7 Best European OneDrive Alternatives (2026)

OneDrive is a problem for European companies in a way that personal users rarely notice. The European Data Protection Supervisor reviewed Microsoft 365 in 2024 and concluded that public-sector use required additional contractual safeguards Microsoft had not implemented by default. The German state of Schleswig-Holstein started its phased exit from Microsoft 365 the same year. Hamburg, Lower Saxony, the city of Munich. The dominoes have been moving for two years.

For a private company the situation is less binary but the underlying issue is the same. OneDrive sits inside a US-operated cloud, and the CLOUD Act lets US federal agencies compel access to data regardless of EU residency settings. A data protection officer who signs off on OneDrive today is signing off on a transfer impact assessment, additional clauses, and the assumption that Microsoft will keep updating compliance language faster than the regulators issue new opinions.

If you are reading this you have likely already decided. Here are the seven European OneDrive alternatives that work in practice. Prices, encryption, and M365 migration details were checked on 2026-05-28.

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Quick rankings

Rank	Service	Country	Free	Paid From	Best For
1	🇨🇭Proton Drive	Switzerland	5GB	€4/mo	Privacy-first individuals + small teams
2	🇨🇭Tresorit	Switzerland	—	€10/user/mo	Mid-size businesses with compliance needs
3	🇨🇭pCloud	Switzerland	10GB	€50/yr or €399 lifetime	Long-term TCO
4	🇩🇪Nextcloud	Germany	Self-host	Free (hosted from €4/mo)	Full control + collaboration suite
5	🇨🇭kDrive	Switzerland	15GB	€5/mo	Eco-conscious users, includes Office
6	🇳🇴Jottacloud	Norway	5GB	€8/mo	Unlimited-storage household plans
7	🇪🇸Internxt	Spain	10GB	€4/mo	Budget zero-knowledge

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Feature comparison

Feature	🇨🇭Proton Drive	🇨🇭Tresorit	🇨🇭pCloud	🇩🇪Nextcloud	🇨🇭kDrive	🇳🇴Jottacloud	🇪🇸Internxt
Desktop sync	Yes	Yes	Yes (virtual drive)	Yes	Yes	Win/Mac only	Yes
Files-on-Demand equivalent	Selective sync	Drive mode	Virtual drive (closest match)	VFS with desktop client	Yes	No	No
Mobile apps	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Office editing in-browser	Via integration	Built-in	Limited	OnlyOffice / Collabora	Built-in (Infomaniak Office)	No	No
Real-time co-editing	No	Yes	No	Yes (via Office add-on)	Yes	No	No
Admin console	Limited	Yes (full)	No	Yes (self-host)	Yes	No	No
Audit logs	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
SAML / SSO	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes (paid tier)	No	No
Version history	10 versions	Unlimited	30 days (more on paid)	Configurable	30 days	Unlimited	10 versions
Photo backup	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (strongest)	Yes
Open source	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes

The three columns to watch for an OneDrive switcher are Files-on-Demand equivalent, in-browser office editing, and admin console. Tresorit and Nextcloud have all three. pCloud’s virtual drive is the most accurate one-to-one OneDrive replacement at the file-system level but lacks the admin layer for teams.

Security and GDPR

Security	🇨🇭Proton Drive	🇨🇭Tresorit	🇨🇭pCloud	🇩🇪Nextcloud	🇨🇭kDrive	🇳🇴Jottacloud	🇪🇸Internxt
HQ	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Germany	Switzerland	Norway	Spain
Encryption	E2EE default	E2EE default	AES-256 (Crypto add-on for E2EE)	Server-side (E2EE optional)	AES-256 at rest	AES-256 at rest	E2EE default
Zero-knowledge	Yes	Yes	Add-on (€125 one-off)	Optional	No	No	Yes
Data location	Switzerland	CH / NL / IE	Luxembourg or US (your choice)	Wherever you host	Switzerland	Norway	Spain (EU)
CLOUD Act exposure	None	None	None	None	None	None	None
ISO 27001	No	Yes	No	N/A (depends on host)	Yes	No	No
SOC 2	No	Yes	No	N/A	No	No	No
GDPR Art. 28 DPA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Every option here is outside the US legal envelope. The split that matters is between zero-knowledge by default (Proton Drive, Tresorit, Internxt) and zero-knowledge as an add-on or non-default (pCloud, Nextcloud, kDrive, Jottacloud). For most teams the default-encryption providers reduce the compliance documentation burden materially, because the provider cannot read the files even if compelled.

