How it was decided which vendor is an alternative, what were the criteria etc
How can this be kept up to date?
Can I submit missing data, if so how?
This isn't unique at all, so what sets this one apart from the others?
I would've still put it in the submission itself but that makes sense
[vouch] for comment, if you have that option, it got caught in the noob green comment auto-flag filter (that is easily triggered).
EDIT: now undead.
In Europe I like Migadu.
Even if you might trust other products of Proton, it certainly raises a suspicion/an eyebrow.
Klarna has nothing in common with Paypal, bare metal hosting is not at all an alternative to AWS, PeerTube has nothing in common with Netflix, etc.
"View all →" the messy header
the signs are all there
https://only-eu.eu/en/categories/foto-backup/ente-photos/
Also, their LinkedIn page shows that their HQ is Dover, Delaware, USA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ente-com/about/
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ente-technologies
Which is interesting.
It also means "duck" in German :-)
- No sign-up, works entirely in-browser
- Live PDF preview + instant download
- VAT EU support
- Shareable invoice links
- Multi-language (10+) & multi-currency (100+)
- Multiple templates (incl. Stripe-style)
- Mobile-friendly
- QR code support
GitHub: https://github.com/VladSez/easy-invoice-pdf
Would love feedback, contributions, or ideas for other templates/features.
The project has no backend and is purely browser-based, but I’m based in Europe and developing the project here, so I consider it a European project.
PS: e-invoice is wip (Ksef, XRechnung, Factur-X)
I just made my own invoice generator using a json spec and a HTML -> PDF pipeline that wasn't so simple to get going. I might use this!
EuRopE dOeS iT BeTtEr.
Proton built Proton Meet to escape the CLOUD Act. They built it on CLOUD Act infrastructure. Their website promises "not even government agencies" can access your calls. The company routing them hands your call records to the government when asked. Proton hid them from their privacy policy.
Source: https://www.sambent.com/proton-meet-isnt-what-they-told-you/
That's a marketing slogan, not anything that is in the culture.
> This superiority complex needs to stop.
It exists in the US, though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americanism_(ideology)
All this to say: I wouldn't stress about it too much. In the consumer space the best usually does win, and people will simply vote with their feet.
It was like this with capitalism. But we live in an era of Technofeudalism, where it's not the case anymore.
Feels kinda like the thumbs on the scales resulted in the (d)evolution towards techno-feudalism.
There's one person in the world currently setting the example, with every single verbal or textual utterance.
This website ain't hurting anyone. Good on them, keep it up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_age_verification_...
I'm a big proponent _and practitioner_ of moving away from US-controlled services. I urge people to do so at any opportunity I get and have already moved many things over. Any new project I undertake uses non-US services wherever possible.
But this vibecoded slop doesn't help much. If you want to actually be helpful, contribute to any of the 50 websites about the exact same concept that have been posted on HN over the last year.
The goal here is to earn on affiliate links.
Just advertising, no real privacy focused.
(the “angry” comments are so tiring)
You need separate account for service in US vs services in EU
The specific reason why they want to operate under Panama law is that there's no mandatory data retention.
So it seems misguided to claim that purely-EU-based alternatives to NordVPN are 'safer' and 'more private' than Nord due to the location alone.
https://whois.eurid.eu/en/search/?domain=only-eu
MX points to route1.mx.cloudflare.net as well.
they should use their own product before giving others advice.
And is built with Astro, which was created by an American, existed as an American company, and then was absorbed by Cloudflare.
> Europe does it Better.
> Europe does it Safer.
> Europe does it Greener.
> Europe does it Fairer.
> Europe does it Private.
> Europe does it Stronger.
Unfortunately I think it's mostly just a meme at this point.
It's about decentralization, always has been.
In fact, the domain "only-eu.eu" and the title, "European" are contradictory. Belarus and most population of Russia are unquestionable European, but not EU and clearly not something the author of this website would endorse.
For that matter, Hungary is both Europe and EU, but very likely not politically favorable by the author either. Does that make it not count as buying EU? On the other hand, I assume you support buying from Iceland and Norway, which are not EU (but are EEA and politically aligned). And of course, the biggest question is whether or not the UK counts as "buying European" -- it is not EU and arguably anti-EU but geographically European and aligned in being anti-Russia.
I for one want Pravetz cloud
1. The US becoming relatively hostile even to countries that considered themselves allies means that being totally dependent on US monopolies (the TooBigTech crew) is a problem. So the first level is "it's important to reduce the dependency to US services". Doesn't matter if it's in the EU, Canada or Mexico.
2. When you start caring about digital sovereignty, or course it's better if you can depend on national services. But that's often not possible. The next best thing is to rely on allies, and diversify the risk.
So it's a gradient. What has taken off is "we need to care about digital sovereignty" and "the US has already used their monopolies against us, we need to do something about it". I think.
also, why not chinese or indian alternatives? they're cheaper and oftentime work better
Sorry, but as an European who roots for EU very much, I found that branding laughable, because it's absolutely not true at all. Those Eurooean alternatives are absolutely of significantly worse quality almost across the board, simply because there's less money thrown at them. It's also making it sound pretty, disingenuous, and adding to ongoing gamification of relationship with the US.
"Europe does it differently" would be so much better, because of the obvious better privacy, openness and standards compliance, as mandate by our regulations.
So Europe does it better. Maybe you just have the wrong metric in mind. And given the amount of problems exist with Office, Outlook etc. I‘m not even sure if Europe is worse on the quality site. People are just used to US software faults.
Microsoft Windows has no alternatives.
Apache, bind, no alternatives.
I guess there is still work to do.
Also the website is impractical, it simply groups brands vs brands without much detail.
So you want most of the internet controlled by US? I'm not exactly keen on giving my info to a foreign country when I can pick something in the EU
> European gov'ts are full of ideas about backdooring,
America has an ongoing scandal about surveillance cameras
This is especially true for offers that are content-related. Claiming that RTL+ is anywhere NEAR Netflix is insulting. I love GOG, but the library and ease-of-use of Steam is unmatched (to the point that half of my GOG library does no longer run on the hardware I own because apparently they don't keep updates in mind.)
madman_dev•2h ago
Also: You can suggest a product on the page, if you got something, feel free to use that button.
hk__2•44m ago
sdoering•1m ago
To be precise: cookie consent isn't actually regulated by the GDPR itself. It falls under the ePrivacy Directive, which requires explicit consent before storing anything on a visitor's device, unless it's strictly technically necessary.
Cloudflare cookies are, at best, highly debatable as "technically necessary." So the GDPR claim is technically correct – but the site is likely non-compliant with EU law anyway.
I'd recommend dropping CF.