European & open-source Productivity
113 European and open-source productivity tools — alternatives to the usual US software, built and hosted in Europe.
Updated 14 Sep 2026 · refreshed weekly
AnyDesk
German remote desktop tool built on a proprietary low-latency codec by former TeamViewer engineers, positioned as a lighter…
Apify
Prague-based web scraping and data extraction platform with a marketplace of 25,000+ pre-built Actors, proxies, and no-code or…
Attio
An AI-powered CRM platform designed to automate revenue generation by building pipelines, advancing deals, and growing customer…
Automatisch
Berlin-built, self-hostable open-source workflow automation tool (AGPL-3.0) that keeps execution data on your own servers — a…
awork
Hamburg work management platform for agencies and creative teams, combining project planning, time tracking and capacity…
Baserow
An open-source no-code platform for building databases, applications, and automating workflows without writing code. It allows…
Beekeeper
Mobile-first communication platform for frontline and deskless workers.
Bizneo HR
An all-in-one HR software offering over 16 tools for comprehensive talent and workforce management, designed to streamline human…
Board International
An enterprise planning platform that unifies financial and operational planning with AI to enable continuous planning, improve…
Brieflodge
A project management tool that helps teams manage briefs, attachments, and comments by enforcing a strict workflow to prevent…
Calenso
Swiss enterprise appointment-scheduling platform from Bern with resource management, multi-location support and video…
Capsule CRM
A simple yet powerful customer relationship management (CRM) tool designed to help businesses manage contacts, sales, and foster…
Celonis
Process-mining platform that analyzes and optimizes how business processes actually run.
CentralStationCRM
Deliberately minimalist German CRM from Cologne focused on contacts, deals and tasks — an antidote to feature-bloated CRMs — with…
Charlie HR
UK HR platform for businesses up to 250 people, covering onboarding, time-off, performance reviews and engagement with a simple…
Clockodo
German time tracking tool for agencies and consultancies, pairing precise tracking with project budgeting and reporting on…
Conceptboard
Conceptboard is an online whiteboard that facilitates visual collaboration and digital task management, enabling teams to combine…
Contractbook
Copenhagen-founded contract lifecycle management platform covering drafting, negotiation, e-signing and AI insights, now part of…
Crisp
Customer-messaging suite with shared inbox, chatbot and helpdesk.
DataSnipper
An AI-powered platform that uses AI agents to automate audit and finance testing for accounting firms, helping teams manage and…
DeskTime
Riga-based automatic time tracking and productivity tool from Draugiem Group that scores productivity from app and URL usage…
Documenso
German open-source e-signature platform (2023) with an API-first, self-hostable approach to digital signing, backed by Y…
Doodle
A scheduling tool that helps individuals and teams coordinate meetings and events efficiently, allowing users to propose times…
Efficy
Brussels CRM group serving 13,500+ customers across 8 European countries with deeply customisable CRM and on-premise, cloud or…
Emarsys
Austrian-born marketing automation platform (now part of SAP) delivering AI-powered personalisation across email, mobile, SMS and…
Encharge
Bulgarian marketing automation platform for SaaS and product-led companies, triggering behaviour-based emails from Segment…
EteSync
EteSync provides secure, end-to-end encrypted, and privacy-respecting synchronization for contacts, calendars, tasks, and notes…
EU Data Jobs
A job board specifically for AI, data science, and analytics professionals, focusing exclusively on the European market. It…
Factorial
This all-in-one business software helps manage teams and grow businesses by connecting various essential functions. It provides…
Flow-Like
Flow-Like is a source-available operating system for data that allows users to build and run workflows, data, AI, and…
folk
A customer relationship management (CRM) tool designed to automate tasks and streamline sales processes for businesses, acting as…
Formbricks
German open-source experience management platform for targeted in-app micro-surveys triggered by user actions, self-hostable and…
Framadate
Open-source scheduling and poll tool for agreeing on a meeting time, hosted by the French non-profit Framasoft.
Fredy
A self-hosted real estate scraper that searches for apartments, houses, and flats on various platforms in Germany.
