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Qraia CRM is a simple Customer Relationship Management system specifically designed for busy freelancers and entrepreneurs. It combines a digital address book, notepad, and to-do list into one intuitive solution.
Every first Sunday of the month, the Dutch DoeDag initiative invites everyone to take one small step away from Big Tech: switch your search engine, your mail, your browser or your cloud. With short 'recipes' for finding alternatives and an iCalendar file with all 2026 dates, joining takes only minutes.
The OurSoftware.eu directory has grown to 3,191 verified European software companies. Behind the number is a wave of recent imports, stricter ownership checks, and a simple idea: every layer of the digital stack should have a European option. We highlight three of the newest additions.
On 3 June 2026, the European Commission adopted its most ambitious tech sovereignty package yet: Chips Act 2.0, a Cloud and AI Development Act, an EU Open Source Strategy and a roadmap for AI in energy. The number that should make every CIO pause: Europe relies on non-EU providers for over 80% of its key digital products. Policy is finally catching up to what European builders have been shipping for years.
A European coalition — IONOS, Nextcloud, XWiki, OpenProject, Open-Xchange, Proton, Tuta, Soverin and more — has shipped the first stable version of Euro-Office. A genuine, sovereign alternative to US-controlled office suites is finally on the table.
Triggered by a hostile email from Musk's Doge and the realisation that a US 'kill switch' on European cloud is no longer hypothetical, the University of Groningen kicked off the most ambitious digital-sovereignty programme in Dutch higher education. The plan: zero dependence on Big Tech by 2030. The reality: Big Tech is hiding in every corner of the stack.
Amsterdam wants to depend less on Big Tech. After Solvinity was nearly acquired by US-based Kyndryl, the city is now moving its private cloud to KPN — a Dutch operator protected by law against unwanted foreign takeovers. A milestone for protected ownership in public digital infrastructure.
Against the argument 'I have nothing to hide', Signal president Meredith Whittaker presents a confronting thought experiment. Privacy is not about guilt or innocence — it's about the complexity of being human. Signal proves that technology without data harvesting is possible.
With 2,150+ companies, 81 categories, and coverage spanning 40 countries from Iceland to Cyprus, the European Tech Map has quietly become one of the most comprehensive directories of sovereign tech on the internet. We took a close look — and the numbers are remarkable.
Nscale, the UK-built AI cloud hyperscaler, raised $2 billion in Series C funding — the largest AI infrastructure round in European history — valuing it at $14.6 billion. Backed by NVIDIA, Dell, Nokia and Citadel, and with Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg joining its board, Nscale is building the compute backbone for the global AI economy.
With Windows 10 reaching end-of-life, millions face a choice: buy new hardware for Windows 11, or break free entirely. TravellinBob, a non-technical retiree, switched a 2012 laptop to ZorinOS in under 20 minutes — and never looked back.
73% of Europeans believe their societies are far too dependent on US tech companies. More than 8 out of 10 are concerned — and over half say they'd switch to a European alternative if price and features matched.
Nalden, co-founder of WeTransfer, launched Boomerang — a drag-and-drop file sharing service from Amsterdam that puts privacy first. No accounts, no tracking, just simple and secure file transfers.
Founded in April 2023 by ex-DeepMind and Meta researchers, Mistral AI has grown into a $14 billion company and Europe's leading AI champion — predicting €1 billion in revenue for 2026.
Our directory has grown to 116 European software tools across 14 countries and 27 categories. From Dutch accounting startups to German unicorns — here's the full breakdown.
Soverin offers private email hosting from Amsterdam where you pay with money, not your data. No tracking, no advertising, no lock-in. Your mailbox is truly yours.
Proton was founded in 2014 by CERN scientists with a mission to protect civil liberties online. Today, over 100 million people worldwide use Proton Mail, VPN, Drive, Calendar and Pass to keep their data private.
Gekko was founded in 2012 by Joris and Tijs who found online accounting options for freelancers severely lacking. Today, Gekko offers free online accounting software that saves freelancers valuable time on boring administrative tasks.
SecuMailer eliminates the human factor in email security. With 'Security by Default', every email is automatically encrypted without plugins, portals, or pickup messages. Fully compliant with AVG, NTA 7516, and eIDAS regulations.
Simple Analytics is a privacy-first alternative to Google Analytics, fully hosted and based in the EU. Founded by Adriaan and Iron, the business is entirely self-funded and proudly supported by over 33,443+ users.
From Swiss-encrypted messaging apps to French social networks, Europe offers a growing ecosystem of privacy-respecting alternatives. Explore Threema, Mastodon, BeReal, and more.
