Category
Storage
File sync, backup and self-hosted drives
Cloud storage is convenient until you remember the files sit on someone else's servers under someone else's laws. The services in this category handle file sync, sharing and backup from EU data centres, and several add end-to-end or zero-knowledge encryption so the provider can't read your files. A few are open source and can be self-hosted entirely, which puts storage under your own roof. For client documents, personal data or anything covered by GDPR, EU-hosted storage with real encryption is the sensible default.
5 European tools
Filen
GermanyFreemium
GermanyGerman end-to-end encrypted cloud storage where even Filen cannot read your files.
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Internxt
SpainFreemium
SpainSpanish end-to-end encrypted cloud storage that splits and encrypts your files before they ever leave your device.
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Nextcloud
GermanyFreeSelf-hosted productivity, file sync and collaboration platform.
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pCloud
SwitzerlandFreemium
SwitzerlandSwiss cloud storage with lifetime plan options and client-side encryption for your most sensitive files.
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Tresorit
SwitzerlandFreemiumSwiss-made encrypted cloud storage where only you hold the keys to your files.
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