Category: Design
8 European alternatives to Excalidraw — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Open-source virtual whiteboard for sketches and diagrams
Facts
- Headquarters
- CZ (EU)
- Category
- Design
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- Yes
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Excalidraw
- ArtFlow↗
ArtFlow is a digital painting and sketching app developed by BYTESTORM SOFTWARE (Bartłomiej Janusz), a small Polish developer based in Ruda Śląska, active since 2013. The app has over 6.3 million downloads on Google Play and other Android app stores, features a GPU-accelerated engine with multi-layer support (up to 50 layers), and is currently listed and updated on the Google Play Store. It is free to download with a one-time in-app purchase to unlock pro features (freemium, locally-run app with no mandatory cloud dependency).
PL · commercial
- diagrams.net↗
Open-source diagram tool (formerly draw.io) for technical and business diagrams
DE · open-source
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Excalidraw?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Excalidraw include ArtFlow, Capture One and darktable. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Excalidraw?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Excalidraw include darktable, diagrams.net, GIMP, Inkscape and Krita. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Excalidraw GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Excalidraw is headquartered in CZ (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Excalidraw an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.