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
| service | Country | Hosting | Open source | Free plan | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stackfield |
 Germany |
EU hosted | — | — | EU controlled |
 Infomaniak kChat |
 Switzerland |
EFTA hosted | — | ✓ | EU controlled |
 Infomaniak Public Cloud |
Switzerland |
EFTA hosted | — | — | EU controlled |
 Nextcloud Talk |
Germany |
✓ | — | EU controlled | |
 Wire |
Switzerland |
— | — | EU controlled | |
 Element |
 Open source |
✓ | — | ||
 Mattermost |
Open source |
Self-hosted | ✓ | — | |
 Rocket.Chat |
Open source |
Self-hosted | ✓ | — | |
 Element Call |
Open source |
Self-hosted | ✓ | ✓ |
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♻EU controlled
Infomaniak kChat
Swiss team chat from Infomaniak
SwitzerlandEFTA hostedFree plan♻EU controlled
Infomaniak Public Cloud
Swiss public cloud and virtual private servers
SwitzerlandEFTA hosted♻EU controlled
Nextcloud Talk
Open source video conferencing inside Nextcloud
GermanyOpen sourceEU controlled
Wire
End-to-end encrypted team messaging from Switzerland
SwitzerlandEU controlled
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.
Mattermost
Open source team communication you host yourself
Open sourceOpen source
Rocket.Chat
Open source team chat you host yourself
Open sourceOpen source
Element Call
Encrypted Matrix video calls you can self-host
Open sourceOpen sourceFree planServices without verified European control
Kept here for transparency, but excluded from the European options and totals. How we classify services →
Fleep
Team chat from Estonia
Estonia Ownership reviewed, controller unresolvedMattermost by Stackhero
Managed Mattermost chat from France
FranceEU hosted♻ Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Nozbe
Polish team communication and task app
PolandFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
ginlo Business
Business messenger from Germany
Germany Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
ginlo Private
Personal messenger from Germany
Germany Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Private Discuss
Team communication from France with video calls
FranceFree plan♻ Ownership reviewed, controller unresolvedQuestions
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.