# EU Alternative

> A directory of 299 European alternatives to non-EU software and services, organized into 37 categories. Every listed company is based in an EU member state and subject to EU data protection law (GDPR). Content is available in English and German.

## About

EU Alternative maps widely used non-EU software and services to European alternatives that can replace them. Each listing records:

- Country of origin (an EU member state)
- Whether the service is open source
- Whether a free plan or free tier is available
- Which non-EU services it replaces

Pages show the date they were last updated.

## Key Pages

### Main Sections

- [Home](https://eualternative.eu/) - Top categories and recently added alternatives
- [Browse Categories](https://eualternative.eu/categories/) - Alternatives by category (email, cloud, analytics, etc.)
- [Browse by Country](https://eualternative.eu/country/) - Alternatives from specific EU countries
- [Non-EU Services](https://eualternative.eu/alternative-to/) - EU alternatives to 88 non-EU services
- [Guides](https://eualternative.eu/guides/) - Articles on choosing and migrating to European software
- [EU Cloud Comparison](https://eualternative.eu/eu-cloud-comparison/) - Feature comparison of European cloud providers and AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
- [About](https://eualternative.eu/about/) - About the project
- [Contact](https://eualternative.eu/contact/) - Get in touch

### Top Categories

- [AEO / GEO Tools](https://eualternative.eu/categories/aeo-geo/) - European AEO / GEO platforms for improving AI visibility
- [AI APIs](https://eualternative.eu/categories/ai-api/) - Large Language Model (LLM) and inference APIs for developers.
- [AI Assistants and Chatbots](https://eualternative.eu/categories/ai-assistants-chatbots/) - Chatbots and AI assistant platforms (like ChatGPT) for private and business use.
- [App Hosting / PaaS](https://eualternative.eu/categories/app-hosting-paas/) - App hosting and PaaS platforms for deploying web apps
- [Captchas](https://eualternative.eu/categories/captcha/) - Captcha protection services to prevent spam and malicious bots
- [CDN](https://eualternative.eu/categories/cdn/) - Content delivery networks for serving websites and media. Also includes DDoS protection.
- [Clouds](https://eualternative.eu/categories/clouds/) - Cloud computing platforms that offer compute, storage and other services.
- [CRM](https://eualternative.eu/categories/crm/) - Customer relationship management (CRM) tools for managing customers and communication.

### Guides

- [Bulgaria's .bg TLD is run by a private company with no mandate from the state](https://eualternative.eu/guides/bulgaria-bg-private-registry/)
- [A primer on European domains (ccTLDs)](https://eualternative.eu/guides/european-domains-primer/)
- [EU Calendly alternatives for professionals, studios, and sales teams](https://eualternative.eu/guides/leaving-calendly/)
- [The State of European AI: Models, Inference, Apps](https://eualternative.eu/guides/state-of-european-ai/)
- [Leaving Gmail? Get your own domain first](https://eualternative.eu/guides/first-step-leaving-gmail/)
- [The bootstrapper's EU stack for under €10 per month](https://eualternative.eu/guides/bootstrapper-free-tier-eu-stack/)
- [Choosing an EU Cloud Provider in 2026](https://eualternative.eu/guides/choosing-eu-cloud/)
- [Building a SaaS in 2026 Using Only EU Services](https://eualternative.eu/guides/building-saas-eu-stack/)
- [Sovereign EU Cloud Providers Compared](https://eualternative.eu/guides/eu-cloud-compared/)

### Recently Added Alternatives

- [Quriiri](https://eualternative.eu/service/quriiri/) - Messaging platform for sending and receiving SMS and RCS messages
- [empirio.ai](https://eualternative.eu/service/empirio/) - German survey tool with AI assistance, templates, and EU-only data storage.
- [SISTRIX](https://eualternative.eu/service/sistrix/) - German SEO toolbox for page audits, keyword search and backlink analytics.
- [Botify](https://eualternative.eu/service/botify/) - French GEO analytics platform AI visibility optimization and tracking.
- [SEOmonitor](https://eualternative.eu/service/seomonitor/) - SEO and GEO platform for agencies and website owners.

### Non-EU Services Covered

- [1Password](https://eualternative.eu/alternative-to/1password/) - 1Password is a Canadian password and access management platform
- [ActiveCampaign](https://eualternative.eu/alternative-to/activecampaign/) - ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation platform for email campaigns, newsletters, CRM, and custome...
- [Ahrefs](https://eualternative.eu/alternative-to/ahrefs/) - Backlink analysis, keyword research, and site explorer from a Singapore company.
- [Akamai](https://eualternative.eu/alternative-to/akamai/) - Akamai is a global CDN and edge service provider.
- [Amazon SES](https://eualternative.eu/alternative-to/amazon-ses/) - Amazon SES is AWS's transactional and bulk email service.

## Contact & Contributions

We welcome suggestions for new alternatives and corrections to existing listings. Visit our [contact page](https://eualternative.eu/contact/) to get in touch.