Qwant
Verified France
Privacy search engine with its own index, now partly served by the EUSP joint venture.
The full directory
121 tools in 12 categories. 98 entries are checked against public sources, 23 are openly marked Unverified. Every card opens its own detail page.
Ecosia
Verified Germany
Search engine that funds tree planting from ad revenue.
Startpage
Verified Netherlands
Privacy search front end that proxies Google and Bing results without logging queries.
European brand, US parent. See the ownership watch page.
Mojeek
Verified United Kingdom
Independent search engine running its own crawler and index.
Swisscows
Verified Switzerland
Family-friendly search with its own index and no query storage.
MetaGer
Verified Germany
Non-profit metasearch run by a German association and university partners.
Lilo
Unverified France
French metasearch that donates ad revenue to social and environmental projects.
YaCy
Verified Germany (project origin)
Peer-to-peer search software anyone can run as a node in a shared index.
SearXNG
Unverified Unverified
Self-hosted metasearch aggregator that queries other engines without tracking you.
Brave Search
Verified United States
Search with an independent index, included as a comparison entry.
Non-European comparison entry. Listed so readers can compare index independence claims side by side.
Vivaldi
Verified Norway
Feature-dense browser with built-in mail, calendar and tracker blocking.
Waterfox
Verified United Kingdom
Firefox fork focused on privacy defaults and legacy extension support.
Mullvad Browser
Verified Sweden
Hardened Firefox-based browser built with the Tor Project, designed for use with a VPN.
LibreWolf
Unverified Unverified
Community Firefox fork with telemetry removed and privacy settings pre-set.
Falkon
Verified Germany (KDE e.V.)
Lightweight KDE browser using the QtWebEngine rendering engine.
Pale Moon
Verified Netherlands
Independent browser forked from older Mozilla code, keeping classic add-on support.
Ecosia Browser
Verified Germany
Chromium-based browser that applies Ecosia search and climate funding by default.
Opera
Unverified Norway
Long-running browser with built-in VPN and messaging sidebar.
Ownership is mixed and partly non-European. Marked Unverified pending a full shareholder check.
Zen Browser
Unverified Unverified
Open-source Firefox fork with a workspace-style tab layout.
Brave Browser
Verified United States
Chromium-based browser with ad blocking on by default, included as a comparison entry.
Non-European comparison entry. Widely used in Europe, controlled from the United States.
Proton Mail
Verified Switzerland
End-to-end encrypted email with calendar, drive and VPN in paid tiers.
Tuta Mail
Verified Germany
Encrypted email and calendar with its own green-powered infrastructure.
Mailbox.org
Verified Germany
Email, office and video meetings for people who want a German provider without ads.
Posteo
Verified Germany
Ad-free email paid anonymously, run on green energy with no user tracking.
StartMail
Verified Netherlands
Encrypted email from the Startpage team, with disposable aliases.
Same US parent as Startpage. See the ownership watch page.
Infomaniak Mail
Verified Switzerland
Email hosting bundled with the kSuite office tools, data kept in Switzerland.
Mailfence
Verified Belgium
Encrypted email suite with calendar and documents under Belgian law.
Runbox
Verified Norway
Email hosting powered by renewable energy, operating since 1999.
Soverin
Verified Netherlands
Private email with your own domain and no advertising profile.
Kolab Now
Verified Switzerland
Groupware with email, calendar and files, marketed on Swiss data protection.
Hushmail
Verified Canada
Encrypted email aimed at healthcare and legal practices, included as a comparison entry.
Non-European comparison entry.
Nextcloud
Verified Germany
Self-hosted file sync, sharing and groupware you run on your own server.
Tresorit
Verified Switzerland
End-to-end encrypted cloud storage aimed at regulated industries.
pCloud
Verified Switzerland
Cloud storage with optional client-side encryption add-on and lifetime plans.
Koofr
Verified Slovenia
Storage hub that also connects Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive accounts.
Infomaniak kDrive
Verified Switzerland
Cloud drive inside kSuite, stored only in Switzerland.
Proton Drive
Verified Switzerland
Encrypted cloud storage from the Proton suite, sharing the same account as Proton Mail.
Ente
Verified United States
End-to-end encrypted photo and authenticator apps with open-source clients.
US company, EU-only servers. Listed as a comparison entry on control, not on hosting.
Filen
Verified Germany
Zero-knowledge cloud storage with desktop sync clients.
Internxt
Verified Spain
Encrypted storage that shards files across a distributed network.
