# switch-to.eu > European alternatives to Big Tech services. Honest reviews, privacy research, GDPR compliance checks, and step-by-step migration guides. switch-to.eu helps people switch from mainstream Big Tech services to European digital alternatives. Each service listing includes privacy research, pricing, GDPR compliance status, and honest trade-offs. Each migration guide includes step-by-step instructions, time estimates, and troubleshooting. ## Core pages - [Home](https://www.switch-to.eu/en): Browse EU alternatives and migration guides - [About](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/about): Mission and story behind switch-to.eu - [Tools](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/tools): Free privacy-focused tools built in the EU - [Contribute](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/contribute): Help improve switch-to.eu ## Service categories - [Cloud Storage Services](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/storage): Keep your files safe and accessible, with encryption and hosting that stays in Europe. - [Social Media](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/social-media): Social networks that respect your attention. Less data collection, more control over what you see. - [Search Engines](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/search-engines): Find what you need without being tracked. No filter bubbles, no ad profiles, no surveillance. - [Navigation](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/navigation): Find your way with apps built on open map data. No tracking where you go, live, or work. - [Messaging Apps](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/messaging): End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and file sharing without mining your conversations for ads. - [Email Services](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/email): Your inbox, not an ad platform. EU email providers with encryption, custom domains, and real privacy. - [Web Browsers](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/browsers): Fast, full-featured browsers built in Europe with tracking protection on from the start. - [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/artificial-intelligence): EU-built AI assistants, image generators, and language models that don't train on your data without consent. ## EU services ### Web Browsers - [Waterfox](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/waterfox): Browse privately with zero telemetry, built-in ad blocking, and encrypted DNS from a UK-based independent Firefox fork. (United Kingdom, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [Vivaldi](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/vivaldi): Get a browser that bends to your workflow, not the other way around. Built in Norway with privacy and productivity tools baked in. (Norway, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [Ecosia Browser](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/ecosia-browser): Browse the web while funding reforestation. Ecosia's free Chromium browser blocks trackers by default and plants trees with every search you make. (Germany, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [Brave](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/brave): Browse the web without ads or trackers following you. Brave blocks them by default, no setup needed. (United States, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) ### Email Services - [Tuta](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/tuta): Email that nobody can read but you. Tuta encrypts everything from subject lines to contacts, all stored in Germany. (Germany, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [Proton Mail](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/proton-mail): Email where only you can read your inbox. Based in Switzerland, outside US and EU data requests. (Switzerland, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [Mailbox.org](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/mailbox.org): German email and productivity suite that keeps your data on German servers. Starts at just 1 euro per month with calendar, cloud storage, and an office suite built in. (Germany, GDPR: GDPR Compliant) - [Infomaniak Mail](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/infomaniak-mail): Swiss email that keeps your data in Switzerland. Built by an employee-owned company with 30 years of hosting experience and no outside investors. (Switzerland, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) ### Cloud Storage Services - [Tresorit](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/tresorit): Store and share files with zero-knowledge encryption that keeps your data private, even from Tresorit itself. (Switzerland, GDPR: GDPR Compliant) - [Proton Drive](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/proton-drive): Store and share files with end-to-end encryption from a Swiss company that cannot access your data, even if compelled to. (Switzerland, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [pCloud](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/pcloud): Store your files in a European data center with lifetime pricing and optional zero-knowledge encryption. (Switzerland, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [Nextcloud](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/nextcloud): Store, sync, and collaborate on your own terms with a fully open-source platform built in Germany. Self-host for free or choose managed European hosting. (Germany, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) ### Messaging Apps - [Threema](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/threema): Message privately without sharing your phone number. Swiss-built, open source, and designed to collect as little data as possible. (Switzerland, GDPR: GDPR Compliant) - [Signal](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/signal): Send messages, make calls, and share files knowing nobody can listen in. Not even Signal. (US (non-profit), GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [Session](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/session): Send messages without sharing your phone number, email, or IP address. Session routes everything through a decentralized onion network. (Switzerland/Global (decentralized), GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [Element](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/element): Chat securely on your terms with encrypted messaging you can self-host or run in the cloud. (UK/EU, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) ### Search Engines - [Startpage](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/startpage): Get Google-quality search results without giving up your privacy. Startpage strips your data before queries reach Google. (Netherlands, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [Qwant](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/qwant): Search the web privately from Europe. Qwant does not track your queries, build a profile, or sell your data to advertisers. (France, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [Ecosia](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/ecosia): Search the web and plant trees. Every search on this Berlin-based engine funds reforestation and climate projects in 35+ countries. (Germany, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) ### Artificial Intelligence - [Proton Lumo](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/proton-lumo): Use AI without your conversations being stored, logged, or trained on. Proton Lumo encrypts every chat with zero-access encryption. (Switzerland, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [Mistral Le Chat](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/mistral-le-chat): Get AI chat, research, and image generation from a Paris-based company that keeps your data in the EU. (France, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) ### Navigation - [OsmAnd](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/osmand): Navigate offline with detailed OpenStreetMap maps, GPS tracking, and zero data collection from this Dutch open-source app. (Netherlands, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [Organic Maps](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/organic-maps): Navigate offline with zero tracking. Organic Maps gives you OpenStreetMap-powered directions for driving, hiking, and cycling without collecting any data. (Community (Open Source), GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [Magic Earth](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/magic-earth): Navigate with full privacy. Magic Earth gives you turn-by-turn directions, offline maps, and public transit routes without tracking your location or showing ads. (Netherlands, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [HERE WeGo](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/here-wego): Navigate by car, bike, transit, or on foot with offline maps for 100+ countries. Free, from a Dutch company. (Netherlands, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) ### Social Media - [Mastodon](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/mastodon): Own your social media feed. Mastodon is a free, open-source network from Germany with no ads, no algorithms, and no single company controlling your data. (Germany, GDPR: GDPR Compliant, free tier available) - [Bluesky](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/services/eu/bluesky): Take control of your social feed with an open, decentralized network where you pick the algorithm. (United States, GDPR: Partially Compliant, free tier available) ## Migration guides ### Cloud Storage Services - [Google Drive → pCloud](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/guides/storage/google-drive-to-pcloud): Step-by-step guide for switching from Google Drive to pCloud (beginner, 60 minutes) ### Social Media - [X (Twitter) → Bluesky](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/guides/social-media/x-to-bluesky): Step-by-step guide for switching from X (Twitter) to Bluesky (beginner, 45 minutes) ### Messaging Apps - [WhatsApp → Signal](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/guides/messaging/whatsapp-to-signal): Step-by-step guide for switching from WhatsApp to Signal messenger (beginner, 30 minutes) ### Email Services - [Gmail → Proton Mail](https://www.switch-to.eu/en/guides/email/gmail-to-protonmail): Step-by-step guide for moving from Gmail to ProtonMail (beginner, 45 minutes)