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European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

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Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

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Post by madman_dev »

Hi HN, I built only-eu.eu, a curated bilingual (DE/EN) directory of European alternatives to common US software and services. Motivation: The CLOUD Act creates a structural difference between US and European cloud providers that's separate from GDPR. European companies can't be compelled by US federal courts to hand over data regardless of server location. For companies and individuals who care about this, finding verified European alternatives is surprisingly hard. Most "alternatives" sites are US-focused. Technical implementation: Static Astro site, hosted on Cloudflare Pages. 326 pages, fully bilingual. Search via Fuse.js. Product suggestion form via Cloudflare Worker into n8n webhook. No cookies. Currently covers: cloud storage, email, VPN, password managers, office suites, browsers, search engines, video conferencing, messaging, social media, photo backup, project management, notes and knowledge tools, analytics, hosting, AI tools, smartphones, sport and fashion, cosmetics, audio hardware, e-commerce, freelance platforms, website builders. Monetized via affiliate links (clearly labeled). Most products have no affiliate relationship and are listed purely on merit. Happy to hear what I got wrong or am missing.

Also: You can suggest a product on the page, if you got something, feel free to use that button.

Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

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Post by hvb2 »

mimsee wrote: post #5
hvb2 wrote: post #4

Is this just to plug the site? What's unique about this, there's quite a few others already?

Aren't most Show HN's plugs to whatever they're presenting?

I mean, sure but I think it would be helpful to explain a couple of things.

How it was decided which vendor is an alternative, what were the criteria etc

How can this be kept up to date?

Can I submit missing data, if so how?

This isn't unique at all, so what sets this one apart from the others?

Re: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps

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Post by Hard_Space »

hvb2 wrote: post #8
mimsee wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Aren't most Show HN's plugs to whatever they're presenting?

I mean, sure but I think it would be helpful to explain a couple of things. How it was decided which vendor is an alternative, what were the criteria etc How can this be kept up to date? Can I submit missing data, if so how? This isn't unique at all, so what sets this one apart from the others?

If you turn on showdead, you'll see OP's explanatory post.
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