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European Alternatives to Slack

Team communication and collaboration platform. Here are 2 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

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Company
Headquarters
Data Residency
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Open Source
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Wire
Open Source
Zug, Switzerland🇪🇺 EU Only2012Free personal, €4/user/mo teams✅ YesVisit
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Element
Open Source
London, United Kingdom🇪🇺 EU Available2017Free, enterprise plans available✅ YesVisit

2 European Alternatives

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Top Pick

Wire

Zug, Switzerland
Founded 2012Free personal, €4/user/mo teams~100 employees

Swiss secure messaging with end-to-end encryption. Enterprise-grade security, EU data centers.

London, United Kingdom
Founded 2017Free, enterprise plans available~200 employees

UK-based Matrix client. Decentralized, end-to-end encrypted communication. Used by governments.

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