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Non-EU vendorCloud Storage (Personal)Headquarters: RU

Yandex Disk: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Yandex Disk is a personal cloud storage service for photos, videos and documents, accessed with a Yandex ID. The provider describes it as a Russian cloud storage platform. Files are stored on Yandex servers, but the provider does not state where those servers are located. The provider publishes no GDPR statement and does not name the legal entity operating the service.

Yandex is a group with its operating business in Russia. In 2024 the Dutch-registered parent Yandex N.V. announced the sale of the Russian business to Russian investors, so current ownership may differ. For a European organisation, this means Russian jurisdiction applies to the provider and the storage location is not stated. Both the ownership picture and the storage location are relevant when choosing a cloud storage service.

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Sovereignty score
32 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (RU)
  • Data residency SOV-30
    No hosting in Europe (OTHER)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-340
    Key management with a non-European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-630
    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 11, 2026
Headquarters
RU (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
No — no adequacy decisionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
Cloud Storage (Personal)
Type
Product
Website
360.yandex.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Yandex Disk

The European alternatives to Yandex Disk come from our knowledge base of over 6,800 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 Yandex Disk

Yandex Disk is headquartered in RU, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor.

Yandex Disk hosts data outside the EU (OTHER). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

Yandex Disk 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 Yandex Disk 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 Yandex Disk?

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

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Yandex Disk 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 Yandex Disk GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Yandex Disk is headquartered in RU (OTHER) and hosts data in OTHER. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

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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