Pricing

Plan	🇨🇭Proton Drive	🇨🇭Tresorit	🇨🇭pCloud	🇩🇪Nextcloud	🇨🇭kDrive	🇳🇴Jottacloud	🇪🇸Internxt
Free	5 GB	—	10 GB	Self-host	15 GB	5 GB	10 GB
Personal 200 GB / 1 TB	€4/mo (200 GB)	n/a	€50/yr (500 GB)	depends on host	€5/mo (2 TB)	€8/mo (5 TB)	€4/mo (2 TB)
Personal 2 TB	€10/mo	n/a	€99/yr or €399 lifetime	depends	€5/mo	€13/mo unlimited	€4/mo
Team / user / month	€7	€10	n/a	varies	€6	n/a	€10
Business tier with audit + SSO	n/a	€15/user/mo	n/a	included if self-hosted	€13/user/mo	n/a	n/a

For direct comparison: OneDrive Personal 1 TB inside Microsoft 365 Personal is €69 per year. pCloud’s 2 TB lifetime at €399 breaks even versus that subscription after roughly 5.8 years. After year 7 it is pure savings. Tresorit Business at €10 per user per month lines up with OneDrive for Business E1 at €4.80, but adds compliance certifications that OneDrive’s base tier does not include.

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1. Proton Drive

Proton Drive is the closest thing to an EU-built OneDrive Personal. The native sync client is solid on macOS and Windows, the Android app got a serious upgrade in late 2024 with selective sync, and the entire thing rides on the same Swiss Proton account that already handles your mail, calendar, VPN, and password vault. If you are switching off the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, Proton’s bundle covers most of the seats Microsoft used to occupy.

What it does not do: real-time co-editing inside the document. Office files open in a viewer, you edit in OnlyOffice or download locally. For solo users this is fine. For a marketing team writing collaboratively on a single deck, look at Tresorit or Nextcloud instead.

Pricing on the Proton Unlimited bundle (€10/month) is the sweet spot: 500 GB Drive, Mail, VPN, Pass, and Calendar all on the same Swiss-hosted account. Standalone Drive Plus at €4/month gives 200 GB.

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2. Tresorit

Tresorit is what European mid-size companies actually buy when they move off OneDrive for Business. Owned by Swiss Post since 2021 (a state-affiliated entity, which some buyers find reassuring and others do not), it ships with ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, and HIPAA-ready configurations out of the box.

The admin console is dense in the way enterprise software always is. Roles, retention policies, device lists, signed audit logs, custom branding. None of it is pretty. All of it answers questions an EU CISO has to answer.

The native sync client uses a “Drive mode” that mirrors OneDrive’s Files-on-Demand: files appear in your file explorer but only download when accessed. That alone resolves the single biggest objection people have to leaving OneDrive (“I do not want all my files synced to every machine”).

€10 per user per month for Business Standard, €15 per user per month for Business Plus with the compliance bundle. There is no free tier, only a 14-day trial.

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3. pCloud

pCloud is the value play. The virtual drive replaces OneDrive’s Files-on-Demand more cleanly than anything else on this list. You see all your files in Finder or Explorer, they only stream when opened, and the local cache is configurable.

The pricing structure is unusual. You can pay €50 a year for 500 GB. Or you can pay €199 one-off for 500 GB lifetime, €399 one-off for 2 TB lifetime. “Lifetime” here means lifetime of your account, with pCloud’s contractual commitment to honor it indefinitely. Plans bought in 2017 are still active in 2026. The math: at OneDrive’s €69 a year, a 2 TB lifetime breaks even after 5.8 years.

