Category: CMS

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

Flexible CMS with powerful content modelling and multilingual support

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Facts

Headquarters: US (OTHER)
Category: CMS
Type: Product
GDPR-compliant: Yes
Open-source: No
Data hosting: EU

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Craft CMS

TYPO3
Enterprise open-source CMS; EU governance; self-hostable
DE · open-source
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Umbraco
Danish open-source CMS built on .NET for flexible content management
DK · open-source
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Cockpit CMS
Open-source headless CMS with JSON API and flexible content models
DE · open-source
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Contao
German CMS widely used in DACH region; self-hostable
DE · open-source
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Drupal (self-host)
Open-source enterprise CMS; self-hostable in EU
BE · open-source
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Grav (self-host)
Flat-file CMS; self-hostable
EU · open-source
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Neos CMS
Open-source content application framework; EU-hostable
AT · open-source
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Pimcore
Austrian platform for PIM, MDM, CMS and digital commerce — open-core, proprietary core since v12
AT · commercial
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Craft CMS?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Craft CMS include TYPO3, Umbraco and Cockpit CMS. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Craft CMS?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Craft CMS include TYPO3, Umbraco, Cockpit CMS, Contao, Drupal (self-host), Grav (self-host) and Neos CMS. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Craft CMS GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Craft CMS is headquartered in US (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.

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