Over the past month, we have been doing quite a bit of digging into European alternatives to US technology. First, we looked at 10 work-related US tools you can replace right now with European alternatives, before turning to the consumer side with European alternatives for everything else.
While researching those lists, one thing quickly became clear: we were hardly the first people to start compiling alternatives. There are already substantial directories, maps, catalogues and community projects bringing together European software and services, in some cases with thousands of options to browse.
So rather than picking individual replacements, here are 8 websites that can help you do the digging yourself.
Digital-EU is a non-commercial catalogue dedicated to digital solutions designed and operated by European companies. The interface is deliberately straightforward: users can search for services or browse through categories to identify potential replacements.
The project describes its catalogue as non-exhaustive and regularly updated, with the site showing its latest update as June 2026. For readers who want something closer to a searchable directory without an accompanying manifesto or lengthy policy material, it is one of the simpler places to begin.
European Alternatives does pretty much what its name promises, concentrating on European replacements for digital services and products such as SaaS platforms and cloud tools. Its database can be explored by category, covering areas including file hosting, object storage, translation, navigation, monitoring and other everyday digital services.
Users can also suggest new products or propose changes, giving the directory a community element alongside its existing catalogue.
European Tech Map is one of the larger databases on this list. At the time of writing, it says it includes 3,131 companies across 39 categories and 43 countries, with a focus on sovereign and EU-hosted software and services. Categories range from cloud computing, AI and cybersecurity to productivity, accounting, analytics, e-commerce and marketing automation.
Alongside browsing the database itself, users can specifically search for alternatives to US technology or explore companies through an interactive map.
The EuroStack Directory is the catalogue arm of the wider EuroStack push for European digital sovereignty. It currently lists more than 1,700 solutions across 64 categories and seven layers of the digital stack, while mapping alternatives to more than 170 non-European services. That makes it particularly useful if you already know the product you want to replace: the directory groups European options against services including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, AWS, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Analytics, Mailchimp and HubSpot.
It also allows users to browse by broader layers such as infrastructure, developer tools, security, analytics and productivity.
Go European describes itself as a community-driven directory for discovering European products and services based on personal recommendations. Listings can be searched and filtered, and individual entries often identify the better-known service they could replace.
That makes it especially accessible for people who are not necessarily thinking in terms of “digital sovereignty”, but simply want to type in a familiar product and see what else exists. Its scope also reaches beyond core enterprise software, making it relevant to both professional and everyday digital habits.
OurSoftware.eu is another heavyweight option for anyone who wants a large pool of companies to investigate. The directory currently displays more than 3,300 software listings, spread across categories including cloud and hosting, AI, security, productivity, analytics, DevOps, communication, CRM, fintech and document collaboration.
It also builds dedicated alternative pages around familiar products and platforms, including Gmail, Microsoft 365, AWS, Slack, Salesforce and Google Analytics, making it particularly handy when starting with the US service you already use rather than a broad software category.
Switch-to.eu combines a directory with something many databases leave out: the practicalities of actually switching. Its listings cover areas including email, cloud storage, messaging, navigation, search and browsers, while providing information such as where services are based or hosted, their costs and how they handle data.
The volunteer-maintained project also publishes step-by-step migration guides intended to help users move their data from one service to another. That makes it particularly relevant once your research moves from “what are the alternatives?” to “how do I actually leave?”.
The Tech Sovereignty Catalogue takes a more business and infrastructure-oriented approach, presenting European technologies across areas including cloud, AI, cybersecurity, data, applications and industry-specific services.
At the time of writing, the catalogue contains 134 solutions, searchable by company, solution, keyword, category and country, with entries also available through a map view. One caveat is particularly worth noting: submissions are based on information provided by participating companies, and the catalogue itself explicitly advises users to carry out independent due diligence rather than treating inclusion as an endorsement.
Source: EU-Startups
