to Adobe Acrobat

PDF editor with true text editing and a local-processing desktop app.

Smallpdf

PDF Tools · Switzerland

Alternative to Adobe Acrobat

Browser-based PDF suite with real text editing, OCR, and redaction.

YouTrack

Project Management · Czechia

Alternative to Jira

Issue tracker with agile boards, reports, and a knowledge base.

Happy Scribe

AI Meeting Notes · Ireland

Alternative to Otter

Meeting notes and transcription in 150+ languages, hosted in the EU.

LINK Mobility SMS API

Programmable Messaging · Norway

Alternative to Twilio Messaging

SMS, RCS, and WhatsApp messaging over direct European carrier links.

Sinch Messaging

Programmable Messaging · Sweden

Alternative to Twilio Messaging

Messaging APIs for SMS, RCS, and WhatsApp on its own carrier routes.

Odoo

CRM · Belgium

Alternative to HubSpot

Belgian open-source business suite with CRM, marketing and CMS apps

Upsun

Platform as a Service · France

Alternative to Heroku

French PaaS with per-branch environments cloned from production

Clever Cloud

Platform as a Service · France

Alternative to Heroku

French PaaS that deploys apps from Git and runs managed add-ons

Hostinger AI Builder

AI App Builders · Lithuania

Alternative to Bolt.new

Prompt-to-app builder with a built-in database, hosting and export

WebWave

Website Builders · Poland

Alternative to Webflow

Polish drag-and-drop website builder with hosting, CMS and a store

Magnific

AI Image Generation · Spain

Alternative to Midjourney

Spanish AI platform for generating images, video and audio content.

Lime CRM

CRM · Sweden

Alternative to Salesforce

Nordic CRM for sales, service and marketing with EU data residency.

OTRS

Customer Support · Germany

Alternative to Zendesk

Service management and ticketing suite with German data residency.

BlueSpice

Notes and Workspaces · Germany

Alternative to Confluence

Enterprise wiki built on MediaWiki, self-hosted or hosted in Germany.

cidaas

Auth & CIAM · Germany

Alternative to Auth0

European CIAM suite with passkeys, consent management and SAML SSO

Hanko

Auth & CIAM · Germany

Alternative to Auth0

Passkey-first authentication API with open-source, self-hosted core

Noxtua

Legal AI · Germany

Alternative to Harvey

Sovereign European legal AI for research, analysis, and drafting

GitGuardian

App Security · France

Alternative to Snyk

Secrets-detection-first security platform scanning repos, CI, runtime

Aikido Security

App Security · Belgium

Alternative to Snyk

All-in-one EU-hosted app-security scanner: code, deps, secrets, IaC

Zammad

Customer Support · Germany

Alternative to Zendesk

Open-source helpdesk: email, chat, social, phone ticketing, GDPR

Infomaniak kDrive

Cloud Drive · Switzerland

Alternative to Dropbox

Swiss encrypted cloud drive with sync, sharing and office editing.

Zencal

Scheduling · Poland

Alternative to Calendly

Booking pages with built-in payments, reminders and calendar sync.

Salesflare

CRM · Belgium

Alternative to HubSpot

Belgian CRM that automates contact and pipeline data entry for SMBs.

Efficy

CRM · Belgium

Alternative to Salesforce

Customizable European CRM for sales, marketing and service teams.

Yepic AI

AI Video Generation · United Kingdom

Alternative to Sora

Real-time AI avatar interfaces deployed for regulated enterprises.

JetBrains AI Assistant

AI Coding · Czechia

Alternative to Cursor and GitHub Copilot

AI coding assistant and Junie agent built into JetBrains IDEs.

Frends

Workflow Automation · Finland

Alternative to Zapier

Finnish low-code iPaaS for automating workflows across apps and APIs

Wire

Team Messaging · Switzerland

Alternative to Microsoft Teams and Slack

End-to-end encrypted team messaging, calls, and file sharing.

Zeeg

Scheduling · Germany

Alternative to Calendly

European booking pages and team scheduling on German servers.

Doodle

Scheduling · Switzerland

Alternative to Calendly

Group scheduling polls and 1:1 booking pages with calendar sync.

