4 Best European Cloudflare R2 Alternatives in 2026
The best European alternative to Cloudflare R2 in 2026 is Leviia, based in France. All 4 options below are European-owned, GDPR-native and ranked by feature parity and relevance.
By the EU Alternatives team Last updated
Our top pick this year is Leviia, but every option on this list is European-owned, GDPR-native, and production-ready. Worth a closer look: Bahnhof S3, Garage, Storadera.
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Top European Cloudflare R2 alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Country | Open source | Free tier | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leviia | France | No | No | vs Cloudflare R2 → |
| 2 | Bahnhof S3 | Sweden | No | No | vs Cloudflare R2 → |
| 3 | Garage | France | Yes | No | vs Cloudflare R2 → |
| 4 | Storadera | Estonia | No | No | vs Cloudflare R2 → |
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French S3-compatible object storage solution offering immutable backups, geo-redundancy across 3 EU zones, and transparent pricing - 3x cheaper than AWS.
Leviia is the 100% sovereign French cloud operator giving teams back control of their data and their budget, combining S3-compatible object storage with a collaborative Nextcloud-based suite. Over one million individuals, SMEs, and public administrations rely on Leviia as a sovereign European alternative to AWS S3, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365.
The offer splits into two products. Leviia Storag3 delivers S3-compatible object storage with immutability, versioning, and anti-ransomware object-lock policies for backups and application storage. Leviia Next bundles file storage and sharing, collaborative document editing, chat, video conferencing, shared calendars, and project management for teams that want a full productivity suite on sovereign infrastructure.
Key benefits:
- S3-compatible storage that works with existing backup and application tooling
- Object-lock immutability and versioning for ransomware-proof backups
- Collaborative suite covering files, docs, chat, video, and calendars
- Open-source core with no American or Chinese technology dependencies
- Transparent pricing with no egress fees or hidden data-transfer costs
Leviia is a French company headquartered in France, with datacenters spread across three geographically distributed sites inside France. The platform is GDPR-compliant, ISO 27001-certified, and HDS-certified for hosting healthcare data, keeping all customer data under exclusive French and European jurisdiction.
Trusted by more than 1 million users including French SMEs, public administrations, and healthcare organizations looking to leave US hyperscalers behind.
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S3-compatible object storage in Swedish datacentres at a flat per-terabyte price, with unlimited traffic, no API charges, versioning and Veeam support.
Bahnhof S3 is S3-compatible object storage run entirely from Swedish datacentres by one of Sweden's best-known internet providers. Pricing is refreshingly flat: a single per-terabyte rate with unlimited traffic and no API costs, so egress and request bills never creep up on you.
The service speaks the industry-standard S3 API, which means existing backup software, SDKs and command-line tools work without code changes. Data is organised into buckets with unlimited storage and objects up to 5 TB each, and versioning plus built-in redundancy protect against accidental deletion. Enterprise backup suites such as Veeam, Commvault and Cohesity are supported as targets.
Key benefits:
- Flat per-terabyte pricing at 20 EUR per TB, with a 10 TB minimum
- Unlimited traffic with no egress fees when you read data back
- No API charges on storage requests
- Standard S3 API compatible with existing tools and SDKs
- Versioning and redundancy guarding against data loss
- Granular access control and secure sharing of stored data
- Backup integrations with Veeam, Commvault and Cohesity
Bahnhof AB is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and has run internet and datacentre services since 1994 while campaigning against mass surveillance for decades. The S3 service is ISO 27001 certified and keeps data in Swedish datacentres under Swedish and EU jurisdiction and the GDPR, outside the reach of US cloud providers.
Ideal for companies moving backups and archives off Amazon S3 or other hyperscalers that want predictable storage bills and data kept in Sweden.
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Open-source distributed object storage with S3 API compatibility. Lightweight, resilient design for self-hosting across multiple zones with minimal hardware requirements.
Lightweight, resilient object storage that speaks the S3 API. Its distributed design self-hosts across zones on modest hardware, ideal for sovereign storage setups.
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European S3-compatible cloud storage with transparent pricing at €7/TB, no hidden fees, unlimited scalability, and instant availability for backups and archives.
Estonian S3-compatible storage priced simply at EUR 7 per terabyte with no hidden fees. Scales without limits and stays instantly available for backups and archives.
