12 Best European Alternatives to Microsoft OneDrive (2026)
OneDrive is Microsoft's file storage and sync service, built into Windows and Microsoft 365; SharePoint holds shared team files in the same suite. It's also known as OneDrive and OneDrive for Business. The same list works if you're replacing SharePoint. The European alternatives that replace it best are Nextcloud (Germany) for organisations that want to run their own file cloud, Infomaniak kDrive (Switzerland) for teams that want Swiss hosting and office editing and Tresorit (Switzerland) for companies handling confidential client files.
European alternatives
12
From 4 countries
Keep data in Europe
9
By default, no setting needed
With a free plan
8
No time limit
Open source
3
Can run on your own servers
Microsoft OneDrive alternatives from Europe, compared
Best first for someone replacing Microsoft OneDrive. 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.
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 Microsoft OneDrive: Self-hosted file sync with shared team folders, covering OneDrive and SharePoint file use. You run it yourself or via a partner, so IT effort is higher.
Organisations that want to run their own file cloud
2. Infomaniak kDrive
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 Microsoft OneDrive: Swiss-hosted storage with office editing, including Microsoft Office Online on paid kSuite plans. Fewer enterprise admin controls than Microsoft 365.
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
3. Tresorit
End-to-end encrypted file sharing for businesses
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 Microsoft OneDrive: End-to-end encrypted storage for business teams with per-user data residency. It runs on Microsoft Azure, so Microsoft remains the infrastructure provider.
Open-source file sync and share software for on-premises use, with a hosted option in Germany. Owned since 2023 by Kiteworks, a US company.
Compared with Microsoft OneDrive: On-premises file sync and share for IT-run deployments, close to OneDrive with SharePoint. Owned by US-based Kiteworks since 2023.
IT teams that run file sharing on their own servers
5. TeamDrive
End-to-end encrypted file sync for businesses
File sync and sharing with end-to-end encryption, hosted in Germany or on a company's own server. Aimed at businesses and professionals with confidentiality duties.
Compared with Microsoft OneDrive: Encrypted sync hosted in Germany, with an Outlook add-in for large attachments. Focused on secure sync rather than Office co-editing.
Firms that need encrypted sharing hosted in Germany
6. 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 Microsoft OneDrive: Personal storage with an EU region and lifetime plans. Covers OneDrive's consumer use, not Microsoft 365 team features.
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 Microsoft OneDrive: Encrypted storage on Proton's European servers, with simple docs and sheets. Collaboration tools are simpler than Microsoft 365.
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
8. 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 Microsoft OneDrive: 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
9. Koofr
EU cloud storage that also links other clouds
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 Microsoft OneDrive: EU-hosted storage that can link a OneDrive account and includes Office for the web on paid plans. A small provider.
Paid plans connect a OneDrive account to copy files across.
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 Microsoft OneDrive: German-hosted storage with business plans for up to 20 users. Less suited to large organisations than OneDrive.
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
11. Filen
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 Microsoft OneDrive: Encrypted storage in Germany at low prices, aimed more at individuals than companies.
Headquarters
Recklinghausen, Germany
Your data
In Europe
Price
From €1.99/account/month
Free plan
Yes
Best for
Individuals who want cheap encrypted storage
12. 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 Microsoft OneDrive: Norwegian storage with business plans from two users. Focused on backup more than co-editing.
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
Why look for a European alternative to Microsoft OneDrive?
Microsoft OneDrive is headquartered in Redmond, United States and owned by Microsoft (United States). These are the reasons buyers in Europe most often give for looking elsewhere:
Microsoft is a US company, so US laws such as the CLOUD Act apply to it, including to data stored in the EU.
For commercial cloud customers, Microsoft commits to store and process data inside its EU Data Boundary.
OneDrive works best inside Microsoft 365, so teams leaving the suite need a separate file service.
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 Microsoft OneDrive for. Nextcloud (Germany) for organisations that want to run their own file cloud, Infomaniak kDrive (Switzerland) for teams that want Swiss hosting and office editing and Tresorit (Switzerland) for companies handling confidential client files. All 12 on this page are headquartered in Europe; the table compares their hosting, prices and G2 ratings.
No. Microsoft OneDrive is headquartered in Redmond, United States and owned by Microsoft (United States). As a US company it falls under US law, including the CLOUD Act, wherever it stores your data.
Nextcloud, Infomaniak kDrive, ownCloud, pCloud, Proton Drive, Koofr, Filen and Jottacloud have a free plan with no time limit.
Infomaniak kDrive, Tresorit, TeamDrive, Proton Drive, Hetzner Storage Share, Koofr, STRATO HiDrive, Filen and Jottacloud store customer data in Europe by default. pCloud lets you choose a European data region.
Yes: Nextcloud, ownCloud and Hetzner Storage Share. Open-source tools can also be self-hosted on your own servers in Europe.
Koofr documents an import from Microsoft OneDrive; the details are under each one below.
For commercial customers of Microsoft 365, Microsoft commits to store and process customer data within its EU Data Boundary. Microsoft is still a US company, so US law applies to it.
Nextcloud and ownCloud cover shared team folders on your own servers. For a hosted service, Infomaniak kDrive and Tresorit offer shared spaces for teams.