Collabora Online Calc

Spreadsheets · United Kingdom

Alternative to Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel

Self-hostable collaborative spreadsheet editor built on LibreOffice.

Softr

AI App Builders · Germany

Alternative to Bolt.new

No-code builder that turns prompts into web apps, portals, and tools.

TimeTonic

No-Code Databases · France

Alternative to Airtable

No-code platform combining databases, CRM and project tracking

Baserow

No-Code Databases · Netherlands

Alternative to Airtable

Open-source no-code database platform, self-hosted or EU cloud

Ivalua

Procurement · France

Alternative to Coupa

Enterprise source-to-pay suite for procurement and sourcing.

Infomaniak Domains

Domain Registration · Switzerland

Alternative to Namecheap Domains

Swiss ICANN-accredited domain registrar with free DNS and privacy.

Hygraph

Headless CMS · Germany

Alternative to Contentful

GraphQL-native headless CMS with content federation built in.

Storyblok

Headless CMS · Austria

Alternative to Contentful

Headless CMS with a visual editor and real-time content preview.

Polar

Payments · Sweden

Alternative to Stripe

Swedish Merchant-of-Record billing API for SaaS and AI sellers.

Memoro

AI Meeting Notes · Germany

Alternative to Granola

German GDPR-first AI notetaker that turns meetings into minutes.

Jamie

AI Meeting Notes · Germany

Alternative to Granola

German bot-free AI notetaker for online and in-person meetings.

Simple Analytics

Web Analytics · Netherlands

Alternative to Google Analytics

Bootstrapped Dutch web analytics with no cookies or personal data.

Indy

Accounting · France

Alternative to QuickBooks

All-in-one accounting and invoicing app for French freelancers.

EmailOctopus

Email Marketing · United Kingdom

Alternative to Mailchimp

Low-cost email marketing with automations, forms, and landing pages.

MailerLite

Email Marketing · Lithuania

Alternative to Mailchimp

Drag-and-drop newsletters, automations, and signup forms for SMBs.

Tiime

Accounting · France

Alternative to QuickBooks

Bootstrapped French accounting suite for SMEs and their accountants.

Pennylane

Accounting · France

Alternative to QuickBooks

Cloud accounting for SMEs and the accountants who advise them.

XWiki

Notes and Workspaces · France

Alternative to Confluence

Open-source enterprise wiki with structured data and EU hosting.

Veriff

Identity Verification · Estonia

Alternative to Persona

Estonian video-AI identity verification with KYC, KYB, and biometrics.

Prelude

Identity Verification · France

Alternative to Persona

Phone, device, and behavioural trust signals for signup risk checks.

Element

Team Messaging · United Kingdom

Alternative to Microsoft Teams and Slack

Matrix-based team messaging with E2E encryption and federation.

Tilde Translator

Translation · Latvia

Alternative to Google Translate

Latvian AI translator covering 34 languages with Baltic-pair strength.

Collabora Online

Word Processing · United Kingdom

Alternative to Google Docs and Microsoft Word

Self-hostable browser-based office suite built on LibreOffice code.

Teamwork.com

Project Management · Ireland

Alternative to Asana

Irish project management suite built for client services work.

Skribble

E-signature · Switzerland

Alternative to DocuSign

Swiss e-signature platform compliant with eIDAS and Swiss ZertES.

Sketch

Design Tools · Netherlands

Alternative to Figma

Mac-first vector design and prototyping tool from The Hague.

Pirsch Analytics

Web Analytics · Germany

Alternative to Google Analytics

German GDPR-first web analytics with no cookies or fingerprinting.

Lime Connect

Customer Support · Germany

Alternative to Intercom

German live chat and AI agents for SMB support and sales teams.

OVHcloud Domains

Domain Registration · France

Alternative to Namecheap Domains

French ICANN- and AFNIC-accredited domain registrar by OVHcloud.

Jimdo

Website Builders · Germany

Alternative to Wix

German AI website builder for solopreneurs and microbusinesses.

