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European alternatives to Google Workspace
European companies mapped as alternatives to Google Workspace. Each carries an evidence-led sovereignty profile — jurisdiction, hosting, US exposure, DPA and more — reviewed by SovEU. Profiles are descriptive, not a compliance verdict.
7 alternatives
French non-profit promoting free/libre software; publisher of hosted open-source tools (Framapad, Framadate, Framaforms, PeerTube and more).
Self-hostable online office suite based on LibreOffice technology, developed by Collabora Productivity in the UK.
Open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite developed by XWiki SAS in France; self-hostable.
Email and online office suite from Infomaniak, a Swiss hosting company that operates its own data centres in Switzerland.
Open-source online office suite developed by Ascensio System SIA in Riga, Latvia; available self-hosted or as cloud.
Privacy-focused email and online office service operated by Heinlein Support GmbH in Berlin, Germany.
End-to-end encrypted email and productivity suite operated by Proton AG, based in Switzerland.
Compare side by side
The same evidence-led signals across each alternative. A blank cell (“—”) means the signal isn't recorded — never a negative claim — and the score is a transparent signal score, not a compliance verdict.
| Signal | FramasoftFR | Collabora OnlineGB | CryptPadFR | Infomaniak Mail (kSuite)CH | ONLYOFFICELV | mailbox.orgDE | Proton MailCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty score | 78/ 100Strong sovereignty signals | 72/ 100Strong sovereignty signals | 78/ 100Strong sovereignty signals | 52/ 100Moderate sovereignty signals | 78/ 100Strong sovereignty signals | 68/ 100Moderate sovereignty signals | 62/ 100Moderate sovereignty signals |
| HQ jurisdiction | France | United Kingdom | France | Switzerland | Latvia | Germany | Switzerland |
| Primary hosting region | — | — | — | Switzerland | — | Germany | Switzerland |
| EU data residency option | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| US cloud dependency | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Processing Agreement | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Subprocessor list published | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Self-hosting option | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | — | No |
| Open source | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | — | Partial |