Category: Office & Productivity
8 European alternatives to Collabora Online — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
UK-based enterprise LibreOffice-powered online office suite for self-hosting and cloud
Facts
- Headquarters
- GB (OTHER)
- Category
- Office & Productivity
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- Yes
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Collabora Online
- EGroupware↗
German open-source groupware suite with CRM, project management, and collaboration tools
DE · open-source
- Group-Office↗
Dutch open-source groupware with email, calendar, file sharing, and CRM modules
NL · open-source
- LibreOffice↗
Free open-source office suite maintained by The Document Foundation in Germany
DE · open-source
- Nextcloud Office↗
Integrated office suite within Nextcloud powered by Collabora Online for self-hosted collaboration
DE · open-source
- ONLYOFFICE↗
ONLYOFFICE is a Latvian office suite that was open source (AGPLv3) until version 9.4 (May 2026), when additional Section 7 terms were introduced requiring logo retention in forks while simultaneously denying trademark rights. The Free Software Foundation ruled this a prohibited further restriction under AGPLv3 Section 10, breaking OSI compliance. The software is now effectively source-available with restrictions.
LV · commercial
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Collabora Online?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Collabora Online include CryptPad, EGroupware and Etherpad. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Collabora Online?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Collabora Online include CryptPad, EGroupware, Etherpad, Group-Office, Horde, LibreOffice and Nextcloud Office. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Collabora Online GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Collabora Online is headquartered in GB (OTHER) and hosts data in EU. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.