Recraft

AI Image Generation · United Kingdom

Alternative to Midjourney

AI image and SVG generation tuned for designers and production assets.

Mentimeter

Presentations · Sweden

Alternative to Google Slides

Interactive slide presentations with live polls, Q&A, and quizzes.

Nuclino

Notes and Workspaces · Germany

Alternative to Notion

Bootstrapped European wiki workspace for notes and team knowledge.

Hetzner Web Hosting

Web Hosting · Germany

Alternative to GoDaddy Web Hosting

German shared hosting with email, databases, and one-click WordPress.

Pivot

Procurement · France

Alternative to Coupa

Agentic AI procure-to-pay platform for enterprise spend control.

Adyen

Payments · Netherlands

Alternative to PayPal and Stripe

Dutch enterprise payments platform with global acquiring license.

Ecosia

Web Search · Germany

Alternative to Google Search

Steward-owned search engine that funds tree planting from profits.

Qwant

Web Search · France

Alternative to Google Search

Private French search engine using independent European search index.

Lexroom

Legal AI · Italy

Alternative to Harvey

Legal AI for civil-law work grounded in EU legislation and cases.

Legora

Legal AI · Sweden

Alternative to Harvey

AI workspace for lawyers covering research, drafting, and review.

N26 Business

Business Banking · Germany

Alternative to Mercury

German neobank account for freelancers across 24 EU markets.

bunq

Business Banking · Netherlands

Alternative to Mercury

Dutch neobank with EU business accounts, cards, and savings.

Qonto

Business Banking · France

Alternative to Mercury

European business banking with multi-country accounts and cards.

STACKIT Compute Engine

Cloud Computing · Germany

Alternative to Amazon EC2 and Azure Virtual Machines

Sovereign German cloud compute instances with EU data residency.

Factorial

HR Software · Spain

Alternative to Workday HCM

Spanish HR platform with people ops, payroll, and finance modules.

Personio

HR Software · Germany

Alternative to Workday HCM

All-in-one HR platform for European SMBs with native payroll.

KeyCDN

CDN & Edge · Switzerland

Alternative to Cloudflare

Swiss pay-as-you-go CDN with HTTP/3, image processing, and tokens.

Bunny.net

CDN & Edge · Slovenia

Alternative to Cloudflare

Slovenian CDN with predictable per-GB pricing, edge DNS, and storage.

PrestaShop

E-commerce · France

Alternative to Shopify and WooCommerce

Open-source online shop platform with 300k+ merchants worldwide.

Shopware

E-commerce · Germany

Alternative to Shopify and WooCommerce

Open-source PHP commerce platform for mid-market and enterprise.

Collaboard

Collaborative Whiteboards · Switzerland

Alternative to Miro

Swiss whiteboard with EU/CH hosting and on-premise deployment.

Conceptboard

Collaborative Whiteboards · Germany

Alternative to Miro

German whiteboard for workshops, design reviews, and planning.

Payhawk

Spend Management · United Kingdom

Alternative to Brex and Ramp

Multi-entity spend management with corporate cards and AP flows.

Spendesk

Spend Management · France

Alternative to Brex and Ramp

All-in-one platform for cards, AP, and expense for mid-market.

Pleo

Spend Management · Denmark

Alternative to Brex and Ramp

European spend management with cards, expenses, and accounting.

Tally

Surveys & Forms · Belgium

Alternative to Google Forms and SurveyMonkey

Bootstrapped form builder with unlimited free forms and replies.

Typeform

Surveys & Forms · Spain

Alternative to Google Forms and SurveyMonkey

Conversational online forms with logic jumps and integrations.

ESET HOME Security Premium

Antivirus · Slovakia

Alternative to Norton 360

Slovak antivirus with password manager, banking, and disk encryption.

Bitdefender Total Security

Antivirus · Romania

Alternative to Norton 360

All-in-one antivirus suite with VPN, anti-tracker, and parental tools.

Mullvad Browser

Web Browsers · Sweden

Alternative to Chrome

Privacy browser by Mullvad and the Tor Project, no Tor network.

Vivaldi

Web Browsers · Norway

Alternative to Chrome

Chromium-based browser focused on power users, tabs, and privacy.

