12 Best European Alternatives to Google Drive (2026)
Google Drive is Google's file storage and sharing service, used on its own or as part of Google Workspace with Docs, Sheets and Slides. It's also known as Google One. The European alternatives that replace it best are Infomaniak kDrive (Switzerland) for teams that want Swiss hosting and office editing, Proton Drive (Switzerland) for privacy-minded users already on Proton Mail and Nextcloud (Germany) for organisations that want to run their own file cloud.
European alternatives
12
From 6 countries
Keep data in Europe
8
By default, no setting needed
With a free plan
9
No time limit
Open source
3
Can run on your own servers
Google Drive alternatives from Europe, compared
Best first for someone replacing Google Drive. Headcount and founding year come from LeadWave's database; prices, hosting and G2 ratings from each company's own pages and G2, checked in November 2026.
Swiss-hosted file storage with online office editing
Cloud storage and collaboration from Swiss host Infomaniak, with online document editing and a free kSuite tier. Infomaniak runs its own data centres in Switzerland and hosts kDrive only there.
Compared with Google Drive: Closest match: storage plus online document editing and a free tier, hosted only in Switzerland. Smaller app ecosystem than Google Workspace.
Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Your data
In Europe
Price
From CHF 4.99/account/month
Free plan
Yes
Best for
Teams that want Swiss hosting and office editing
2. Proton Drive
End-to-end encrypted cloud drive from Proton
End-to-end encrypted file storage with sharing, photo backup and document editing, part of the Proton suite with Mail, Pass and VPN. Data sits on Proton servers in Switzerland, Germany and Norway.
Compared with Google Drive: End-to-end encrypted drive with built-in documents and spreadsheets, on servers in Switzerland, Germany and Norway. Real-time collaboration is simpler than Google Docs.
Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Founded
2014
Employees
635
Your data
In Europe
Price
From $4.99/account/month
Free plan
Yes
Best for
Privacy-minded users already on Proton Mail
3. Nextcloud
Open-source file sync and collaboration server
Open-source platform for file storage, sharing and collaboration that organisations run on their own servers or through a hosting partner. Paid Enterprise plans add support and start at 100 users.
Compared with Google Drive: Self-hosted file platform; with an office add-on it covers shared editing. Needs servers and IT staff, unlike Google Drive.
Organisations that want to run their own file cloud
4. pCloud
Personal and family cloud storage with lifetime plans
Cloud storage for individuals, families and small teams, with sync, sharing and media playback. Users pick an EU (Luxembourg) or US data region at sign-up. End-to-end encryption is a paid add-on.
Compared with Google Drive: Personal storage with an EU data region and lifetime plans. No built-in document editor like Google Docs.
End-to-end encrypted cloud storage and file exchange for companies, with admin controls and per-user data residency. Files sit in Microsoft Azure data centres, in Ireland unless a business picks another region.
Compared with Google Drive: End-to-end encrypted business storage, kept in Azure data centres in Ireland unless you choose another region. Weaker on live co-editing than Google Docs.
Cloud storage from Slovenia that can also connect Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive accounts in one place. Data is kept in EU data centres; plans start at 10 GB.
Compared with Google Drive: EU-hosted storage that can link a Google Drive account and includes Microsoft Office for the web on paid plans. A much smaller provider than Google.
Paid plans connect a Google Drive account to copy files across.
Low-cost end-to-end encrypted storage from Germany
Cloud storage with client-side, zero-knowledge encryption, sync, sharing and notes. Filen owns its servers, which sit in data centres in Germany.
Compared with Google Drive: Encrypted storage in Germany at low prices. No document editing or office suite.
Headquarters
Recklinghausen, Germany
Your data
In Europe
Price
From €1.99/account/month
Free plan
Yes
Best for
Individuals who want cheap encrypted storage
8. Internxt
Open-source, end-to-end encrypted cloud storage
End-to-end encrypted cloud storage with open-source, audited apps, plus file transfer and other privacy tools. Aimed at individuals and small businesses; the free plan has 1 GB.
Compared with Google Drive: Encrypted, open-source storage at low cost. No office suite, and G2 reviews are mixed.
