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Independently verified · Quarterly re-audit
EU VETTED
Alternatives to

European alternatives to Workplace.

Alias for Workplace from Meta. Retired by Meta in 2025.

ALTERNATIVES
5
CLOUD-ACT · NONE
3
WITH BSI C5
0
FREE TIER
2

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TOP PICKS

Which are the closest Workplace alternatives?

Ordered by feature parity and migration friction, which is weighted higher than feature breadth.

Nextcloud
Germany · Founded 2016
EU-SOVEREIGN
★ #1 PICK

German open-source content-collaboration platform (Nextcloud GmbH, Stuttgart, 2016); fully self-hostable + managed Nextcloud One hosted in DE.

Public DPA Sub-processors Open source
FROM
€6/mo
CLOUD ACT
NONE
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HumHub
Germany · Founded 2015
EU-SOVEREIGN
★ #2 PICK

Munich-based AGPLv3 open-source enterprise social network + intranet (HumHub GmbH & Co. KG, 2015), 4,500+ organisations, self-hostable on EU infra.

Public DPA Sub-processors Open source
FROM
—
CLOUD ACT
NONE
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Talkspirit
France · Founded 2004
EU-BASED
★ #3 PICK

Paris-based French enterprise social network + intranet (Talkspirit SAS, 2004); OVH-hosted France; ISO 27001 + SecNumCloud; 900+ organisations.

Public DPA Sub-processors Open source
FROM
—
CLOUD ACT
MINOR
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SIDE-BY-SIDE

How do the 5 European alternatives to Workplace compare?

All 5 alternatives, benchmarked against Workplace.

Feature comparison

Beyond compliance: how these alternatives compare on the capabilities you actually use day to day.

Feature Nextcloud HumHub Talkspirit Stackfield Element (Matrix)
Max file size Unlimited
Photo sync Yes
File versioning Yes
Link sharing Yes
Self-hostable Yes No Yes
Workflow automation Yes
Platforms iOS macOS Windows Android Linux Web
Kanban boards Yes
Gantt / timeline Yes
Time tracking Yes
Task dependencies Yes
Guest / client access Yes
Real-time collaboration Yes
Databases / tables Yes
Public publishing Yes
Version history Yes
Granular permissions Yes Yes
Screen sharing Yes
End-to-end encryption Yes
Browser join (no app) Yes
Free tier No
WHAT YOU'RE LEAVING
What are you leaving behind with Workplace?

Listed for transparency. Every product on this page is benchmarked against this baseline.

Workplace US-incorporated

Alias for Workplace from Meta. Retired by Meta in 2025.

US-based
OWNERSHIP
US-OWNED
CLOUD ACT
DIRECT
HOSTING
Likely AWS · US
SCHREMS II
Default SCC + supp.
METHODOLOGY

How we verified each row above.

For every product we read the public DPA, sub-processors document, hosting region declaration, and corporate ownership records. Each is timestamped. Signals are editorial, re-verified quarterly. We never accept self-attestation.

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