Category: Cloud Storage (Personal)
8 European alternatives to Mega — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
New Zealand end-to-end encrypted cloud storage service with 250+ million users.
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Facts
- Headquarters
- NZ (OTHER)
- EU adequacy decision
- Yes — found adequate by the European Commission
- Sovereignty model
- Vendor-hosted (non-EU)
- Category
- Cloud Storage (Personal)
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- EU, OTHER
Sources
Public sources used in the latest check of this record.
Compliance evidence
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Sovereignty profile of Mega
How this vendor scores on the five dimensions of the Digital Sovereignty Heatmap: 0 is sovereign, 100 is high exposure. These are the same scores the assessment uses.
| Jurisdictional exposure (JES) | Headquartered outside the EU (NZ) | 50 |
|---|---|---|
| Data residency (DRS) | EU and non-EU hosting (EU, OTHER) | 50 |
| Cryptographic key sovereignty (CKS) | Key management with a non-European vendor | 60 |
| Platform lock-in (PLS) | Closed source: switching requires data migration | 60 |
| Source & runtime sovereignty (SRS) | Closed source, runtime with the vendor | 70 |
| Average | 58 |
Why digital sovereignty matters with Mega
Mega is headquartered in NZ, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor.
Mega hosts data in EU, OTHER. Exactly what stays within the EU — and what does not — is defined by the vendor's data processing agreement and sub-processor list, not by a setting you control yourself; check those documents for the precise scope, including backups, logs and support access.
Mega is closed source and hosted by the vendor. The encryption keys and the runtime sit with the vendor and switching requires data migration. Ask about bring-your-own-key, export options and open standards.
What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Mega together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Mega
The European alternatives to Mega come from our knowledge base of over 3,600 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.
- Cozy Cloud↗
Personal cloud and data management platform originally developed by Cozy Cloud SAS (FR); acquired by Linagora (FR) via court-supervised cession plan in February 2025 and integrated into the Twake Workplace suite from May 2025. Open-source (AGPL), hosted in France.
FR · open-source
- kDrive (Infomaniak)↗
Swiss cloud storage by Infomaniak with office suite and collaboration
CH · commercial
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Mega?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Mega include Cozy Cloud, Cryptee and Filen. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Mega?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Mega include Cozy Cloud, Cryptee, Filen and Internxt. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Mega GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Mega is headquartered in NZ (OTHER) and hosts data in EU, OTHER. 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.
Digital sovereignty in Cloud Storage (Personal)
Cloud Storage (Personal): Personal cloud storage — sync and share files. In this category the choice of vendor determines who has legal access to your data, where that data lives and how easily you can switch later.
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