Category: Project Management
8 European alternatives to Notion — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
US all-in-one workspace for notes, docs, and project management
Facts
- Headquarters
- US (US)
- Category
- Project Management
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- US
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Notion
- OpenProject↗
German open-source project management software with Gantt, boards, and BIM
DE · open-source
- Planka↗
Open-source kanban board (self-hosted). Note: since v2.0 (May 2025) the project is no longer open source — it is distributed under a proprietary Fair Use License (source-available). Personal and internal company use remains free; commercial hosting for third parties requires a paid Pro/Enterprise licence from PLANKA Software GmbH.
DE · commercial
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Notion?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Notion include Nuclino, XWiki and Nextcloud. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Notion?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Notion include XWiki, Nextcloud, BookStack (self-host), Kanboard, Leantime and OpenProject. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Notion GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Notion is headquartered in US and hosts data in US. 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.