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European Alternatives to Shopify

E-commerce platform for online stores. Here are 5 GDPR-compliant European alternatives that keep your data in the EU.

Why Consider European Alternatives?

GDPR Compliance

Built for European privacy standards from day one

EU Data Residency

Your data never leaves European servers

No US CLOUD Act

Not subject to US government data requests

Local Support

European timezone customer support

Compare Shopify Alternatives

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Open Source
Schöppingen, Germany🇪🇺 EU Only2000Open source free, cloud from €199/mo✅ YesVisit
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PrestaShop
Open Source
Paris, France🇪🇺 EU Available2007Free self-hosted, hosted from €24/mo✅ YesVisit
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Saleor
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Wrocław, Poland🇪🇺 EU Only2018Open source, cloud from $2000/mo✅ YesVisit
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Medusa
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Copenhagen, Denmark🇪🇺 EU Available2021Free, open source✅ YesVisit
Brussels, Belgium🇪🇺 EU Only2025From €199/mo plus setup fee❌ NoVisit

5 European Alternatives

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Schöppingen, Germany
Founded 2000Open source free, cloud from €199/mo~400 employees

German open source e-commerce platform. Powerful, flexible, growing ecosystem.

Paris, France
Founded 2007Free self-hosted, hosted from €24/mo~300 employees

French open source e-commerce. 300,000+ stores worldwide. Self-hosted.

Wrocław, Poland
Founded 2018Open source, cloud from $2000/mo~40 employees

Polish headless e-commerce platform. GraphQL-first, modern architecture.

Copenhagen, Denmark
Founded 2021Free, open source~30 employees

Danish open source headless commerce. Shopify alternative for developers.

Brussels, Belgium
Founded 2025From €199/mo plus setup feeN/A employees

Belgian managed e-commerce service that builds and runs your shop on EU infrastructure with no commission on sales.

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Deep Dive: Shopify vs European Alternatives

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