The catch worth knowing: zero-knowledge encryption is not the default. The €125 pCloud Crypto add-on (also one-off) adds an encrypted folder that even pCloud cannot read. Without it, files are encrypted at rest using pCloud’s keys. For most use cases that is acceptable. For documents requiring zero-trust storage, factor the add-on into the price.

Check pCloud pricing →

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4. Nextcloud

Nextcloud is not strictly an OneDrive replacement. It is closer to a self-hosted Microsoft 365: drive, calendar, contacts, video calls, office editing, tasks, all in one server you control. The flagship installation at the German federal government runs on Nextcloud.

The catch is honest: somebody has to administer the server. For private use a €5/month VPS at Hetzner or Netcup is enough. For a 20-person team, look at managed Nextcloud hosting from Hetzner, Netcup, or webo.hosting — €4-10 per user per month with the operations handled by the host.

The OnlyOffice or Collabora integration handles Office document editing with collaborative real-time cursors. Round-trip fidelity for .docx and .xlsx is high enough that the team you migrate will not file complaints about formatting.

If you have technical capacity, Nextcloud is the highest-control option here. If you do not, the alternatives above ship as services.

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5. kDrive

kDrive is the storage product from Infomaniak, the largest independent Swiss hosting provider. Two things make it noteworthy. First, the included office suite (Infomaniak Office) handles real-time collaborative editing of .docx and .xlsx files in the browser, which puts it ahead of Proton Drive for teams. Second, Infomaniak runs on renewable energy and publishes its carbon footprint per gigabyte, which matters to some buyers.

The free tier at 15 GB is the most generous on this list. Paid plans start at €5/month for 2 TB. The team tier at €6 per user per month is competitively priced for what you get.

What it does not do: zero-knowledge encryption. Files are encrypted at rest with keys Infomaniak holds. For most data this is acceptable; for sensitive intellectual property look at Proton Drive or Tresorit instead.

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6. Jottacloud

Jottacloud is the household plan you buy when you have a phone with 80 GB of photos, a partner with another 60 GB, and three kids each shooting 4K video. The Unlimited Photos plan at €8/month is the unbeatable photo backup for a family.

For document work it is weaker. There is no Linux client. Real-time collaboration is absent. The native apps for Windows and macOS are competent but feel one generation behind Proton Drive or Tresorit.

If photo backup is the dominant use case, Jottacloud wins easily. If you need a OneDrive Business replacement, do not start here.

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7. Internxt

Internxt is the budget zero-knowledge play from Valencia. €4 per month for 2 TB is the cheapest end-to-end-encrypted EU storage on this list, by a meaningful margin. The catch is everything else: the desktop client is less polished than Proton’s, file-on-demand is not yet available, and the office integration is missing.

For backup, photo storage, and personal documents at scale, the pricing is hard to argue with. For a team replacement, you will hit limitations.

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Microsoft 365 migration notes

Switching off OneDrive almost always opens the bigger question: what about Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint? A few honest notes on each.

Word, Excel, PowerPoint. OnlyOffice (Latvia) and Collabora Online (UK / German offices) both render .docx and .xlsx with near-perfect fidelity. Real-time multi-user editing works. The buttons are in slightly different places. Your team will complain for two weeks and stop noticing in week three.

Outlook. Proton Mail with the bridge, or Tutanota, or Mailbox.org. None will match Outlook’s calendaring on day one. By week four you will not miss it.

Teams. Element on Matrix is the closest 1:1. Mattermost is the corporate-favorite if you want self-hosting with a familiar interface. Nextcloud Talk is the bundle option if you also need EU file storage.

SharePoint. Nextcloud Groups plus shared folders covers about 85% of small-team SharePoint use. For enterprise SharePoint (intranet portals, complex workflows), the migration is a project, not a switch.

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Decision matrix

Priority	Choose
Privacy maximalist, already on Proton	🇨🇭Proton Drive
EU mid-size business with compliance team	🇨🇭Tresorit
Long-term TCO, no monthly bill	🇨🇭pCloud (lifetime)
Full control plus self-hosting capability	🇩🇪Nextcloud
Need built-in real-time office editing	🇨🇭kDrive or 🇩🇪Nextcloud
Family photo backup at scale	🇳🇴Jottacloud
Budget zero-knowledge at 2 TB	🇪🇸Internxt

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What I run

I moved off OneDrive at the end of 2024. The setup that stuck: Proton Drive for personal documents and the company laptop, pCloud lifetime for the photo archive and large media files, Nextcloud on a €5 Hetzner VPS for the things I want fully under my control.

