Category: Video Streaming
8 European alternatives to Joyn — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Joyn is Germany's largest free ad-supported streaming service, operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (Germany). Since September 2025, ProSiebenSat.1 is majority-controlled (75.61% stake) by MFE-MediaForEurope N.V., a pan-European media group incorporated in the Netherlands (Amsterdam) and operationally headquartered in Cologno Monzese, Italy, controlled by Italy's Berlusconi family via Fininvest.
Facts
- Headquarters
- DE (EU)
- Category
- Video Streaming
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Joyn
- Atresplayer↗
Spanish streaming platform by Atresmedia with Spanish series and entertainment
ES · commercial
- Dailymotion↗
French video sharing platform as an alternative to YouTube with European wortels
FR · commercial
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Joyn?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Joyn include ARD Mediathek, ARTE and Atresplayer. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Joyn?
Our list of EU alternatives to Joyn is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.
Is Joyn GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Joyn is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Joyn an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.