Email · Germany (DE)
Mailcow
Dockerized open-source mail server suite.
The switch
Google Workspace→Mailcowalso replaces Microsoft 365
About
Complete mail server (Postfix, Dovecot, SOGo, Rspamd, ClamAV) packaged with Docker. Popular self-hosted Google Workspace alternative.
Why we recommend it
- Fully self-hosted
- Docker-based deployment
- Webmail + CalDAV/CardDAV
- Active German community
EU vs USA
Mailcow vs Google Workspace
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Mailcow
🇺🇸 Google Workspace
Headquarters
Germany
Mountain View, USA
Jurisdiction
Germany (GDPR)
USA
Data location
Self-hosted
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
Servercow / The Infrastructure Company GmbH
Alphabet Inc.
Founded
2016
2006
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