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GDPR-compliant alternatives to the most popular products. Every provider vetted: HQ, ownership, privacy. - only-eu.eu

· 1 month ago

Use it as a free starting point to shortlist European alternatives to US software and services. Don't treat its 'vetting' as procurement-grade due diligence or expect any support beyond what one maintainer provides.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 9 public sources; several irrelevant search results (unrelated Reddit threads, a same-name Shopify store) excluded.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security postureNo published security page or findings

Pricing

Free

Directory access

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • EU buyers ditching US SaaS
  • GDPR-sensitive small teams
  • Individuals de-Americanizing their stack
  • Procurement shortlisting

Not for

  • Procurement teams needing auditable vendor vetting
  • Buyers wanting support, SLAs, or accountability
  • Non-EU buyers without sovereignty requirements
  • Anyone expecting neutral rankings — affiliate links present

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Affiliate links mean rankings may favor commissions. Verify picks independently before purchasing.

medium

'Vetted' criteria aren't published; treat as a shortlist, not an audit.

medium

Some recommendations are Swiss, not EU — matters if EU-only residency is required.

low

Single maintainer; accuracy and freshness depend on one person in Graz.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Vets providers for HQ, ownership, and privacy
  • Covers cloud, email, VPN, security, smart home, productivity
  • Free to browse; accepts community product suggestions
  • Explains CLOUD Act risks in plain terms
  • Lists concrete pricing, e.g. ESET from €29.99/year

Cons

  • Solo operation, not an independent testing lab
  • Affiliate links may color which alternatives get featured
  • Vetting methodology for 'vetted' claims is unpublished
  • No security page or transparency reporting

Sources & method

- 9 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. The site publishes no security page of its own.

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  • No published security page, The site's /security URL returns 'no security page found'. For a site whose core pitch is security vetting, publishing its own security posture would build trust.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free to browse; affiliate-funded
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Category-led browsing, light structure
  • Feature depth: 2/5. Directory listings only, no tooling
  • Support quality: 2/5. Solo operator, community suggestions only
  • Security posture. No published security page or findings
  • 19 Encrypted email listings EU providers
  • 15 Cloud storage listings EU providers
  • 6 Security tools listed ESET from €29.99/year
  • 1 Team size Manuel Fresser, Graz, Austria

Pricing

Directory access

Free

  • Funded via affiliate links
  • Community submissions accepted

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

  • No published security pageThe site's /security URL returns 'no security page found'. For a site whose core pitch is security vetting, publishing its own security posture would build trust.⁶

The site publishes no security page of its own.

What users say

No direct reviews of EU were found; Reddit users in r/BuyFromEU clearly want exactly this kind of EU-only directory.

“We need one for all EU-states with only EU-products?”
Reddit, r/BuyFromEU
“It's infurating in a way that we're stuck with two phone ecosystems and there's no real alternative.”
Reddit, r/BuyFromEU
“Check out our wikipedia for EU-based products: https://www.GoEuropean.org/”
Reddit, r/BuyFromEU

Alternatives

Compare Only EU with each alternative.

  • EU Alternative

    Similar free directory of EU software and service alternatives.

  • GoEuropean.org

    Community-maintained wiki of EU-based products, recommended on Reddit.

Full analysis

Based on 9 public sources; several irrelevant search results (unrelated Reddit threads, a same-name Shopify store) excluded.

Free one-person directory of EU alternatives — solid for shortlisting, thin for final vendor vetting.

Methodology

Based on 9 public sources; several irrelevant search results (unrelated Reddit threads, a same-name Shopify store) excluded.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. European Alternatives to Popular Products | Only EUonly-eu.eu
    official
  2. About | Only EUonly-eu.eu
    official
  3. All Categories | Only EUonly-eu.eu
    official
  4. 6 EU Security Tools (2026) | Only EUonly-eu.eu
    official
  5. 15 EU Cloud Storage Services (2026) | Only EUonly-eu.eu
    official
  6. Only EU security page checkonly-eu.eu
    security
  7. EU Alternative — competitor directoryeualternative.eu
    review
  8. r/BuyFromEU: What US apps could use an EU alternative?reddit.com
    review
  9. r/BuyFromEU: Which apps don't have an EU alternative?reddit.com
    review

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