Individuals who want encrypted storage at low cost
9. Jottacloud
Norwegian cloud storage and device backup
Cloud storage and backup for people and businesses, with an unlimited plan that slows uploads past 5 TB. Files are stored on servers in Norway.
Compared with Google Drive: Norwegian, backup-focused storage with an unlimited plan. Suits Google One photo users more than Workspace teams.
Headquarters
Oslo, Norway
Founded
2008
Your data
In Europe
Price
From NOK 79/account/month
Free plan
Yes
Best for
Households backing up photos and devices
10. Hetzner Storage Share
Managed Nextcloud hosting from a German host
Hetzner runs a Nextcloud instance for you, with no minimum contract. Plans are priced by storage and user count, and the instances run in Hetzner's German data centre.
Compared with Google Drive: Managed Nextcloud in Germany, priced by storage rather than per user. You manage users and apps in Nextcloud yourself.
Headquarters
Gunzenhausen, Germany
Founded
1997
Your data
In Europe
Price
From €4.29/account/month
Free plan
No
Best for
Small teams that want Nextcloud without running servers
11. STRATO HiDrive
German cloud storage from web host STRATO
Online storage for private users and small businesses from German web host STRATO. Data is kept in STRATO's two data centres in Germany.
Compared with Google Drive: Storage hosted in Germany by a large German web host, priced per account. The product pages are in German.
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Owned by
IONOS (Germany)
Your data
In Europe
Price
From €3.50/account/month
Free plan
No
Best for
German-speaking users who want storage hosted in Germany
12. Icedrive
Consumer cloud storage with client-side encryption
Cloud storage for individuals with a drive app that mounts like a local disk; Pro plans add client-side encryption. The company does not state clearly where files are stored.
Compared with Google Drive: Cheap personal storage with a free 10 GB tier. The company does not clearly say where files are stored.
Headquarters
Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Your data
Not stated
Price
From $2.99/account/month, billed yearly
Free plan
Yes
Best for
Individuals who want a cheap personal drive
Why look for a European alternative to Google Drive?
Google Drive is headquartered in Mountain View, United States and owned by Google (United States). These are the reasons buyers in Europe most often give for looking elsewhere:
Google is a US company, so US laws such as the CLOUD Act apply to it.
Workspace admins can keep data in Europe only on Business Standard or higher plans; Business Starter and personal accounts have no data region setting.
Drive is tied to the wider Google account and Workspace suite, which some organisations want to depend on less.
How this list was made
A company counts as European if it's headquartered in Europe: the EU, the EEA, Switzerland, the UK, or elsewhere in geographic Europe, never Russia or Belarus. Headquarters means where it's run from, not a registered office. Companies founded in Europe but headquartered elsewhere today are listed separately, and a non-European owner is always named.
Each company was checked against its own legal notice, pricing page and data-processing terms, and its G2 page. Headcount, funding and founding year come from LeadWave's database of SaaS companies. No company paid to be listed or ranked.
It depends on what you use Google Drive for. Infomaniak kDrive (Switzerland) for teams that want Swiss hosting and office editing, Proton Drive (Switzerland) for privacy-minded users already on Proton Mail and Nextcloud (Germany) for organisations that want to run their own file cloud. All 12 on this page are headquartered in Europe; the table compares their hosting, prices and G2 ratings.
No. Google Drive is headquartered in Mountain View, United States and owned by Google (United States). As a US company it falls under US law, including the CLOUD Act, wherever it stores your data.
Infomaniak kDrive, Proton Drive, Nextcloud, pCloud, Koofr, Filen, Internxt, Jottacloud and Icedrive have a free plan with no time limit.
Infomaniak kDrive, Proton Drive, Tresorit, Koofr, Filen, Jottacloud, Hetzner Storage Share and STRATO HiDrive store customer data in Europe by default. pCloud lets you choose a European data region.
Yes: Nextcloud, Internxt and Hetzner Storage Share. Open-source tools can also be self-hosted on your own servers in Europe.
Koofr documents an import from Google Drive; the details are under each one below.
Yes, for Workspace customers on Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise and some education plans: admins can set a data region such as Europe. Business Starter and personal accounts cannot.
Infomaniak kDrive includes online office editing, Proton Drive has documents and spreadsheets, and Nextcloud can add an office suite. Koofr includes Microsoft Office for the web on paid plans.
