Productivity · Netherlands (NL)
Disroot
Volunteer-run platform of privacy-respecting online services.
The switch
Google Workspace→Disrootalso replaces Microsoft 365
About
Dutch collective offering mail, cloud, pads, calls, forums and more — all on libre software, no ads, no tracking.
Why we recommend it
- Volunteer-run
- No ads, no tracking
- Powered by libre software
- Donation-funded
EU vs USA
Disroot vs Google Workspace
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Disroot
🇺🇸 Google Workspace
Headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mountain View, USA
Jurisdiction
Netherlands (GDPR)
USA
Data location
Netherlands
Global
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Disroot collective (non-profit)
Alphabet Inc.
Founded
2015
2006
Compare head-to-head
Disroot vs the US incumbents
Google Workspace vs Disroot
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Microsoft 365 vs Disroot
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