European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps (only-eu.eu)

by madman_dev 158 comments 361 points
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[−] outsidein 42d ago
The affiliate information shows that it the website shows mostly / only affiliate offers, and omits (intentionally?) much better a lternatives like posteo.de for email. Listed vendors like OVHcloud must follow the US cloud act, so not really independent from US.

Just advertising, no real privacy focused.

[−] deaux 42d ago
This post needs to be flagged, this is pure affiliate spam and not at all what HN is meant for. Doubt the guy is even European at this point. An email @ dang wouldn't be out of place either for anyone with the time.
[−] kiyundai 42d ago
OVHcloud US is a separate entity, European & other region are not subject to the US cloud act.

You need separate account for service in US vs services in EU

[−] reconnecting 42d ago
Domain is registered 23 March 2026. This is not a real product, with zero effort put into it.
[−] hk__2 42d ago
The domain registration date doesn’t tell anything about the amount of effort put in it. I usually register the domains of my side-projects only when I’m at 80% done; otherwise I would buy dozens of domains I would never use.
[−] stingraycharles 42d ago
The website uses Cloudflare for hosting. If they were just even a little bit serious, they wouldn’t have used a US provider for hosting.
[−] tuukkah 42d ago
If you want to help orgs who have come to the conclusion they need to diversify to EU services, it does not mean you have to have come to the same conclusion! Also, it's not the same kind of dependency if you get or buy something one-off from a website like this, as if you build your org on top of a single platform/jurisdiction.
[−] hk__2 42d ago
Sure, but I was not talking about that.
[−] xixixao 42d ago
If you were just a little bit serious you wouldn’t be discussing this on a site run by Y-Combinator!

(the “angry” comments are so tiring)

[−] reconnecting 42d ago
The domain registration in this context is just proof that the website doesn't have any community value. As for the amount of effort, I took a look at the HTML source of the page, and it looks like the person who released it doesn't really understand the technology he uses, even on a website level.

My opinion is therefore that this amount of effort is not nearly enough to hold our discussion here.

[−] Angostura 42d ago
Perhaps they spent considerable effort putting the data set etc together, and subsequently decided to launch as a standalone domain. I wouldn’t take registration date as the final arbiter of seriousness
[−] PurpleRamen 42d ago
Maybe it was added in the meanwhile, but I see Posteo under email. Also, disputable if Posteo is really better, as it highly depend on your requirements. I dismissed it for some reason when choosing and went with mailbox.org, which is also listed.

The information is also not stating that all links are affiliate, just that the site does contain them and some might make them money.

[−] MidnightRider39 42d ago
Posteo is really good - switched there years ago from gmail and never looked back.
[−] raincole 42d ago
A 3 hour old HN account btw.
[−] yreg 42d ago
I found it super suspicious that this post has raised to the very top of the frontpage when it was posted.

Not sure if baseless accusations of vote manipulation are ok here though, so I didn't comment on it.

[−] smoyer 42d ago
If this site actually provided privacy-preserving recommendations, there are many of us in the U.S. who would (or should?) also be interested in these services. Sadly, this is SPAM.
[−] shevy-java 42d ago
Good point. Nonetheless alternatives are needed.
[−] fixer99 42d ago
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[−] vldszn 42d ago
I’m working on a free and open-source invoice generator: https://easyinvoicepdf.com

- No sign-up, works entirely in-browser

- Live PDF preview + instant download

- VAT EU support

- Shareable invoice links

- Multi-language (10+) & multi-currency (100+)

- Multiple templates (incl. Stripe-style)

- Mobile-friendly

- QR code support

GitHub: https://github.com/VladSez/easy-invoice-pdf

Would love feedback, contributions, or ideas for other templates/features.

The project has no backend and is purely browser-based, but I’m based in Europe and developing the project here, so I consider it a European project.

PS: e-invoice is wip (Ksef, XRechnung, Factur-X)

[−] miyuru 42d ago
only-eu.eu registered on Porkbun LLC and hosted on Cloudflare, Inc

https://whois.eurid.eu/en/search/?domain=only-eu

MX points to route1.mx.cloudflare.net as well.

they should use their own product before giving others advice.