Alternatives to Google
Posted On 2022-06-12
After having recently published a list of free and open source alternatives to GAFAM, here we focus just on the alternatives to Google. If you want to escape surveillance and regain control of your data, consider using these alternatives to all Google products and services.
We’ll try to keep this list updated. If you know more or better free software alternatives to Google, please contact us.
Mobile/tablet operating systems
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Android |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 LineageOS (“deGoogled” Android) |
| /e/OS (“deGoogled” Android) |
 GrapheneOS (“deGoogled” Android) |
 PinePhone (linux-based OS) |
 Purism Librem5 (linux-based OS) |
Web Browsers
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Google Chrome |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 Firefox |
 Tor Browser |
 Iridium |
Search Engines
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Google Search |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 DuckDuckGo |
 Searx (list of Searx instances) |
 Disroot Searx (Searx instance) |
 MetaGer |
 Ecosia |
Email Services
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Gmail |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 Tutanota |
 ProtonMail |
Software Distribution
Mobile/tablet
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Google Play Store |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 F-Droid |
 Aurora Store (untracked mirror of Google Play Store) |
File Hosting
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Google Drive |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 NextCloud (for self-hosting) |
| NextCloud hosting providers (partners) |
| NextCloud hosting providers (community) |
 Cozy |
 Seafile |
Maps and Navigation
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Google Maps |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 OpenStreetMap |
 OsmAnd (navigator for mobile devices) |
Shared Calendars
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Google Calendar |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
| Tutanota calendar |
| Protonmail calendar |
| NextCloud (for self-hosting) |
| NextCloud hosting providers (partners) |
| NextCloud hosting providers (community) |
 DisrootCalendar (NextCloud instance) |
 FramAgenda (NextCloud instance) |
Video Conferences
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Google Hangout |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 Jitsi meet (hosted) |
| Jitsi meet (for self-hosting) |
 BigBlueButton |
 Jami |
 Tox Chat |
Collaborative Writing
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Google Docs |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 FramaPad |
 Collabora Online (for self-hosting) |
| Collabora Online (hosting providers) |
 OnlyOffice |
 EtherPad (for self-hosting) |
Collaborative Spreadsheets
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Google Spreadsheets |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 FramaCalc |
| Collabora Online (for self-hosting) |
| Collabora Online (hosting providers) |
| OnlyOffice |
 EtherCalc (for self-hosting) |
Collaborative Presentations
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Google Slides |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
| Collabora Online (for self-hosting) |
| Collabora Online (hosting providers) |
| OnlyOffice |
Online Surveys
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Google Forms |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 FramaForms |
 LimeSurvey |
 Yakforms |
| NextCloud (for self-hosting) |
| NextCloud hosting providers (partners) |
| NextCloud hosting providers (community) |
Music
YouTube Music
Video Sharing
| Google product/service |
|---|
 YouTube |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 PeerTube |
 Engagemedia |
 Mediagoblin |
 Kaltura |
 CumulusClip |
Blog hosting
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Blogger |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 WordPress (hosted; wordpress.com) |
| WordPress (for self-hosting; wordpress.org) |
Web Analytics
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Google Analytics |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 Matomo |
 Open Web Analytics |
Source Code Repositories (distributed revision control)
| Google product/service |
|---|
 Google Code |
| Privacy-friendly alternative |
|---|
 Gitlab |
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