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All European dev tools

A curated directory of developer tools, software, services, and hardware made in Europe.

43 curated entries, searchable by use case, country, license, deployment, and source model.

Adyen

ProprietaryHighActive

Dutch payments platform for online, in-person, marketplace, and global payment processing.

Origin
Netherlands
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Commercial
Deployment
Cloud, API
Categories
Payments & Billing
paymentspspmarketplacesidealsepa
accept European paymentsprocess iDEALsupport marketplacesunify online and in-person payments

Adyen is a Dutch payments company headquartered in Amsterdam.

Aleph Alpha

ProprietaryHighActive

German AI company focused on sovereign AI, enterprise AI, and public-sector use cases.

Origin
Germany
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Commercial
Deployment
Cloud, API
Categories
AI & ML
sovereign-aillmenterprisepublic-sectorgermany
evaluate sovereign AIbuild enterprise AI appssupport regulated AI workloadsprocure European AI services

Aleph Alpha is a German AI company.

Arduino

Open sourceHighWatch

Open hardware and software ecosystem for microcontroller prototyping and education.

Origin
Italy
License
Mixed open hardware/software
Pricing
Hardware
Deployment
Desktop, Hardware
stars
14.6k
Categories
Hardware & IoT
microcontrollermakeropen-hardwareideiot
prototype hardwareteach embedded developmentbuild sensorsprogram microcontrollers

Arduino is an Italian-origin hardware and software ecosystem.

Brevo

ProprietaryHighActive

Customer communication platform for email, SMS, marketing automation, and transactional messaging.

Origin
France
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Freemium
Deployment
Cloud, API
Categories
Communication & Email
emailsmstransactionalmarketingautomation
send transactional messagesmanage customer emailsend SMS notificationsrun marketing automation

Brevo is a French customer communication platform.

CrateDB

Open sourceMediumActive

Distributed SQL database for real-time analytics, time-series, and machine data.

Origin
Austria / Germany
License
Apache-2.0
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted, Managed
Categories
Databases & Storage
sqltime-seriesanalyticsdistributed-databaseiot
store machine dataquery time-seriesrun real-time analyticsserve industrial IoT data

CrateDB has European company roots and operations.

DeepL

ProprietaryHighActive

AI translation and writing platform with developer APIs.

Origin
Germany
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Freemium
Deployment
Cloud, API
Categories
AI & ML
translationapilocalizationlanguage-aigermany
translate product contentlocalize documentationbuild multilingual appsuse translation APIs

DeepL is a German AI translation company.

Elasticsearch

ProprietaryHighActive

Distributed search and analytics engine used for search, observability, security, and retrieval workloads.

Origin
Netherlands
License
Elastic License / AGPL portions
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted, Managed
stars
77.1k
Categories
Databases & Storage
searchanalyticslogsvector-searchdata-platform
build search experiencesindex logsrun retrieval systemsanalyze operational data

Elastic N.V. is registered with a legal address in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Element

Open sourceHighActive

Secure collaboration client built on the open Matrix protocol.

Origin
United Kingdom
License
Apache-2.0
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted
Categories
Communication & Email
chatmatrixfederatione2eecollaboration
run secure team chatuse federated messagingself-host collaborationreplace proprietary chat

Element is a UK company and core contributor to the Matrix ecosystem.

GoCardless

ProprietaryHighActive

Bank payment network for direct debit, recurring payments, and account-to-account payments.

Origin
United Kingdom
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Commercial
Deployment
Cloud, API
Categories
Payments & Billing
direct-debitrecurring-paymentsbank-paymentssepaapi
collect subscriptionsuse SEPA Direct Debitprocess recurring invoicesreduce card fees

GoCardless is a UK payments company.

Godot Engine

Open sourceHighActive

Open-source 2D and 3D game engine for games, simulations, and interactive software.

Origin
Netherlands
License
MIT
Pricing
Free
Deployment
Desktop
stars
112.8k
Categories
Developer Tools
game-engine2d3dopen-sourceeditor
build gamesprototype simulationsteach programmingship interactive apps

Godot governance lists the Godot Foundation as a Dutch non-profit.

Grafana

Open sourceHighActive

Open observability and data visualization platform for metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, and alerts.

Origin
Sweden
License
AGPL-3.0
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted
stars
74.5k
Categories
Analytics & Monitoring
observabilitydashboardmetricslogstraces
build dashboardsmonitor productionalert on incidentsvisualize time-series data

data.europa.eu identifies Grafana Labs as a Sweden use case and describes Grafana's Swedish origin.

Hanko

Open sourceMediumActive

Passkey-first authentication and user management for modern web applications.

Origin
Germany
License
AGPL-3.0
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted
Categories
Security & Auth
passkeyswebauthnauthenticationlogingdpr
add passkeysreplace passwordsbuild login flowssupport WebAuthn

Hanko is a German passkey/authentication vendor.