Jottacloud
Verified Norway
Photo and file backup under Norwegian privacy law.
ONLYOFFICE
Verified Latvia
Office suite with strong Microsoft format compatibility, for cloud or self-hosting.
Operating company is Latvian. The holding company sits in Singapore, which is stated here rather than hidden.
Nextcloud Office
Verified Germany
Document editing inside Nextcloud, based on Collabora Online technology.
Collabora Online
Verified United Kingdom
LibreOffice-based online office for self-hosted deployments.
LibreOffice
Verified Germany
Full desktop office suite, free and open source, stewarded by a German foundation.
CryptPad
Verified France
End-to-end encrypted pads, docs and sheets where the server cannot read content.
Infomaniak kSuite
Verified Switzerland
Mail, drive, docs and meetings in one Swiss-hosted suite.
Proton Docs
Verified Switzerland
Encrypted collaborative documents inside Proton Drive.
SoftMaker Office
Verified Germany
Commercial desktop office suite with close Microsoft format fidelity.
Calligra
Verified Germany (KDE e.V.)
KDE office and creativity suite for Linux desktops.
Euro-Office
Unverified Unverified
Community fork of ONLYOFFICE code started by EU-based companies in 2026.
Young fork. Governance and release process not yet verified.
Jitsi Meet
Unverified United States (sponsor)
Browser video meetings you can self-host; the public instance is run by 8x8.
Software is open source. Control of the default public instance is American, so hosting choice decides the jurisdiction.
Element Call
Verified United Kingdom
Encrypted group calls built on the Matrix protocol.
Proton Meet
Verified Switzerland
Encrypted video meetings launched by Proton in 2026.
Infomaniak Visio
Verified Switzerland
Free video meetings with no account needed for guests, hosted in Switzerland.
Tixeo
Verified France
Video conferencing marketed to defence and public sector buyers on security.
Linphone
Verified France
Open-source SIP video and voice app with hosted or self-hosted options.
Whereby
Verified Norway
Browser meetings with a simple room link, no downloads for guests.
Livestorm
Unverified France
Webinar and video meeting platform for marketing and sales teams.
BigBlueButton
Unverified Canada
Virtual classroom software with whiteboard and breakout rooms, usually self-hosted.
Non-European project origin. Self-hosting in the EU keeps data under EU control.
Joplin
Unverified France
Open-source notes with end-to-end encrypted sync to a target you choose.
Standard Notes
Verified Switzerland
Encrypted notes app, acquired by Proton and kept as a separate product.
Notesnook
Verified Pakistan
Encrypted notes with a local-first editor and paid sync.
Anytype
Verified Switzerland
Local-first workspace that syncs peer to peer without a central server.
HedgeDoc
Verified Germany (project origin)
Self-hosted collaborative markdown pads for teams.
Etherpad
Unverified Unverified
Self-hosted real-time collaborative editor, one of the oldest open options.
Trilium Notes
Verified Czechia (project origin)
Hierarchical personal knowledge base with scripting and sync server options.
Logseq
Unverified Unverified
Outline-based knowledge tool storing notes as local markdown files.
Affine
Unverified Singapore
Notion-style workspace with local-first storage and self-hosting.
Non-European company. Included because self-hosting keeps content on your own machine.
XWiki
Verified France
Enterprise wiki and collaboration platform with structured pages.
Proton Pass
Verified Switzerland
Password manager with built-in email aliases, inside the Proton account.
KeePass
Verified Germany
Offline password vault stored as one encrypted file you control.
KeePassXC
Unverified Unverified
Community fork of KeePassX with browser integration and modern audits.
Bitwarden
Verified United States
Password manager with EU hosting option, included as a comparison entry.
Non-European comparison entry. The EU region changes hosting, not the controlling jurisdiction.
Vaultwarden
Unverified Unverified
Lightweight self-hosted server compatible with Bitwarden clients.
Psono
Verified Germany
Open-source password manager for teams, built for self-hosting.
LessPass
Verified France (project origin)
Stateless password generator that computes passwords instead of storing a vault.
Padloc
Unverified Unverified
Minimal open-source password manager with apps for all major platforms.
AuthPass
Unverified Austria (project origin)
KeePass-compatible manager for mobile and desktop with cloud sync you pick.
Enpass
Unverified India
Password manager storing vaults in your own cloud accounts, comparison entry.
Non-European comparison entry.
