Microsoft-owned document collaboration platform. Direct CLOUD Act exposure.
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Ordered by feature parity and migration friction, which is weighted higher than feature breadth.
Figure 1Closest matches to Microsoft SharePoint
German open-source content-collaboration platform (Nextcloud GmbH, Stuttgart, 2016); fully self-hostable + managed Nextcloud One hosted in DE.
German cloud storage (STRATO GmbH, United Internet/IONOS group), two German data centres, ISO 27001 + Trusted Cloud, optional zero-knowledge E2E.
Norwegian-run virtual project drive (Archi Systems AS, EEA) for large CAD/BIM/point-cloud files, hosted on EU-owned OVHcloud in France with single-writer file locking and immutable versions.
All 4 alternatives, benchmarked against Microsoft SharePoint.
German open-source content-collaboration platform (Nextcloud GmbH, Stuttgart, 2016); fully self-hostable + managed Nextcloud One hosted in DE.
German cloud storage (STRATO GmbH, United Internet/IONOS group), two German data centres, ISO 27001 + Trusted Cloud, optional zero-knowledge E2E.
Norwegian-run virtual project drive (Archi Systems AS, EEA) for large CAD/BIM/point-cloud files, hosted on EU-owned OVHcloud in France with single-writer file locking and immutable versions.
Munich-based AGPLv3 open-source enterprise social network + intranet (HumHub GmbH & Co. KG, 2015), 4,500+ organisations, self-hostable on EU infra.
Beyond compliance: how these alternatives compare on the capabilities you actually use day to day.
| Feature | Nextcloud | STRATO HiDrive | Orbifs | HumHub |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free storage | Not assessed | Not assessed | 0 GB | Not assessed |
| Paid storage (from) | Not assessed | 500 GB | 1 TB | Not assessed |
| Max file size | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Not assessed |
| Photo sync | Yes | Yes | No | Not assessed |
| File versioning | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not assessed |
| Link sharing | Yes | Yes | No | Not assessed |
| Self-hostable | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Yes |
| Platforms | iOS macOS Windows Android Linux Web | iOS Android Web | Windows macOS | Not assessed |
| Public publishing | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Yes |
| Version history | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Yes |
| Granular permissions | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Yes |
Source: vendor documentation, as of Aug 2026.
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Microsoft-owned document collaboration platform. Direct CLOUD Act exposure.
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