European alternatives to Gmail

Gmail is a web-based email service offered by Google, widely used by individuals and businesses for personal and professional communication. Some EU-based businesses and professionals explore alternatives due to concerns about data residency, the jurisdiction of US-based providers, and GDPR compliance. This page lists EU-based email providers that offer similar personal and professional email functionality.

Common options by use case

The following tools are commonly used software for the mentioned use cases. These groupings are intended to help navigation. They are not rankings or recommendations.

Proton mail

For privacy-focused use

Soverin

For solopreneurs

Hostpoint email

For small teams

All listed EU alternatives

All tools listed below are linked to Gmail as an alternative. Tools are sorted alphabetically and are not ranked or scored.

  • eclipso

    EU-based

    eclipso.net

    Germany

    Eclipso is an email and cloud service developed by eclipso.net, a German owner-managed internet company. It is typically used for secure personal and business email with cloud storage and calendar included. It focuses on ad-free, GDPR-compliant communication hosted exclusively in German data centres.

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  • Hostpoint Email

    EU-based

    Hostpoint AG

    Switzerland

    Hostpoint Email is an email hosting service developed by Hostpoint AG, Switzerland’s largest web hosting provider. It is typically used for professional email with a custom domain, combined with calendar and cloud storage tools. The provider is based in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland, and focuses on data sovereignty with all infrastructure located exclusively in Switzerland.

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  • inbox.eu

    EU-based

    Inbokss Ltd (SIA Inbokss)

    Latvia

    inbox.eu is an email hosting service developed by Inbokss Ltd, a Latvian internet company operating since 1998. It is typically used for personal and business email with calendar and contacts. The provider is based in Riga, Latvia, and focuses on EU-hosted, GDPR-compliant email at an accessible price point.

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  • mail.de

    EU-based

    mail.de GmbH

    Germany

    mail.de is an email service developed by mail.de GmbH, a German owner-managed internet company founded in 2009. It is typically used for personal and professional email with calendar, contacts, and online storage. It focuses on GDPR-compliant, ad-free communication hosted exclusively on German servers.

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  • Mailo

    EU-based

    Mail Object

    France

    Mailo is a webmail and email hosting service developed by Mail Object, a French company. It is typically used for personal, family, and professional email with a custom domain. The provider is based in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France, and focuses on privacy-first communication with all data hosted exclusively in France.

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  • Migadu

    EU-based

    Migadu-Mail GmbH

    Switzerland

    Migadu is an email hosting service developed by Migadu-Mail GmbH, a Swiss company. It is typically used for custom domain email hosting across multiple domains. The provider is based in Schachen, Luzern, Switzerland, and focuses on standards-based email hosting with data stored in EU-certified data centres in France.

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  • Posteo

    EU-based

    Posteo e.K.

    Germany

    Posteo is a privacy-focused email service developed by Posteo e.K., an independent German sole proprietorship. It is typically used for secure, ad-free personal email with calendar and contacts. The provider is based in Berlin and focuses on maximum privacy, minimal data collection, and environmental sustainability. Posteo does not support custom email domains.

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  • Proton Mail

    EU-based

    Proton AG

    Switzerland

    Proton Mail is an end-to-end encrypted email service developed by Proton AG, a Swiss company. It is typically used for secure personal email and supports custom domains on paid plans. The provider is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and focuses on privacy by default, with all data stored in European data centres.

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  • Runbox

    EU-based

    Runbox Solutions AS

    Norway

    Runbox is a private email hosting service developed by Runbox Solutions AS, a Norwegian employee-owned company. It is typically used for individual and small team email with custom domain support, accessed via standard email protocols. The provider is based in Oslo, Norway, and focuses on privacy, EEA-based data ownership, and environmental sustainability.

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  • Seeweb Mail

    EU-based

    Seeweb Srl

    Italy

    Seeweb Mail is a cloud email hosting service developed by Seeweb Srl, an Italian cloud computing company. It is typically used for business email with a custom domain, hosted on the provider’s own infrastructure in Italy. The provider is based in Milan and Frosinone and focuses on reliable, Italian-hosted email with business-grade infrastructure.

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  • Soverin

    EU-based

    Soverin B.V. (part of The Sharing Group)

    Netherlands

    Soverin is a privacy-focused email hosting service developed by Soverin B.V., a Dutch company. It is typically used for personal and professional email with a custom domain, with all data hosted in the Netherlands. The provider is based in Amsterdam and focuses on subscription-funded, ad-free email with no data tracking or profiling.

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  • Tuta

    EU-based

    Tutao GmbH

    Germany

    Tuta (formerly Tutanota) is an end-to-end encrypted email service developed by Tutao GmbH, a German company. It is typically used for secure personal and business email with calendar and contacts, with encryption applied automatically to all content. The provider is based in Hanover, Germany, and focuses on quantum-safe encryption with all data stored on the company’s own servers in Germany.

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Before choosing software

Software suitability depends on your organisation’s size, technical capacity, budget, existing systems, and compliance needs. Review the provider’s own documentation before making a decision. Information on this page is provided for orientation and may not reflect the most recent changes to a product or vendor.

Frequently asked questions

Not necessarily. GDPR compliance depends on how a provider collects, stores, and processes personal data, not only on where its servers are located. An EU-based provider operating under EU law is subject to GDPR, but you should review the provider’s own data processing documentation and data processing agreement before drawing conclusions about your specific compliance situation.

If your current email address uses a custom domain (for example, name@yourcompany.com), you can generally transfer it to a new provider by updating your DNS settings. If your address uses a Gmail domain (name@gmail.com), that address is tied to Google and cannot be transferred. In that case, you would need to create a new address with a different domain.

Most email providers support importing emails from other services before or after switching. The process typically involves exporting your email from Gmail and importing it into the new provider, or using a migration tool. Check the new provider’s own documentation for the specific process they recommend.

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Tools listed on this platform are selected based on defined criteria: European headquarters, majority EU ownership, and European data residency as a standard option. Some pages may also include tools from non-EU vendors that offer European data hosting, these are clearly labelled. Listings do not constitute recommendations.