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

by madman_dev • 158 comments • 361 points

158 comments

[−] 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.

[−] 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.