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DE · Germany
End-to-end encrypted email with a clean, ad-free inbox and generous free storage.
Free (1 GB) · paid from €3/mo
✦ Based in Hanover, encrypts everything by default.
EU alternatives · for private individuals
This tool maps the everyday apps you rely on to EU-based alternatives you can actually trust. Answer eight quick questions and get a setup that matches how you actually use technology — or browse every category yourself.
5 European options, replacing Gmail & Outlook.
DE · Germany
End-to-end encrypted email with a clean, ad-free inbox and generous free storage.
Free (1 GB) · paid from €3/mo
✦ Based in Hanover, encrypts everything by default.
DE · Germany
Anonymous sign-up and payment, green-powered servers and no tracking of any kind.
€1/mo
✦ Runs entirely on renewable energy in Berlin.
DE · Germany
Email bundled with calendar, contacts and office tools — a full private workspace.
€1/mo
✦ Berlin-based, privacy record since 1989.
CH · Switzerland
Encrypted mail, calendar and drive in one account, with a VPN included on paid plans.
Free (1 GB) · paid from €3.99/mo
✦ Swiss company, generous free tier to try it out.
NO · Norway
Norwegian mail with strong privacy laws behind it and no advertising business at all.
About €1.70/mo (billed yearly)
✦ Hosted in Oslo under strict Norwegian data rules.
✦ Norway, Iceland and Switzerland aren't EU members but share Europe's data-protection rules — we say so on every card.
A real setup
When Google Maps renamed Lake Ontario to "Lake America" for US users, one simple principle followed: own what is strategic, and move as much as possible inside Europe. This is the setup that came out of it — and the suggestions people added afterwards.
Not everything moved: WhatsApp stayed, because being the only one with a different chat app helps nobody. Perfect shouldn't be the enemy of good — one service moved is better than none.