Replaces Microsoft Teams
European alternatives to Microsoft Teams
Team chat and meetings hosted by European companies
Browse the category: Team communication services · Video conferencing software
Microsoft Teams brings chat channels, audio and video calls, meetings and file sharing into one application, tied to the rest of a Microsoft 365 account. Companies use it as the main internal communication tool, and schools and universities use its classroom features for lessons and assignments. A large share of an organisation's daily conversation ends up stored inside it.
Internal chat is an archive of decisions, HR matters and client names, and it rarely gets the attention a finance system does. Keeping it with a European supplier simplifies GDPR record keeping and gives you a contract and an invoice in the EU. A European alternative to Microsoft Teams can be managed or self run. Stackfield and Infomaniak kChat are hosted services, Nextcloud Talk adds calls to a self hosted workspace, and Wire concentrates on secure messaging.
European options 14
Our pick
Stackfield
Encrypted team collaboration from Germany
Stackfield is a project management and collaboration platform from Germany. It brings together team chat, tasks and projects, whiteboards, video conferencing and collaborative document editing, so a team can work in one place instead of stitching several tools together.
GermanyEU hosted♻
Infomaniak kChat
Swiss team chat from Infomaniak
SwitzerlandEFTA hostedFree plan♻
Infomaniak Public Cloud
Swiss public cloud and virtual private servers
SwitzerlandEFTA hosted♻
Nextcloud Talk
Open source video conferencing inside Nextcloud
GermanyOpen source
Fleep
Team chat from Estonia
EstoniaMattermost by Stackhero
Managed Mattermost chat from France
FranceEU hosted♻
Wire
End-to-end encrypted team messaging from Switzerland
Switzerland
Nozbe
Polish team communication and task app
PolandFree plan
ginlo Business
Business messenger from Germany
Germany
ginlo Private
Personal messenger from Germany
Germany
Private Discuss
Team communication from France with video calls
FranceFree plan♻
Element
Open source team chat built on Matrix
Open sourceOpen sourceSelf-hosted and open source
Open source projects you can run yourself. Not necessarily made in Europe, but nobody else holds your data.
Questions
Does a European alternative to Microsoft Teams include video meetings?
Yes, several combine chat with calls, including Nextcloud Talk, Infomaniak kChat and Wire. Check the participant limits and screen sharing options against how your meetings actually run.
Can we host the chat ourselves?
Nextcloud Talk and Mattermost by Stackhero are aimed at organisations that want the service on infrastructure they control. That gives you the most say over where messages live, in exchange for running it.
What about the project side of Teams?
Stackfield combines team chat with task and project features, and Nozbe is built around tasks and projects for a team. Which fits depends on whether chat or work planning is the centre of gravity.