Head-to-head · Note-taking & Wikis
Google Workspace vs CryptPad
Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 Google Workspace with the European alternative 🇪🇺 CryptPad on the things that actually decide who can read your data.
🇺🇸 Google Workspacevs🇪🇺 CryptPad
Verdict
Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?
CryptPad — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.
Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?
CryptPad ships E2E encryption by default. Google Workspace does not.
Which one tracks you for ads?
Neither monetises through ad tracking.
Which one is open source?
CryptPad is open source. Google Workspace is proprietary.
Side-by-side
Google Workspace vs CryptPad — full comparison
Criteria
🇪🇺 CryptPad
🇺🇸 Google Workspace
Headquarters
Paris, France (XWiki SAS)
Mountain View, USA
Jurisdiction
France (GDPR)
USA
Data location
France (or self-hosted)
Global
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)
Alphabet Inc.
Founded
2015
2006
Make the switch
Try CryptPad instead of Google Workspace
French zero-knowledge collaboration suite — Notion-like but fully encrypted.
Other European alternatives to Google Workspace