Leviia vs Google Cloud Storage
Leviia is a European alternative to Google Cloud Storage — same cloud & hosting use case, built under EU data-protection law.
By the EU Alternatives team Last updated
French S3-compatible object storage solution offering immutable backups, geo-redundancy across 3 EU zones, and transparent pricing - 3x cheaper than AWS.
- Jurisdiction
- EU / EEA
- GDPR by default
- Yes
- US CLOUD Act exposure
- No
- Open source
- No
- Free tier
- No
A curated collection of the best European alternatives to Google Cloud Storage.
- Jurisdiction
- US
- GDPR by default
- Requires DPA + TIA
- US CLOUD Act exposure
- Yes
About Leviia
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.
Why choose Leviia over Google Cloud Storage?
The decisive argument is data jurisdiction. Google Cloud Storage is headquartered in US, which means personal data processed through it can be subject to non-EU legal regimes — the US CLOUD Act, FISA 702, or similar laws depending on the provider. After the 2020 Schrems II ruling, EU organisations must carry out a transfer impact assessment for every such data flow.
Leviia removes that overhead. As a France-based provider, it operates natively under GDPR, and data stays inside the EU/EEA by default. For regulated sectors — health, public administration, finance — that's not a nice-to-have but a requirement. For everyone else, it's concentration-risk insurance: you avoid depending on a single non-EU jurisdiction that can change the rules without warning.