European Alternatives to Google Workspace
Google's cloud collaborative suite including Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drive for creating, editing and sharing documents in real-time.
Google Workspace Features
- Collaborative word processing (Docs)
- Online spreadsheet (Sheets)
- Presentations (Slides)
- 15 GB free cloud storage (Drive)
- Real-time collaboration
- Gmail and Calendar integration
Price: From 5.75€/user/month (Business Starter)
Why leave Google Workspace?
- In 2022, the Danish Data Protection Authority banned Google Workspace in schools for GDPR non-compliance and data transfers to third countries.
- Google is subject to the US CLOUD Act: your documents can be transmitted to US authorities even if stored in European data centers.
- By default, Google uses your Gemini conversations and files to train its AI models, requiring explicit opt-out.
- In 2025, the French CNIL fined Google 325 million euros for displaying advertisements in Gmail without consent.
Recommended : Infomaniak kSuite
Complete Swiss collaborative suite including kDrive (storage), integrated office suite, kMail, kMeet (video conferencing) and kChat. 15 GB free, 100% hosted in Switzerland.
Country : CH
Compatibility Scores
- Migration : 85/100
- GDPR : 95/100
- Features : 90/100
- Overall Score : 90/100
Infomaniak kSuite Features
- kDrive - 15 GB free cloud storage
- Complete integrated office suite
- kMail - professional email
- kMeet - video conferencing (50 pers. free / 100+ kSuite Pro)
- kChat - instant messaging
- Real-time collaboration
- 100% hosted in Switzerland
Price: Free (my kSuite) / From 5.75€/user/month (kSuite Pro)
Why this choice?
kSuite is the most complete alternative to Google Workspace. Same 15 GB free, integrated office suite + email + video conferencing. Independent Swiss company since 1994.
Switch from Google Workspace to Infomaniak kSuite
Strengths
- 15 GB free (like Google)
- Complete all-in-one suite
- 100% Swiss and ecological
- No US extraterritorial laws
- Independent company since 1994
Weaknesses
- Less known office suite
- Switzerland not EU member
- No E2E encryption
All Alternatives
- Infomaniak kSuite (CH) — Score : 90/100 (Recommended)
- OnlyOffice (LV) — Score : 89/100
- Nextcloud (DE) — Score : 84/100