12 European Personal Backup & Sync vendors.
Personal Backup & Sync: Personal backup tools, file synchronisation and data recovery. Below, every vendor in the knowledge base headquartered in the EU or the EEA, each checked by us for headquarters, owner, hosting and licence. Non-European vendors are listed at the bottom with a link to their European alternatives.
29 vendors in total: 12 European, 11 American, 6 other; 10 open source. Last checked: 5 October 2026.
Why this matters for digital sovereignty
Personal backup tools hold a copy of all your private files, so hosting location and the CLOUD Act determine which foreign authorities could gain access to that data. Check whether backups are end-to-end encrypted, who controls the encryption keys and whether you can export or self-host your data.
European vendors
- Acronis True ImageEU sovereign
Swiss backup and ransomware-protection platform (Schaffhausen) for home and office use.
Switzerland
- Ashampoo BackupSelf-hosted / open source
Personal Windows backup software with incremental backup scheduling
Germany
- BorgBackupSelf-hosted / open source
Deduplicating open-source backup tool with compression and encryption
Germany · open-source
- BorgBaseEU sovereign
Austrian hosting service specially for BorgBackup and Restic repositories
Malta
- DegooEU sovereign
Swedish AI-powered cloud backup and storage platform (Degoo Backup AB) with a free 100GB tier.
Sweden
- FreeFileSyncSelf-hosted / open source
Open-source file synchronisation and backup tool with visual comparison
Germany · open-source
- Langmeier BackupSelf-hosted / open source
Swiss backup software for personal data and complete system backup
Switzerland
- Paragon BackupSelf-hosted / open source
Windows backup software for complete system and file restoration
Germany
- Pika BackupSelf-hosted / open source
Simple open-source backup tool for GNOME based on BorgBackup
Germany · open-source
- ResticSelf-hosted / open source
Fast and secure open-source backup tool with deduplication and encryption
Germany · open-source
- SyncthingSelf-hosted / open source
Open-source peer-to-peer file synchronisation without cloud storage
Sweden · open-source
- VortaSelf-hosted / open source
Graphical interface for BorgBackup with automated backups on macOS and Linux
Austria · open-source
Non-European vendors in this category
For each vendor, the page with European alternatives and the sovereignty profile.
- Non-EU vendorArq BackupUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorChronoSyncUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorCrashPlanUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Self-hosted / open sourceDeja DupUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorDuplicacyUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Self-hosted / open sourceDuplicatiUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorGoodSyncUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorIDriveUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorKopiaUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorLivedriveUnited Kingdom · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorMacrium ReflectUnited Kingdom · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorNovaBACKUPUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorQNAP myQNAPcloudTaiwan · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorrcloneUnited Kingdom · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorSkylar ComplianceUnited Kingdom · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorSpiderOak ONE BackupUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorSynology C2 BackupTaiwan · 8 EU alternatives
Frequently asked questions
Which European Personal Backup & Sync vendors are there?
The knowledge base lists 12 European Personal Backup & Sync vendors, including Acronis True Image, Ashampoo Backup, BorgBackup and BorgBase. Every record is checked for headquarters, ultimate owner, hosting locations and licence.
Are there open-source options for Personal Backup & Sync?
Yes. Open-source Personal Backup & Sync software from Europe includes BorgBackup, FreeFileSync, Pika Backup and Restic; you can self-host it with the encryption keys under your own control.