OpenTalk vs Google Meet
OpenTalk is a European alternative to Google Meet — same video conferencing use case, built under EU data-protection law.
By the EU Alternatives team Last updated
Secure video conferencing platform operated in German data centers with GDPR compliance. Features breakout rooms, interactive whiteboards, polls, and recording capabilities.
- Jurisdiction
- EU / EEA
- GDPR by default
- Yes
- US CLOUD Act exposure
- No
- Open source
- No
- Free tier
- No
Google Meet by Google.
- Jurisdiction
- US
- GDPR by default
- Requires DPA + TIA
- US CLOUD Act exposure
- Yes
Why choose OpenTalk over Google Meet?
The decisive argument is data jurisdiction. Google Meet 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.
OpenTalk removes that overhead. As a Germany-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.