Category: Document Management (DMS)
8 European alternatives to Microsoft SharePoint — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Enterprise document management and collaboration platform by Microsoft
Facts
- Headquarters
- US (US)
- Category
- Document Management (DMS)
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- US, EU, APAC
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Microsoft SharePoint
- LogicalDOC↗
Italian open-source DMS with full-text search and document version management
IT · open-source
- OpenKM↗
OpenKM is a document management system (DMS). The Community Edition is available free of charge but has been distributed as a closed binary since version 7.0 (released 2024); source code is no longer published. Versions up to and including 6.x were released under GPL-2.0 with full source code. The Professional and Cloud editions are commercial.
ES · commercial
- Paperless-ngx↗
Open-source document management system for digitising physical documents
DE · open-source
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Microsoft SharePoint?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Microsoft SharePoint include LogicalDOC, Nuxeo and OpenKM. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Microsoft SharePoint?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Microsoft SharePoint include LogicalDOC, Nuxeo, Paperless-ngx, SeedDMS and agorum. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Microsoft SharePoint GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Microsoft SharePoint is headquartered in US and hosts data in US, EU, APAC. 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.