Mullvad VPN
Verified Sweden
Flat-rate VPN with numbered accounts, no email signup and cash payments.
Proton VPN
Verified Switzerland
VPN with a free tier, audited apps and servers in 100+ countries.
IVPN
Verified Gibraltar
VPN run with published ownership and regular transparency reports.
AirVPN
Unverified Italy
VPN started by activists, with port forwarding and detailed server stats.
OVPN
Verified Sweden
VPN that owns its server hardware and publishes court-order outcomes.
Perfect Privacy
Unverified Unverified
VPN with multi-hop cascades and a warrant canary tradition.
Windscribe
Verified Canada
VPN with a generous free tier, included as a comparison entry.
Non-European comparison entry.
Surfshark
Unverified Netherlands
Mass-market VPN in the Nord Security group, popular across Europe.
Group structure spans several countries. Marked Unverified until the controlling entity is confirmed.
NordVPN
Unverified Panama (brand owner); operations in Lithuania
Mass-market VPN, included because many readers ask where it actually sits.
Not an EU company despite large Lithuanian operations. Marked Unverified on control details.
Calyx VPN
Verified United States
Free VPN from a US non-profit, included as a comparison entry.
Non-European comparison entry.
Plausible Analytics
Verified Estonia
Lightweight, cookieless analytics script under 1 KB, hosted in the EU.
Matomo
Verified New Zealand
Full-featured analytics you can self-host, with a cloud option.
Project stewardship is outside Europe. Self-hosting in the EU or the EU cloud region keeps data in Europe.
Simple Analytics
Verified Netherlands
Privacy-first analytics with a plain dashboard and no cookies.
GoatCounter
Verified Netherlands
Tiny open-source analytics that counts page views without tracking people.
Ackee
Verified Germany
Self-hosted analytics dashboard running on your own server and MongoDB.
Pirsch Analytics
Verified Germany
Cookieless analytics with server-side tracking options for developers.
Swetrix
Unverified Estonia
Open-source analytics with performance and error tracking in one dashboard.
Umami
Verified United States
Simple self-hosted analytics, included as a comparison entry.
Non-European comparison entry. Self-hosting decides where data lives.
Fathom Analytics
Verified Canada
Simple analytics with EU data residency add-ons, comparison entry.
Non-European comparison entry.
Hetzner
Verified Germany
Dedicated servers and cloud instances at low prices, run from German data centres.
OVHcloud
Verified France
Europe's largest host, from domains to bare metal and public cloud.
Infomaniak
Verified Switzerland
Hosting, domains and cloud from an independent Swiss host with its own data centres.
Scaleway
Verified France
Cloud instances, bare metal and GPU servers from the Iliad group.
Gandi
Verified France
Domain registrar and hosting known for its no-bullshit policy since 1999.
Exoscale
Verified Switzerland
Swiss cloud platform aimed at European data residency requirements.
netcup
Verified Germany
Budget VPS and root servers popular with German self-hosters.
Contabo
Verified Germany
Low-cost VPS with data centres on four continents.
Uberspace
Verified Germany
Small German host with manual-style shared hosting and honest pricing since 2011.
Bunny.net
Verified Slovenia
CDN and edge storage priced for small sites, run by a Slovenian team.
KeyCDN
Verified Switzerland
Pay-as-you-go CDN with points of presence on six continents.
Mistral AI
Verified France
French lab behind Le Chat and open-weight Mistral and Mixtral models.
DeepL
Verified Germany
Translator and writing assistant known for natural European language output.
Aleph Alpha
Verified Germany
German AI lab selling sovereign deployments to government and industry.
Proton Lumo
Verified Switzerland
AI assistant from Proton with zero-access encryption and no training on chats.
LanguageTool
Verified Germany
Grammar and style checker for 30+ languages, usable offline or self-hosted.
Element
Verified United Kingdom
Matrix-based team chat with end-to-end encryption and self-hosting options.
Listed under notes and collaboration because most teams adopt it as their shared workspace chat.
Hugging Face
Verified United States
Model and dataset hub used by most European AI teams, comparison entry.
French roots, US control. Listed so readers do not assume it is a European company.
Black Forest Labs
Verified Germany
Image model lab behind the FLUX model family.
LightOn
Verified France
Enterprise AI platform for document search and agents, deployable on premise.
Dust
Verified France
Platform for building internal AI agents connected to company tools.
Apertus
Verified Switzerland
Swiss public AI model project led by EPFL, ETH Zurich and CSCS.
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