What is the best European alternative to Dropbox?

EuroShift lists 6 GDPR-compliant European alternatives to Dropbox. The top picks are highlighted with a badge and are EU-hosted, GDPR-compliant and free from US Cloud Act exposure.

Why switch from Dropbox to a European tool?

Dropbox is operated by Dropbox, a US company. Data is processed under US jurisdiction (Cloud Act, FISA 702), which conflicts with GDPR for many EU use cases. EU alternatives keep data within European jurisdiction.

Are European alternatives to Dropbox GDPR-compliant?

Yes. Every provider listed here is hosted in the EU or Switzerland, operates under GDPR and is independent of the US Cloud Act.

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European alternatives to Dropbox

Dropbox pioneered consumer cloud sync and is still one of the most widely used file-sharing services. It is headquartered in San Francisco and primarily runs on AWS infrastructure in the United States, which places customer data under US legal jurisdiction. European alternatives such as Tresorit, pCloud, Internxt and Proton Drive offer Swiss or EU hosting, zero-knowledge encryption and full GDPR alignment — without the US Cloud Act risk.

6 GDPR-compliant alternatives to Dropbox

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Product	Country	Price	Rating	GDPR	Link
pCloud⭐ Top Pick Lifetime cloud storage plans from a Swiss-based provider.	🇨🇭Switzerland	From €49.99/year	4.1(1,137)via Trustpilot	✓ GDPR	Visit
Nextcloud Self-hosted file sync and collaboration platform from Germany.	🇩🇪Germany	Free (self-hosted)	2.7(32)via Trustpilot	✓ GDPR	Visit
Tresorit End-to-end encrypted cloud storage from Switzerland.	🇨🇭Switzerland	From €8.33/mo	4.1(113)via Trustpilot	✓ GDPR	Visit
Infomaniak kDrive Swiss cloud storage with collaboration features and unlimited sharing.	🇨🇭Switzerland	From €4.17/mo	4.6(1,152)via Trustpilot	✓ GDPR	Visit
Proton Drive Swiss based storage solution, part of the Proton Suite	🇨🇭Switzerland	Free / €2,99/mo	2.4(11)via Trustpilot	✓ GDPR	Visit
Internxt Zero-knowledge encrypted cloud storage from Spain. Open-source and privacy-first.	🇪🇸Spain	Free / From €4.49/mo	4.1(1,150)via Trustpilot	✓ GDPR	Visit

pCloud⭐ Top Pick

4.1

Lifetime cloud storage plans from a Swiss-based provider.

🇨🇭 SwitzerlandFrom €49.99/year

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Nextcloud

2.7

Self-hosted file sync and collaboration platform from Germany.

🇩🇪 GermanyFree (self-hosted)

Visit

Tresorit

4.1

End-to-end encrypted cloud storage from Switzerland.

🇨🇭 SwitzerlandFrom €8.33/mo

Visit

Infomaniak kDrive

4.6

Swiss cloud storage with collaboration features and unlimited sharing.

🇨🇭 SwitzerlandFrom €4.17/mo

Visit

Proton Drive

2.4

Swiss based storage solution, part of the Proton Suite

🇨🇭 SwitzerlandFree / €2,99/mo

Visit

Internxt

4.1

Zero-knowledge encrypted cloud storage from Spain. Open-source and privacy-first.

🇪🇸 SpainFree / From €4.49/mo

Visit

Why migrate away from Dropbox?

Dropbox is operated by Dropbox, a US-controlled provider subject to the US Cloud Act and FISA Section 702. For European organisations handling personal, commercial or public-sector data, that creates an ongoing GDPR transfer risk. The alternatives above are headquartered in the EU or Switzerland, store data within European jurisdiction and remove that exposure.

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