Category: Notes & Tasks
8 European alternatives to Todoist — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Task management and to-do list app
Facts
- Headquarters
- US (US)
- Category
- Notes & Tasks
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- No
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- US
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Todoist
- Anytype↗
Personal knowledge and productivity tool with end-to-end encryption and local-first storage. The protocol layer (any-sync, any-block) is MIT-licensed open source, but the client applications (desktop, mobile) and middleware (anytype-heart) are released under the proprietary Any Source Available License 1.0, which prohibits commercial use without permission. Not fully open source.
CH · commercial
- Nextcloud Tasks↗
Task management integrated into Nextcloud with CalDAV synchronisation
DE · open-source
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Todoist?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Todoist include Vikunja, Joplin and Nextcloud Notes. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Todoist?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Todoist include Vikunja, Joplin, Nextcloud Notes, Carnet, CryptPad, HedgeDoc and Nextcloud Tasks. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Todoist GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Todoist is headquartered in US and hosts data in US. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.