Video Conferencing · Germany (DE)
Nextcloud Talk
Self-hosted video meetings & chat
The switch
Zoom→Nextcloud Talkalso replaces Teams
About
E2E-encrypted calls and chat built on Nextcloud.
Why we recommend it
- Open source
- E2E
- Self-host
EU vs USA
Nextcloud Talk vs Zoom
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Nextcloud Talk
🇺🇸 Zoom
Headquarters
Stuttgart, Germany
San Jose, USA
Jurisdiction
EU (Germany)
USA
Data location
Self-hosted
Global (some EU routing)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
Yes
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
GmbH
Zoom Video Communications
Founded
2018
2011
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