Category: Office & Productivity
8 European alternatives to Open-Xchange — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
German open-source email, calendar, and office platform used by major European ISPs
Facts
- Headquarters
- DE (EU)
- Category
- Office & Productivity
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- Yes
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Open-Xchange
- 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 Open-Xchange?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Open-Xchange 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 Open-Xchange?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Open-Xchange 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 Open-Xchange GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Open-Xchange is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Open-Xchange an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.