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Self-hosted / open sourceCloud Storage (Personal)Headquarters: NL

Send: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Send is a web service for sharing files through a link that expires automatically. According to the project, files are end-to-end encrypted and what you share does not stay online indefinitely. It is a Node.js server application with optional Redis and S3-compatible storage, aimed at people and organisations that want to run their own file-sharing service. The ffsend command-line client is also compatible.

Send is a community fork of Firefox Send, which Mozilla discontinued. The fork removes the Mozilla and Firefox branding so the software can be self-hosted. The project is maintained by an individual developer in the Netherlands, with no legal entity behind it, and is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. The developer also runs a public instance and publishes a list of instances run by others. Because you can install Send on your own servers, you decide where files are stored and for how long. No formal organisation or support contract stands behind the project, which is a consideration for business-critical use.

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Sovereignty score
94 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-2100
    Headquartered in the EU: European law applies
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    EU-only hosting
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-390
    Self-hostable: encryption keys under your own control
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-680
    Open source: low switching costs
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-6100
    Source code auditable, forkable and self-hostable

SOV codes: the matching objective in the European Commission's Cloud Sovereignty Framework. Official source

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked October 14, 2026
Headquarters
NL (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Open-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Cloud Storage (Personal)
Type
Product
Website
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Send

The European alternatives to Send come from our knowledge base of over 8,400 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.

Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with Send

Send is headquartered in NL and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data.

Data is hosted exclusively in the EU, so Send scores best on data residency.

Send is open source. You can audit the source code, self-host the software and keep the encryption keys under your own control. Switching is easier because data and software are not tied to a single party.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Send together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Send?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Send include CloudMe, Cozy Cloud and Cryptee. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Send?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Send include Cozy Cloud, Cryptee, Filen, FileSender and Internxt. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Send GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Send is headquartered in NL (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Send an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

Details and sources

Verified by handHeadquarters, owner, hosting locations and licence have been checked by us against public sources. Free of charge and for every vendor, not a paid label. Nothing in this knowledge base is taken over automatically. Last checked on October 14, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Cloud Storage (Personal)

Cloud Storage (Personal): Personal cloud storage — sync and share files. In this category the choice of vendor determines who has legal access to your data, where that data lives and how easily you can switch later.

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