Observed arrival · 2026-11-13
Europe Instead: a map of software alternatives and data access
A searchable directory that compares European software alternatives by how European each company is and who can reach its users’ data.
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- Teams reviewing their software stack and data exposure
- Worth noticing
- The site says its first 30 pasted lines are checked in the browser and that nothing leaves the browser.
Field notes
The stack checker accepts one tool per line and says the first 30 lines are read locally in the browser. Results are framed as first-ranked European options, with separate fields for how European a provider is and who can reach its data. The site's own limits are prominent: 446 scores are provisional, and 181 tools lack a found data-location answer; it also says none of the 507 entries has been checked by a person.
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