Cloud Storage · Germany (DE)
Nextcloud
Your files, your server, your rules.
The switch
Dropbox→Nextcloudalso replaces Google Drive, OneDrive
About
Self-hostable productivity platform for files, calendar, chat, video and collaborative documents. Used by EU institutions and millions of teams.
Why we recommend it
- Self-hosted or managed
- Files, calendar & chat
- Open source
- GDPR compliant
EU vs USA
Nextcloud vs Dropbox
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Nextcloud
🇺🇸 Dropbox
Headquarters
Stuttgart, Germany
San Francisco, USA
Jurisdiction
Germany (GDPR)
USA
Data location
Self-hosted or EU providers
US (some EU regions paid)
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
Nextcloud GmbH (open source)
Dropbox Inc.
Founded
2016
2007
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