Hetzner Cloud

ProprietaryHighActive

German cloud provider offering VPS, dedicated servers, object storage, load balancers, and managed infrastructure.

Origin
Germany
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Paid
Deployment
Cloud, Managed
Categories
Cloud & Hosting
vpsbare-metalobject-storagekubernetesgermany
host EU applicationsrun low-cost VPSdeploy Kubernetesstore data in European datacenters

Hetzner is a German hosting company with European datacenter regions.

Home Assistant

Open sourceHighActive

Open-source home automation platform focused on local control and privacy.

Origin
Switzerland
License
Apache-2.0
Pricing
Free
Deployment
Self-hosted, Hardware
stars
87.9k
Categories
Hardware & IoT
iothome-automationlocal-firstprivacysmart-home
build smart-home automationsintegrate IoT deviceskeep control localprototype device integrations

Open Home Foundation owns and protects Home Assistant and lists Swiss registration identifier CHE-416.988.952.

IONOS Cloud

ProprietaryHighActive

European cloud platform for compute, storage, networking, managed Kubernetes, and enterprise hosting.

Origin
Germany
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Paid
Deployment
Cloud, Managed
Categories
Cloud & Hosting
cloudenterprisemanaged-kubernetesgermany
host enterprise appsdeploy managed Kubernetesoperate EU infrastructurebuy managed hosting

IONOS is a German cloud and hosting provider.

JetBrains IntelliJ Platform

Open sourceHighActive

IDE platform behind IntelliJ IDEA and many JetBrains developer tools.

Origin
Czech Republic
License
Apache-2.0 and JetBrains terms
Pricing
Mixed
Deployment
Desktop
stars
20.2k
Categories
Developer Tools
idejavakotlinplatformproductivity
write application codebuild IDE pluginsdebug JVM applicationsmanage large codebases

JetBrains publishes Czech Republic office and company contact details.

Jina AI

Open sourceMediumActive

AI search company providing embedding, reranking, reader, and neural search tooling.

Origin
Germany
License
Mixed
Pricing
Mixed
Deployment
Cloud, API, Library
Categories
AI & ML
embeddingsrerankingsearchneural-searchapi
build AI searchrank retrieval resultsextract web contentuse embedding APIs

Jina AI has Berlin roots and European AI/search infrastructure presence.

KiCad

Open sourceMediumActive

Open-source electronics design automation suite for schematic capture and PCB layout.

Origin
France / CERN ecosystem
License
GPL-3.0
Pricing
Free
Deployment
Desktop
Categories
Hardware & IoT
pcbedaelectronicsopen-sourcehardware
design PCBsprototype electronicscreate schematicsmanufacture hardware

KiCad has European origins and significant European institutional support, including CERN contributions.

Lago

Open sourceHighActive

Open-source metering and billing platform for usage-based pricing.

Origin
France
License
AGPL-3.0
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted
Categories
Payments & Billing
billingusage-basedmeteringopen-sourcesubscriptions
meter usagebill subscriptionsbuild usage-based pricingself-host billing logic

Lago is a French open-source billing company.

Mailjet

ProprietaryMediumActive

Email delivery and marketing platform with APIs for transactional email.

Origin
France
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Freemium
Deployment
Cloud, API
Categories
Communication & Email
email-apitransactional-emailmarketing-emaildeliverability
send transactional emailmanage deliverabilitysend product notificationsrun email campaigns

Mailjet was founded in France and is a European email platform.

Matomo

Open sourceLowActive

Open-source web analytics platform focused on data ownership and privacy.

Origin
New Zealand / Germany presence
License
GPL-3.0
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted
stars
21.6k
Categories
Analytics & Monitoring
analyticsprivacyself-hostedgdprweb-analytics
replace Google Analyticsself-host analyticsown visitor datameasure web funnels

Matomo has strong European adoption and privacy positioning but should be verified for strict European-only procurement.

Mistral AI

ProprietaryHighActive

French AI company providing open-weight and commercial language models plus hosted APIs.

Origin
France
License
Mixed model licenses
Pricing
Mixed
Deployment
Cloud, API
Categories
AI & ML
llmapimodelsopen-weightsfrance
call European LLM APIsuse open-weight modelsbuild AI assistantsevaluate sovereign AI providers

Mistral AI is a French AI company.

Mollie

ProprietaryHighActive

Dutch payment service provider with APIs and support for European payment methods.

Origin
Netherlands
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Commercial
Deployment
Cloud, API
Categories
Payments & Billing
paymentsidealsepasubscriptionsapi
accept iDEALprocess subscriptionsadd payment linkssupport European payment methods

Mollie is a Dutch payment service provider.

n8n

ProprietaryHighActive

Workflow automation platform for APIs, SaaS, internal tools, and AI workflows.

Origin
Germany
License
Sustainable Use License / Enterprise License
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted
stars
193.3k
Categories
Developer Tools
automationworkflowapiself-hostedai
connect APIsautomate internal processesbuild AI agentsself-host workflow automation

Official imprint lists n8n GmbH in Berlin, Germany.