Crisp

Customer Support · France

Alternative to Intercom

Omnichannel inbox for chat, email, WhatsApp, and social messages.

Framer

Website Builders · Netherlands

Alternative to Webflow and Wix

No-code website builder with CMS, animations, and SEO controls.

NordPass

Password Managers · Lithuania

Alternative to 1Password

Password manager with passkeys, vault sharing, and breach scanner.

tl;dv

AI Meeting Notes · Germany

Alternative to Granola and Otter

AI meeting notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams calls.

Proton Pass

Password Managers · Switzerland

Alternative to 1Password

End-to-end encrypted Swiss password manager with passkeys support.

Anytype

Notes and Workspaces · Germany

Alternative to Notion

Local-first, encrypted workspace for notes, tasks, and databases.

DeepL Translator

Translation · Germany

Alternative to Google Translate

Neural machine translation specialising in European language pairs.

FLUX.1

AI Image Generation · Germany

Alternative to Midjourney

Text-to-image model family with open-weight and commercial tiers.

Lovable

AI App Builders · Sweden

Alternative to Bolt.new

Prompt-to-app builder that ships full-stack web apps with hosting.

n8n

Workflow Automation · Germany

Alternative to Zapier

Open-core workflow automation with self-hosting and EU-region cloud.

Youtrust

E-signature · France

Alternative to DocuSign

eIDAS e-signature and identity verification for European teams.

Mollie

Payments · Netherlands

Alternative to PayPal and Stripe

European payments platform supporting major regional payment methods.

Penpot

Design Tools · Spain

Alternative to Figma

Open-source design and prototyping platform for product teams.

Plausible Analytics

Web Analytics · Estonia

Alternative to Google Analytics

Privacy-friendly, open source web analytics without cookies.

Vibe for code

AI Coding · France

Alternative to Cursor and GitHub Copilot

Mistral's coding agent with VS Code extension and terminal access.

Synthesia

AI Video Generation · United Kingdom

Alternative to Sora

AI video platform for avatar-based business and training videos.

PhariaAI

AI Assistants · Germany

Alternative to ChatGPT

Sovereign enterprise AI platform for compliant knowledge work.

Dust

AI Assistants · France

Alternative to ChatGPT and Google Gemini

Paris AI workspace for multi-agent, multi-source enterprise workflows.

Lumo

AI Assistants · Switzerland

Alternative to ChatGPT and Google Gemini

Privacy-first AI assistant with optional web search and no logs.

Vibe

AI Assistants · France

Alternative to ChatGPT and Google Gemini

Mistral's AI assistant with Work Mode for multi-step office tasks.

Scalingo

Platform as a Service · France

Alternative to Heroku

European PaaS for deploying, operating, and scaling applications.

Brevo Transactional Email

Transactional Emails · France

Alternative to Amazon SES, Mailchimp Transactional Email, and 2 other products

EU transactional email with API, SMTP relay, and webhook events.

Mailjet Email API

Transactional Emails · France

Alternative to Amazon SES, Mailchimp Transactional Email, and 2 other products

Transactional email API and SMTP relay with templates and webhooks.

Scaleway Transactional Email

Transactional Emails · France

Alternative to Amazon SES, Mailchimp Transactional Email, and 2 other products

Scaleway transactional email service for API and SMTP-based sending.

Sweego Transactional Email

Transactional Emails · France

Alternative to Amazon SES, Mailchimp Transactional Email, and 2 other products

French transactional email platform with API, SMTP relay, webhooks.

CaptchaFox

CAPTCHA · Germany

Alternative to reCAPTCHA

German CAPTCHA platform with reCAPTCHA-compatible verification API.

captcha.eu

CAPTCHA · Austria

Alternative to reCAPTCHA

Austrian CAPTCHA service built as a GDPR-first reCAPTCHA replacement.

Friendly Captcha

CAPTCHA · Germany

Alternative to reCAPTCHA

Privacy-first CAPTCHA platform from Germany with API compatibility.

Forgejo

Version Control · Germany

Alternative to GitHub

European open-source forge for self-hosted git collaboration.

