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Big Tech Alternatives for a Better Digital Life

Switch to safe and secure digital services

From search and email to passwords and video calls, Yaffle forages the European landscape for tech titan alternatives. Everything you need, carefully ranked by privacy protection, green energy and data security for your switch to the safest digital and data laws in the world.

Privacy Protection

Keep your digital life safe from data mining and algorithms with digital services protected by strong European laws.

Green Energy

Ensure your daily digital habits don't harm the environment by choosing European services powered by green energy. 

Data Security

Support European companies building our digital future and growing our economy with respect for your data security.

 

Best Big Tech alternative search engines for an easy switch

Search engines are your gateway to the World Wide Web so it's wise to trust the gatekeeper. 90% of the global search engine market is controlled by Google and many of the remaining search engines pay Microsoft to use Bing's search index. Big Tech has a whopping monopoly on search engine indexing of 8 billion web pages and the algorithms behind your search results. The good news is, with just a few clicks, there are Big Tech alternatives to access the wealth of knowledge on the web. 

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Mojeek

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Privacy by default with no data collection, storage or sharing

100% independent search index for unbiased search results

100% renewable energy with A+ carbon rating

UK-based with secure UK data centre and free to use 

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GOOD

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Privacy by default with unique ad free subscription model

Brave (US) search index provides relatively unbiased results

Net zero mission with A carbon rating

Germany-based with secure EU data centres and subscription model

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swisscows

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Privacy by default with no data collection, storage or sharing

Bing (US) and bespoke search index for decent unbiased results

Unclear renewable energy plan with B carbon rating

Switzerland-based with secure EU data centres and free to use

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Best Big Tech alternative web browsers for safe web surfing

Web browsers fetch content from the web and render web pages on your desktop, mobile, tablet etc. Browsers can track your activity across the World Wide Web, collect your browsing behaviour and are popular targets for hackers. Big Tech companies want a walled garden where their browser, search engine etc collect more data to sell to advertisers. So it's wise to use a Big Tech alternative which is governed by strict European security and privacy laws. 

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Mullvad Browser

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Privacy mode by default with no tracking, mining or profiling

Firefox (decentralised Mozilla open source software)

No stated renewable energy policy

Sweden-based with European data centres and free to use

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Waterfox

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Privacy by default with no data tracking, mining or profiling 

Firefox (decentralised Mozilla open source software) 

No stated renewable energy policy

UK-based with secure data centres and free to use

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Vivaldi Browser

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Privacy by default with no data tracking, mining or profiling 

Chromium (centralised Google open source software)

No stated renewable energy policy

Norway-based with European data centres and free to use

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Best Big Tech alternative email with contacts, calendars and more

Email inboxes contain a lot of information about your life so let's keep your personal data private. Over 80% of emails in the world, about 400 billion per day, are handled by three US companies so that's a lot of eggs in one basket. Big Tech companies have a track record of harvesting personal data to profile people and sell advertising so 'free' email may come at a cost. There are dozens of Big Tech alternatives to choose from so, for the price of a coffee, you'll know your emails, contacts and appointments are private.

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Hostpoint

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Data encryption with no tracking, profiling or advertising

100% renewable energy with D carbon rating

Switzerland-based with secure European data centres 

€2 per month for Email, Contacts, Calendar and Cloud with option to add Office and Video 

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mailbox

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Data encryption with no tracking, profiling or advertising

100% renewable energy with C carbon rating

Germany-based with secure European data centres 

€1 per month for Email, Contacts and Calendar with option to add Cloud, Office and Video

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Posteo

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Data encryption with no tracking, profiling or advertising

100% renewable energy with A carbon rating

Germany-based with secure European data centres 

€1 per month for Email, Contacts and Calendar 

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Best Big Tech alternative cloud storage for a secure personal Drive

Cloud storage, your own personal Drive, is a must in today's digital world. It's a home for your photos, videos, notes, important documents and a lot personal information so ensure your data is private. End-to-end encryption with zero knowledge means it's stored securely and you're the only one who can ever access your data. Your data can't be scrapped, intercepted or used to train AI. Going with a European company means your privacy is protected by strict European laws and your data is safely stored in European data centres.

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Jottacloud

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End-to-end encryption with zero knowledge cloud storage

Sync, backup and share across all file formats

100% renewable energy with A+ carbon rating

Norway-based with secure European data centres

Free for 5GB with price plans up to 10TB and unlimited

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Filen

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End-to-end encryption with zero knowledge cloud storage

Sync, backup, share and collaborate across all file types

No renewable energy policy with D carbon rating

Germany-based with secure European data centres 

€2 per month for 200GB with price plans up to 10TB 

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Internxt

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End-to-end encryption with zero knowledge cloud storage

Sync, backup and share across all file formats

No renewable energy policy with B carbon rating

Spain-based with secure European data centres

€20 per year for 1TB is excellent value with option to add VPN, Meet etc

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