German Tech Jobs
A job board for IT and software developer roles in Germany, providing transparent salary information and tech stacks for each…
ERP5
An open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that integrates ERP, customer relationship management (CRM), and…
OpenKM
This open-source document management system (DMS) helps businesses control the production, storage, management, and distribution…
HeavenHR
German HR platform automating payroll, absence, time tracking and personnel files, built for complex German payroll rules and…
iAdvize
French e-commerce customer engagement platform from Nantes, now focused on AI shopping assistants that deliver product…
Inoreader
A content reader that allows users to aggregate and follow various sources like websites, social media, podcasts, blogs, and…
involve.me
An AI-powered interactive form builder and quiz funnel builder with built-in email automation, designed to help businesses…
Iperius Remote
Italian remote desktop and support tool by Enter Srl with end-to-end encryption, 2FA and GDPR/HIPAA compliance, free for personal…
Juro
London browser-native contract lifecycle management platform for creating, negotiating, signing and tracking contracts…
Kenjo
HR software for SMEs covering people management, payroll and performance.
Kimai
German open-source time tracking app (Symfony/PHP) that is self-hostable, with multi-user tracking, project management, invoicing…
Kontentino
Bratislava social media management platform centred on client approval workflows, serving agencies across Facebook, Instagram…
Landing.jobs
This platform connects companies with tech talent, offering data-driven matching for job seekers and employers. It also assists…
LimeSurvey
Open-source survey and questionnaire tool you can self-host, with advanced question types.
LiveAgent
Slovak omnichannel helpdesk from Bratislava combining live chat, email ticketing, social and a call centre in one interface, with…
Livespace
Polish B2B sales CRM from Warsaw built around structured selling methodologies, activity tracking and sales automation, popular…
Lstu
Lstu is a URL shortening service that provides statistics for shortened URLs. It offers an API and features like daily backups…
Lutris
An open-source gaming platform for Linux that helps users install and play video games from various stores and eras, aiming to…
LYFTA - Gym Tracker and Planner
This app helps users track and plan their gym workouts, log sets, and monitor progress. It offers a free workout tracker, gym…
Make
Visual, no-code automation platform to connect apps and build workflows (formerly Integromat).
Meetergo
German meeting scheduling platform from Cologne pairing Calendly-style booking with CRM integration and lead qualification…
MeisterTask
Austrian Kanban-style project management tool from Meister Labs with a clean UI, automations and MindMeister integration for…
Mentimeter
Interactive presentations with live polls, quizzes and audience Q&A.
Mews
Cloud property-management system for hotels and the hospitality industry.
n8n
A low-code automation tool that allows users to integrate AI into their work and connect various applications and services.
NoMachine
Luxembourg-based remote access tool using the proprietary NX protocol for high-performance encrypted remote desktop, with free…
Odoo
A suite of open-source business applications that includes CRM, e-commerce, accounting, inventory, and project management tools.
OpenProject
Open-source project management with task tracking, Gantt charts and agile boards; self-hostable, from Berlin.
Otta
A job marketplace that connects job seekers with fast-growing technology companies, offering a more curated experience than…
Personio
This platform provides cloud-based human resource management software designed for companies with 10 to 5000 employees, helping…
Plain
London B2B customer support platform for software companies, unifying Slack, Teams, Discord, email and in-app chat into a…
Planio
German managed Redmine platform bundling project management, issue tracking, Git/SVN hosting and a help desk, hosted exclusively…
Proton Calendar
End-to-end encrypted calendar from Switzerland-based Proton.
Scrive
Swedish e-signature platform and EU-certified Qualified Trust Service Provider integrating Nordic eIDs (BankID, MitID) and…
Shippeo
This tool provides real-time multimodal transportation visibility, assisting major shippers and logistics service providers in…
Signaturit
A digital transaction platform that allows users to sign, verify, and archive digital transactions. It provides a modular…
Skribble
A digital signature software provider that allows users to sign documents online with legally valid electronic signatures (QES…
Smallpdf
Easy online PDF tools — compress, convert, merge, sign and edit documents.
Smartsupp
Czech live chat platform from Brno that pairs real-time chat with visitor session recording, helping e-commerce teams see what…
Solidtime
An open-source time-tracking application for freelancers and agencies to manage projects, tasks, clients, and billing.
