Note-taking & Wikis · France (FR)
CryptPad
French zero-knowledge collaboration suite — Notion-like but fully encrypted.
The switch
Notion→CryptPadalso replaces Google Workspace
About
End-to-end encrypted collaboration suite from France — documents, spreadsheets, kanban, whiteboards, all encrypted before leaving your browser. The server never sees your data.
Why we recommend it
- Zero-knowledge E2E encryption — server is blind
- Docs, sheets, kanban, whiteboard, forms
- Open source (AGPLv3)
- No account required for guests
- Funded by NGI (EU research grants)
EU vs USA
CryptPad vs Notion
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 CryptPad
🇺🇸 Notion
Headquarters
Paris, France (XWiki SAS)
San Francisco, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
France (GDPR)
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
France (or self-hosted)
Global, US-controlled (AWS)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
Yes
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
XWiki SAS (private, non-profit-supported)
Notion Labs Inc. (private, US VC-backed)
Founded
2015
2016
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