Category: Storage & Backup

8 European alternatives to ownCloud — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.

German open-source file hosting and collaboration platform for enterprise file management

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Facts

Headquarters: DE (EU)
Category: Storage & Backup
Type: Product
GDPR-compliant: Yes
Open-source: Yes
Data hosting: EU

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to ownCloud

Acronis
Swiss cyber protection company providing backup, disaster recovery, and secure file sync
CH · commercial
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Bareos
German open-source enterprise backup solution forked from Bacula
DE · open-source
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BorgBackup
Open-source deduplicating archival backup program with compression and encryption
DE · open-source
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Contabo
German hosting provider offering affordable object storage and backup in European data centres
DE · commercial
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Exoscale
Swiss cloud provider offering S3-compatible object storage from European data centres
CH · commercial
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Hetzner
German hosting provider offering affordable dedicated servers, cloud storage, and backup solutions
DE · commercial
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IONOS
German cloud and hosting provider with S3-compatible object storage and backup solutions
DE · commercial
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LINBIT
Austrian company behind DRBD and LINSTOR for replicated block storage and high availability
AT · open-source
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to ownCloud?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to ownCloud include Acronis, Bareos and BorgBackup. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to ownCloud?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to ownCloud include Bareos, BorgBackup and LINBIT. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is ownCloud GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

ownCloud is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes ownCloud an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

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