European Tech Map
European Tech Map is a community-driven directory of European-headquartered software and technology companies, designed to help organizations identify sovereign alternatives to non-European digital infrastructure. The platform lists over 8,500 companies across 49 categories and 43 countries, with filters for EU/EEA headquarters, data residency, source model, and deployment type, plus a dedicated "find alternatives to" feature for popular US products.
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Funding
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Product
Problem
European organizations increasingly depend on digital infrastructure controlled by non-European providers, creating exposure to foreign legal jurisdictions, political shifts, and unilateral decisions that can disrupt services overnight. This dependency undermines strategic autonomy, economic security, and compliance with European regulations, yet many businesses and institutions remain unaware of viable European alternatives.
Solution
European Tech Map provides a comprehensive, curated directory of European-headquartered technology companies, making it possible for organizations to identify and evaluate sovereign alternatives. The platform lists over 8,500 companies across 49 categories and 43 countries, with search functionality and filters for EU/EEA headquarters, data residency, deployment models, source model, certifications, and location. Each listing is verified for European headquarters before inclusion, and the directory supports digital sovereignty audits by enabling users to assess their current stack for European dependencies. The platform also publishes news and analysis on EU digital sovereignty topics, including procurement, policy, and security developments, to guide organizations in their switching decisions.
Target Audience
Primary users are European organizations, institutions, and public sector entities seeking to reduce dependence on non-European technology providers, as well as procurement officers, IT decision-makers, and sovereignty auditors who need to identify and evaluate European alternatives.
Features
- Searchable directory of 8,531 listed European-headquartered companies across 49 software categories and 43 countries
- Filters for EU/EEA headquarters only, data residency (EU-only), source model (including open source), deployment model (including self-hosting), certifications, and location
- "Find alternatives to" feature for popular US products such as Slack, Zoom, Google Docs, AWS, Notion, and Jira, covering 553 US products
- Trending section showing most-viewed European tech companies in the past 7 days
- Interactive map exploring the distribution of European software providers across the continent
- Community-driven submission process for adding new companies, with verified European-headquartered status
- News hub with articles on switching stories, procurement, policy, security (including NIS2), and outages relevant to digital sovereignty
- Newsletter subscription for updates on new listings and sovereignty data