Cloud Storage · Germany (DE)
Seafile
Open-source file sync & share
The switch
Dropbox→Seafilealso replaces Google Drive
About
High-performance file sync platform with optional E2E encryption.
Why we recommend it
- Open source
- E2E encryption option
- Self-hostable
EU vs USA
Seafile vs Dropbox
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Seafile
🇺🇸 Dropbox
Headquarters
Mainz, Germany
San Francisco, USA
Jurisdiction
Germany (GDPR)
USA
Data location
Germany / self-hosted
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
Seafile Ltd.
Dropbox Inc.
Founded
2012
2007
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