European Alternatives to Notion
All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, and project management. Below are 7 alternatives from companies headquartered in Germany and France. 7 of them keep data in the EU only, and 4 have a free plan.
Headquartered in Europe
Every company listed here has its headquarters in the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland, not just a data centre there.
Data location you can check
The pricing table shows whether each one keeps data in the EU only, offers an EU region, or does not say.
Outside the US CLOUD Act
US providers can be ordered to hand over data held in their European data centres. A European company with no US parent or US operations is outside that reach.
Compare Notion Alternatives
| Company | Headquarters | Data Residency | Founded | Pricing | Open Source | Employees | Funding | Replaces | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich, Germany | 🇪🇺 EU Only | 2015 | Free tier, paid team plans | ❌ No | ~15 | Bootstrapped | Notion, Confluence | Visit | |
CryptPad Open Source | Paris, France | 🇪🇺 EU Only | 2016 | Free tier, paid hosted plans | ✅ Yes | ~20 | Open-source company supported by subscriptions and grants | Google Docs, Notion | Visit |
| Paris, France | 🇪🇺 EU Only | — | Custom | ❌ No | ~30 | Raised €5M+ | Notion AI, Algolia, ChatGPT, Google Search | Visit | |
| Munich, Germany | 🇪🇺 EU Only | 2012 | From paid team plans | ❌ No | ~50 | Private company | Notion, Confluence, Microsoft Teams | Visit | |
| Paris, France | 🇪🇺 EU Only | 2010 | Paid team plans for the full collaborative suite | ❌ No | N/A | Founder- and employee-owned | Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Notion | Visit |
Notion Alternatives: Pricing and Hosting Compared
Starting prices are the lowest paid plan each vendor publishes. Check the vendor's pricing page before you buy, as plans change.
| Alternative | Country | Free plan | Paid plans | Open source | Data residency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclino | Germany | Yes | From EUR5/user/mo | No | EU only |
| CryptPad | France | Yes | Not published | Yes | EU only |
| Outmind | France | No | Custom quote | No | EU only |
| Stackfield | Germany | No | Not published | No | EU only |
| Wimi | France | No | Not published | No | EU only |
| XWiki | France | Yes | Not published | Yes | EU only |
| Zenkit | Germany | Yes | From EUR9/user/mo | No | EU only |
7 European Alternatives
Nuclino
German collaborative knowledge base for teams that want a fast, modern wiki with real-time editing and low admin overhead.
French end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite for documents, spreadsheets, whiteboards, and knowledge sharing.
Outmind is a French enterprise search platform founded in Paris that uses generative AI to provide instant access to internal company knowledge. The platform connects to all enterprise tools and surfaces answers from across documents, emails, chat messages, and databases through a single search interface. Outmind uses RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) to generate accurate answers sourced from the organization's own data, with citations linking back to original documents. The platform is designed for knowledge workers who waste hours searching for information across fragmented tools.
German collaboration workspace that combines docs, tasks, chat, and file sharing with strong privacy controls.
French sovereign collaborative suite with mail, drive, docs, tasks, calendars, chat, and meetings for teams replacing Google Workspace.
French open-source wiki and knowledge management platform for teams that need structured documentation and self-hosting control.
German modular workspace suite that blends docs, databases, tasks, and chat for teams replacing Notion-style all-in-one tools.
What to Check Before Switching from Notion
Where your data will be stored
All 7 alternatives here say they keep data in the EU only.
How you can try it
Nuclino, CryptPad, XWiki and Zenkit have a free plan, so you can run a real test before cancelling Notion. Outmind sells on custom quotes only, which usually means a sales call before you can try it.
Open source
CryptPad and XWiki release their software or models under an open licence, which makes it easier to self-host, inspect what runs, and move again later.
Security certifications
Certifications we have confirmed on the vendor’s own site: Outmind (ISO 27001); Stackfield (ISO 27001); Wimi (ISO 27001, SecNumCloud). If your procurement requires one, check the others directly.
What you need to bring from Notion
List the data, templates and integrations you rely on in Notion, then confirm each one can be exported and that the alternative can import it or offers an API to rebuild it.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the European alternatives to Notion?
- We list 7 companies headquartered in Europe that replace Notion: Nuclino (Germany), CryptPad (France), Outmind (France), Stackfield (Germany), Wimi (France), XWiki (France) and Zenkit (Germany).
- Is there a free European alternative to Notion?
- Nuclino, CryptPad, XWiki and Zenkit have a free plan. Free plans usually come with limits on usage or features, so check them against how you use Notion today.
- Which Notion alternatives keep data in the EU?
- Nuclino, CryptPad, Outmind, Stackfield, Wimi, XWiki and Zenkit keep data in the EU only.
- Is there an open-source European alternative to Notion?
- Yes: CryptPad and XWiki.