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About Choose European

We believe European businesses deserve a clear, practical path to digital sovereignty, without the complexity. Choose European is a non-profit with a goal of promoting European tech and building a stronger Europe.

Get in touch

Questions, partnership enquiries, or want to contribute a guide? We'd love to hear from you.

contact@choose-european.eu

What Choose European does

Software Index

We verify and index European SaaS products so businesses can find compliant alternatives to US tools — filtered by category, pricing, and certification.

Migration Hub

We provide the tools, guides, and provider comparisons that help businesses move their infrastructure to European cloud step by step.

For a stronger society

By choosing European software you support local innovation, strengthen your digital independence, and help build a more resilient European economy.

67%

of EU businesses want to reduce US cloud dependency

€2.3B

lost annually to CLOUD Act exposure risk (EU Commission estimate)

3x

faster compliance audits reported by companies on EU-only infrastructure

With gratitude

Tom Hulan

Tom Hulan / Q2 Werbeagentur

Brand identity & visual design · Wels, Austria

Designed the Choose European brand identity, logo, and visual language. Contributed freely to support the mission. Thank you Tom and Qzwei!

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Meet the founders

Endre Dingsør

Endre Dingsør

Norway

A founder of several consultancies with operations spanning across Europe. Launched Choose European out of a deep conviction that strong, independent democracies are built on strong, independent technologies. With extensive experience in enterprise platform strategies, the mission is clear: champion European-owned technologies as the natural choice for European businesses and help accelerate the transition to a digital future built on a thriving European tech ecosystem.

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Gerhard Kürner

Gerhard Kürner

Austria

Founder and CEO of 506.ai, a leading platform for secure, scalable, and independent enterprise AI. Elected Vice President of AI Upper Austria in 2023. A defining voice for secure enterprise AI in the German-speaking world, publishing regularly on AI, economics, and technology policy.

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