That is more moving parts than OneDrive was. The trade-off was deliberate. For a single-product replacement, I would pick Tresorit if my employer paid for it and Proton Drive if I paid myself.

What I would not do: stay on OneDrive because the migration feels expensive. Two weekends of upload time is cheaper than the next round of Microsoft 365 audits.

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Migration steps

The actual move from OneDrive to any of the seven providers above is the same pattern.

Pause OneDrive sync first. Right-click the icon, More, Pause syncing. This prevents anything from changing while you copy.

Export from OneDrive. Either drag the OneDrive folder onto an external drive, or use the OneDrive web admin (for Business accounts) to bulk-download. Plan for 100 GB taking roughly one hour on a 25 Mbps upload.

Upload to the new provider. Native desktop clients are usually fastest. Proton Drive’s CLI accepts directory uploads. pCloud has a transfer service that can pull from a public URL.

Verify a sample. Pick 20 random files from different folders, open each in the new location. Spot-check the metadata, modified dates, and folder structure.

Run both for two weeks. Do not delete OneDrive immediately. If a colleague shared a link last week that broke when you migrated, you want the old account still accessible. After two weeks of zero issues, cancel the old account.

Update shared links. Anything you previously shared from OneDrive will return 404 after you cancel. Inventory the active links (the OneDrive web UI lists them under Shared by me) and reissue from the new provider.

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FAQ

Is OneDrive GDPR-compliant for European businesses?

Conditionally. The European Data Protection Supervisor reviewed Microsoft 365 in 2024 and flagged unresolved CLOUD Act exposure for EU public-sector use. For private companies, GDPR compliance depends on your transfer impact assessment and supplementary measures (such as customer-managed encryption keys). EU-hosted providers avoid the assessment entirely.

Can I keep Word and Excel if I leave OneDrive?

Yes. OnlyOffice and Collabora Online both render and edit .docx and .xlsx files at near-perfect fidelity. Both run inside Nextcloud, Tresorit’s collaboration mode, and as standalone web apps.

How does Files-on-Demand compare across EU providers?

pCloud’s virtual drive is the closest one-to-one replacement. Proton Drive added selective sync in late 2024. Tresorit’s Drive mode covers the same use case for business plans. Nextcloud needs the desktop client with virtual file system enabled.

What about Microsoft Teams files and SharePoint sites?

Those are not OneDrive proper. SharePoint replacements are a separate question. Nextcloud Groups plus Talk approximates the Teams plus SharePoint bundle. Element on Matrix covers messaging if you want strict EU hosting.

Cheapest EU OneDrive alternative for 1 TB?

Internxt at €4/month for 2 TB undercuts everyone if desktop sync polish is not your priority. pCloud at €399 one-off for 2 TB beats every subscription long-term.

Best EU OneDrive alternative for teams?

Tresorit if you need ISO 27001, SOC 2, and admin-console controls. Nextcloud if you can run your own server (or pay a managed host) and want full control over data residency and audit logs.

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Try them

• 🇨🇭Proton Drive: best for individuals leaving Microsoft 365 Personal
• 🇨🇭Tresorit: best for businesses with compliance requirements
• 🇨🇭pCloud: best long-term TCO via lifetime plans
• 🇩🇪Nextcloud: best for full control and self-hosting
• 🇨🇭kDrive: best for collaborative real-time office editing
• 🇳🇴Jottacloud: best for family photo backup
• 🇪🇸Internxt: best for budget zero-knowledge at 2 TB

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• EU Cloud Storage Comparison: all 12 EU storage providers
• pCloud Lifetime Deal Review 2026: is the €399 plan worth it
• EU Alternatives to OneDrive (directory)
• Why EU Software Matters

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Pricing and features verified 2026-05-28.