Category: Storage & Backup

8 European alternatives to BorgBackup — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.

Open-source deduplicating archival backup program with compression and encryption

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Facts

Headquarters: DE (EU)
Category: Storage & Backup
Type: Product
GDPR-compliant: Yes
Open-source: Yes
Data hosting: EU

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to BorgBackup

Acronis
Swiss cyber protection company providing backup, disaster recovery, and secure file sync
CH · commercial
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Bareos
German open-source enterprise backup solution forked from Bacula
DE · open-source
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Contabo
German hosting provider offering affordable object storage and backup in European data centres
DE · commercial
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Exoscale
Swiss cloud provider offering S3-compatible object storage from European data centres
CH · commercial
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Hetzner
German hosting provider offering affordable dedicated servers, cloud storage, and backup solutions
DE · commercial
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IONOS
German cloud and hosting provider with S3-compatible object storage and backup solutions
DE · commercial
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LINBIT
Austrian company behind DRBD and LINSTOR for replicated block storage and high availability
AT · open-source
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Nextcloud
German open-source self-hosted file sync, share, and backup platform
DE · open-source
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to BorgBackup?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to BorgBackup include Acronis, Bareos and Contabo. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to BorgBackup?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to BorgBackup include Bareos, LINBIT and Nextcloud. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is BorgBackup GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

BorgBackup is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes BorgBackup an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

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