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MagentaCLOUD: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

MagentaCLOUD is Telekom's online storage service, which the company itself describes as a virtual hard drive. You keep photos, music, videos and documents there and open them through a browser, apps or PC software. Files can be shared by link, and Online Office lets you create and edit text documents, spreadsheets and presentations. The service works with other Telekom services, such as saving SmartHome camera recordings and Telekom Mail attachments. Access requires a free Telekom Login; two-factor authentication is optional.

The service is operated by Telekom Deutschland GmbH, based in Bonn. According to the product page, files are stored exclusively in certified data centres in Germany, and therefore within the EU. No parent company outside Germany is involved. Telekom's privacy notice states that some website features, such as analytics and chat, can send data to third countries including the US; this does not concern the storage of files themselves. For European users who want storage under German and EU law, this is a provider with an explicit location commitment.

Sovereignty score
71 / 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-360
    Key management with a European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-655
    Closed source, runtime with the vendor

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 10, 2026
Headquarters
DE (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Type
Product
Website

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to MagentaCLOUD

The European alternatives to MagentaCLOUD come from our knowledge base of over 8,000 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 MagentaCLOUD

MagentaCLOUD is headquartered in DE 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 MagentaCLOUD scores best on data residency.

MagentaCLOUD is closed source and hosted by the vendor. The encryption keys and the runtime sit with the vendor and switching requires data migration. Ask about bring-your-own-key, export options and open standards.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs MagentaCLOUD 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 MagentaCLOUD?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to MagentaCLOUD include Acronis True Image, Ashampoo Backup and Backup4all. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to MagentaCLOUD?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to MagentaCLOUD include BorgBackup, Cryptomator and FreeFileSync. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

MagentaCLOUD is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes MagentaCLOUD an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

Details and sources

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Compliance evidence

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