What it is, what it includes and how much the European alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace will cost

Let’s explain to you what is Office EUa new office and productivity suite in the cloud that is presented as a European alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Its proposal is simple: give you everything that Google and Microsoft offer, but keeping your data in Europe protected by strict European privacy laws.

This service has been operating for a few months in the invitation access phase, and you have to request to join the waiting list. But it has already been given enough shape to be able to know what it is and what its offer is, in addition to what we can expect from its prices.

What is Office EU

Office EU is a cloud productivity suite created by the Dutch company EUfforic Europe BVbased in The Hague. It is one of the many European companies that have set out to create European alternatives to large American services.

Another of its premises, beyond offering you a European alternative, is that both Microsoft and Google are American companies subject to the CLOUD Act. This is a law that allows American authorities to access data stored by these companies, even if their servers are physically in Europe.

Office EU is built on Nextcloud Hub, a well-established open source cloud collaboration solution in the European business environment. And for document editing integrates Collaborate Onlinean editor based on LibreOffice which allows you to work with .docx, .xlsx and .pptx files directly in the browser.

What Office EU includes

Office EU is a complete suite where you are offered all the tools so that you don’t miss any of the ones you are used to using. This is the list of included tools in this service:

• EU Drive: a cloud storage service where you can save all your files, and with options to share them.
• EU Docs: A document editor with functions such as real-time collaboration, and that is shareable with the main formats, such as Word’s .docx.
• EU Spreadsheet: A spreadsheet application that also supports Excel’s .xlsx format.
• EU Presentation: The PowerPoint alternative of this suite, compatible with .pptx, and which includes templates and animations for your presentations.
• EU Calendar: A calendar application, where you will be able to keep your agenda, and create reminders and invitations.
• EUTalk: A video calling service like Google Meet, with screen sharing and recording option.
• EU Email: An ad-free, encrypted email client.

Office EU also ensures that facilitates migration from Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. To do this, it allows you to import emails, calendars and files, in addition to being able to use both platforms in parallel until you are convinced and ready to make the definitive change.

How much will it cost

Those responsible for Office EU They have not yet announced their official price. At the moment we only know that they will be “comparable to those of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace”, but they have not yet given specific figures. It will be necessary to see if the price is attractive enough to encourage users, companies and SMEs to make the jump to it.

Furthermore, as we have told you, this service still on waiting list and access by invitation, without a specific date announced for its opening to the general public. In any case, taking into account that the price of Microsoft 365 Personal is around 10 euros per month, and that of Google Workspace Starter is around 6 euros per user per month, we should expect similar prices from this European alternative.

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