Category: Business Email & Groupware
8 European alternatives to Kopano — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Kopano Cloud is the proprietary successor to Kopano Groupware, which reached end-of-life on March 31, 2025. The open-source Kopano Groupware (AGPL) is no longer maintained; Kopano Cloud is available under a commercial/proprietary license only.
Facts
- Headquarters
- NL (EU)
- Category
- Business Email & Groupware
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Kopano
- EGroupware↗
German open-source groupware platform with email, CRM, project management and more
DE · open-source
- Open-Xchange↗
German open-source email and groupware platform for providers and companies
DE · open-source
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Kopano?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Kopano include Axigen, EGroupware and grommunio. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Kopano?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Kopano include EGroupware, grommunio, Kolab, Mailcow, Mailu, Open-Xchange and Roundcube. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Kopano GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Kopano is headquartered in NL (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Kopano an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.