Category: Storage & Backup
8 European alternatives to OVHcloud — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
French cloud provider offering S3-compatible object storage and backup services in EU data centres
Facts
- Headquarters
- FR (EU)
- Category
- Storage & Backup
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to OVHcloud
- Bacula Systems↗
Swiss enterprise backup company (Yverdon-les-Bains) providing commercial support and an enterprise edition built on the open-source Bacula backup engine (AGPLv3 core); self-hosted, cross-platform (mixed OS, containers, cloud) backup used by organizations including NASA and Swisscom; confirmed actively trading in 2026 via current marketing content and recent blog posts.
CH · open-source
- BorgBackup↗
Open-source deduplicating archival backup program with compression and encryption
DE · open-source
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to OVHcloud?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to OVHcloud include Acronis, Bacula Systems and Bareos. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to OVHcloud?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to OVHcloud include Bacula Systems, Bareos and BorgBackup. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is OVHcloud GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
OVHcloud is headquartered in FR (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes OVHcloud an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.