Category: Office & Productivity
8 European alternatives to SoftMaker Office — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
German office suite with strong Microsoft Office compatibility and cross-platform support
Facts
- Headquarters
- DE (EU)
- Category
- Office & Productivity
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to SoftMaker Office
- 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 SoftMaker Office?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to SoftMaker Office 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 SoftMaker Office?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to SoftMaker Office 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 SoftMaker Office GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
SoftMaker Office is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes SoftMaker Office an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.