EU sovereignCloud Storage (Personal)Headquarters: FR

TransferNow: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

TransferNow is a web service for sending large files and folders to other people by email or through a shareable link. It works in the browser without installation. A TransferNow account raises the transfer capacity and adds features. According to the provider, files are encrypted on disk with AES-XTS 256-bit encryption. The provider states that it neither sells nor shares users' email addresses or personal data with third parties.

The operator is HIGHSENSE SAS, with its registered office in Garches near Paris, France. The website is hosted by Google Cloud France SARL. Customers can select the storage region for their files, and the provider refers to datacentres on European, American and Asian continents. Organisations should therefore settle the chosen region and a GDPR data processing agreement contractually before use.

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Sovereignty score

59 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign

Jurisdiction SOV-2100
Headquartered in the EU: European law applies
Data residency SOV-350
Hosting inside and outside Europe (EU, US, OTHER)
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-645
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 12, 2026

Headquarters	FR (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model	Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting	EU, US, OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source	NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	NoVendor-stated
Category	Cloud Storage (Personal)
Type	Product
Website	transfernow.net ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to TransferNow

The European alternatives to TransferNow 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 TransferNow

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

TransferNow hosts data in EU, US, OTHER. Exactly what stays within the EU — and what does not — is defined by the vendor's data processing agreement and sub-processor list, not by a setting you control yourself; check those documents for the precise scope, including backups, logs and support access.

TransferNow 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 TransferNow 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 TransferNow?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to TransferNow 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 TransferNow?

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

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

TransferNow is headquartered in FR (EU) and hosts data in EU, US, OTHER. That makes TransferNow 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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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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