Category: Office & Productivity
8 European alternatives to Grist — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Grist is a flexible spreadsheet/database hybrid built by Grist Labs (New York City, US). France's ANCT and DINUM are major code contributors and deploy sovereign instances for public administration, but Grist Labs remains a US-headquartered, privately held company with no French ownership.
Facts
- Headquarters
- US (OTHER)
- Category
- Office & Productivity
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- Yes
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Grist
- Ashampoo Office↗
German office suite with word processing, spreadsheets and presentations, Microsoft format compatible
DE · commercial
- 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
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Grist?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Grist include Ashampoo Office, CryptPad and EGroupware. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Grist?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Grist include CryptPad, EGroupware, Etherpad, grommunio, Group-Office, Horde and LibreOffice. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Grist GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Grist 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.