Codeberg

Version Control · Germany

Alternative to GitHub

European nonprofit git hosting with issues, pull requests, and CI.

Element

Team Messaging · United Kingdom

Alternative to Microsoft Teams and Slack

European secure messaging built on Matrix for teams and communities.

Infomaniak kMeet

Video Calling · Switzerland

Alternative to Google Meet and Zoom Meetings

European video meetings with browser access and private hosting.

mailbox.org Mail

Email · Germany

Alternative to Gmail and Outlook Mail

Privacy-focused European email with custom domains and collaboration.

pCloud Drive

Cloud Drive · Switzerland

Alternative to Dropbox, Google Drive, and 1 other product

European cloud storage with secure sharing and optional encryption.

OVHcloud Public Cloud Instances

Cloud Computing · France

Alternative to Amazon EC2, Azure Virtual Machines, and 1 other product

European cloud instances for scalable compute and production apps.

Mullvad VPN

VPN · Sweden

Alternative to ExpressVPN

Swedish no-logs VPN with anonymous account numbers and flat €5/mo.

ONLYOFFICE Document Editor

Word Processing · Latvia

Alternative to Google Docs

European document editor for drafting, formatting, and co-authoring.

ONLYOFFICE Spreadsheet Editor

Spreadsheets · Latvia

Alternative to Google Sheets

European spreadsheet editor for formulas, analysis, and teamwork.

Pitch

Presentations · Germany

Alternative to Google Slides

Collaborative deck builder with smart templates and live teamwork.

Gandi Domain Registration

Domain Registration · France

Alternative to Namecheap Domains

European domain registration with DNS controls and security options.

IONOS Web Hosting

Web Hosting · Germany

Alternative to GoDaddy Web Hosting

Shared hosting with NVMe storage, free domain, and daily backups.

OpenProject

Project Management · Germany

Alternative to Asana and Jira

Open-source project management for planning, tracking, and delivery.

Proton Calendar

Calendar · Switzerland

Alternative to Google Calendar

Swiss encrypted calendar bundled with Proton Mail and Proton Drive.

Hetzner Object Storage

Object Storage · Germany

Alternative to Amazon S3

S3-compatible object storage for backups, apps, and data archives.

Scaleway Object Storage

Object Storage · France

Alternative to Amazon S3

S3-compatible object storage for backups, media, and data lakes.

Scaleway Compute Instances

Cloud Computing · France

Alternative to Amazon EC2, Azure Virtual Machines, and 1 other product

Scalable virtual machines for general-purpose cloud computing.

Tuta Calendar

Calendar · Germany

Alternative to Google Calendar

German encrypted calendar bundled free with every Tuta Mail account.

Tuta Mail

Email · Germany

Alternative to Gmail and Outlook Mail

Encrypted email service with privacy-first defaults and no tracking.

Whereby

Video Calling · Norway

Alternative to Google Meet and Zoom Meetings

Browser-based video calls with embeddable rooms and EU data hosting.

Hetzner Cloud

Cloud Computing · Germany

Alternative to Amazon EC2, Azure Virtual Machines, and 1 other product

Cloud servers with scalable compute, networking, and storage.

Nextcloud Talk

Video Calling · Germany

Alternative to Google Meet and Zoom Meetings

Self-hosted team chat and video calls integrated with Nextcloud.

Nextcloud

Cloud Drive · Germany

Alternative to Dropbox, Google Drive, and 1 other product

Self-hosted file sync, sharing, and team collaboration platform.

Proton VPN

VPN · Switzerland

Alternative to ExpressVPN

Privacy-focused VPN with high-speed servers and strong encryption.

Proton Drive

Cloud Drive · Switzerland

Alternative to Dropbox, Google Drive, and 1 other product

End-to-end encrypted cloud storage for private, secure file sharing.

Proton Mail

Email · Switzerland

Alternative to Gmail and Outlook Mail

Encrypted email for private communication and secure inbox storage.

Mattermost

Team Messaging · Germany

Alternative to Microsoft Teams and Slack

Secure team messaging with self-hosted and cloud deployment options.