Sproof Sign
Austrian digital signature platform supporting all three eIDAS levels, with EU data centres, ISO 27001 certification and deep…
Stackfield
An all-in-one project management and collaboration tool designed for organizations handling sensitive data, such as government…
Staffbase
Employee-communications platform and intranet for reaching frontline and office staff.
Steady
Membership and subscription platform for creators, publishers and journalists to earn recurring revenue.
SuiteCRM
Open-source CRM for sales, marketing and support; a self-hostable Salesforce alternative, by Scotland-based SalesAgility.
SuperOffice
Norwegian CRM platform with 30+ years in the European market, serving mid-market companies across sales, marketing and customer…
Survicate
Polish customer feedback platform for product and marketing teams, with in-product, web, email and mobile surveys and contextual…
Swat.io
Austrian social media management platform combining planning, publishing, community management and analytics in one ISO…
Swipesign
This platform provides fast, legally binding digital signatures, including Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) and Advanced…
SwissDevJobs
A transparent job board specializing in IT and software developer positions in Switzerland, providing details like tech stacks…
Sympa HR
This HR software combines the employment lifecycle, extensive integrations, and collaborative functionality into one…
Systran
Paris machine translation company (1968, now ChapsVision-owned) offering cloud Translate Pro and on-premise Server deployments…
Taiga
Spanish open-source project management platform from Madrid (Kaleidos) for agile teams, supporting Scrum and Kanban with…
Tally
Belgian form builder where you type forms like a Notion page, with a remarkably generous free tier of unlimited forms and…
Talon.One
Berlin promotion engine powering coupons, discounts, loyalty and referral campaigns for enterprise commerce through a rules-based…
Teamleader
This business software helps entrepreneurs and their teams manage their operations, offering CRM functionalities to streamline…
TeamViewer
This tool provides remote desktop access solutions, allowing users to connect to remote computers, offer or receive support, and…
Teamwork
Irish project management platform from Cork built for client-facing agencies, combining project tracking, time, resourcing…
Tidio
Polish live chat and AI chatbot platform from Szczecin for e-commerce, combining chat, bots and the Lyro AI assistant with…
Tilde
Latvian AI and language technology company providing machine translation and NLP, powering EU institutions and specialising in…
Tiledesk
Italian open-source agentic AI platform combining live chat, chatbots and omnichannel messaging in a self-hostable stack with…
TimeCamp
Polish time tracking tool with automatic activity detection that assigns time to projects by keywords and app usage, plus…
Toggl
Time tracking and project planning for teams and freelancers.
Translated
Italian language technology company from Rome combining adaptive machine translation (ModernMT) with human post-editing, serving…
Transmetrics
This AI-powered logistics software provides fleet analytics, spot load pricing, empty container repositioning, and a modern…
Trengo
Dutch omnichannel customer engagement platform from Utrecht unifying WhatsApp, email, chat, social, SMS and voice in one team…
Tripetto
Amsterdam form builder using a storyboard (flowchart) editor for conversational forms and surveys, with a generous free tier and…
Twake
Open-source team collaboration suite (chat, drive, tasks) by France-based Linagora.
Twenty CRM
French open-source CRM (2023) with a Notion-like interface and flexible data model, self-hostable and API-driven as a modern…
Typeform
Conversational online forms and surveys with a polished, one-question-at-a-time experience.
Upsales
This platform provides financial and contact data for millions of companies, helping businesses identify new opportunities and…
User.com
Polish all-in-one marketing automation platform (Positive Group-owned) combining CRM, email, live chat, chatbots, push and…
Userlike
German unified messaging platform from Cologne bringing live chat, WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram and SMS into one inbox, with…
Vikunja
Open-source to-do and project management app with lists, kanban boards and Gantt charts; self-hostable.
weclapp
A cloud-based ERP software solution that helps businesses manage various operations, including customer relationship management…
WinRAR
Powerful Windows file archiver from Germany — creates and extracts RAR and ZIP archives with strong AES-256 encryption, archive…
Yousign
A digital trust platform that provides electronic signatures, identity verification, and e-seals, ensuring compliance with legal…
Zammad
Open-source helpdesk and ticketing system from Berlin (Zammad GmbH), "Made & hosted in Germany".
Zeeg
German privacy-first scheduling platform from Berlin and a Calendly alternative, with booking pages, round-robin scheduling and…