Netdata

Open sourceLowActive

Real-time infrastructure monitoring and troubleshooting with per-second metrics.

Origin
Greece / United States
License
GPL-3.0 plus dashboard terms
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted
stars
79.3k
Categories
Analytics & Monitoring
monitoringmetricsinfrastructuretroubleshootingagent
monitor serversdebug production incidentscollect per-second metricswatch infrastructure health

Netdata was founded by Greek engineer Costa Tsaousis, but current legal materials identify Netdata, Inc. in Delaware with a San Francisco principal place of business.

Nextcloud

Open sourceHighActive

Self-hosted collaboration and file sync platform for documents, storage, sharing, and apps.

Origin
Germany
License
AGPL-3.0
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted, On-premises
stars
35.9k
Categories
Databases & Storage
file-storagecollaborationself-hostedsyncdocuments
self-host filesreplace proprietary cloud storageshare documentssupport team collaboration

Nextcloud GmbH is a German company behind the Nextcloud server project.

Nitrokey

Open sourceHighActive

Open hardware security keys, encrypted storage, and secure devices for authentication and secrets.

Origin
Germany
License
Mixed open-source hardware/software
Pricing
Hardware
Deployment
Hardware
Categories
Security & Auth
hardware-securityfido2open-hardwarekeysgermany
use hardware-backed MFAprotect signing keyssecure developer laptopsstore secrets on hardware

Nitrokey is a German open hardware security company.

Nitrokey

Open sourceHighActive

Open hardware security keys, encrypted storage, and secure computing devices.

Origin
Germany
License
Mixed open-source hardware/software
Pricing
Hardware
Deployment
Hardware
Categories
Hardware & IoT
security-keyopen-hardwarefido2encrypted-storagelinux
secure developer accessstore keys on hardwareuse hardware-backed MFAbuy open security devices

Nitrokey is a German open hardware security company.

OVHcloud

ProprietaryHighActive

French cloud provider offering public cloud, private cloud, bare metal, storage, networking, and managed services.

Origin
France
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Paid
Deployment
Cloud, Managed
Categories
Cloud & Hosting
public-cloudbare-metalstoragenetworkingfrance
run public cloud workloadsprovision bare metalhost regulated European applicationsbuy managed infrastructure

OVHcloud is a French cloud provider with European infrastructure and public cloud services.

Passbolt

Open sourceMediumActive

Open-source password manager built for teams, with self-hosting and collaboration workflows.

Origin
Luxembourg
License
AGPL-3.0
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted
Categories
Security & Auth
password-managerteamssecretsself-hosted
share team passwordsself-host password managementmanage developer credentialsaudit access

Passbolt is a European company headquartered in Luxembourg.

Penpot

Open sourceMediumActive

Open-source design and prototyping tool built for design and code collaboration.

Origin
Spain
License
MPL-2.0
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted
stars
50.8k
Categories
Developer Tools
designprototypeuiuxopen-source
design interfacesprototype product flowscollaborate with frontend teamsself-host design tooling

Penpot is developed by Kaleidos, a Spanish company, and maintains an open-source repository.

Plausible Analytics

Open sourceMediumActive

Lightweight, privacy-first, cookie-free web analytics with cloud and self-hosting options.

Origin
Estonia
License
AGPL-3.0
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted
stars
27.3k
Categories
Analytics & Monitoring
analyticsprivacycookie-freeself-hostedweb-analytics
measure traffic without cookiesself-host simple analyticsreduce analytics script weightsupport GDPR-friendly metrics

Plausible is commonly presented as an Estonia-based privacy analytics company.

Proton Mail

Open sourceHighActive

Encrypted email service and privacy suite from Switzerland.

Origin
Switzerland
License
Mixed open-source clients
Pricing
Freemium
Deployment
Cloud
Categories
Communication & Email
emailprivacyencryptionswitzerland
use privacy-first emailprotect account communicationavoid ad-funded mailsupport encrypted mail

Proton is a Swiss privacy company.

Proton VPN

Open sourceMediumActive

Privacy-focused VPN service from Proton with open-source clients.

Origin
Switzerland
License
Mixed open-source clients
Pricing
Freemium
Deployment
Desktop, Cloud
Categories
Security & Auth
vpnprivacynetwork-securityswitzerland
secure developer traffictest regional accessprotect remote workuse privacy-focused VPN

Proton is a Swiss privacy company.

PrusaSlicer

Open sourceHighActive

Open-source slicer for 3D printing workflows, maintained by Prusa Research.

Origin
Czech Republic
License
AGPL-3.0
Pricing
Free
Deployment
Desktop, Hardware
Categories
Hardware & IoT
3d-printingslicerhardwaremakeropen-source
prepare 3D printsprototype enclosuressupport hardware developmentoperate printer farms

Prusa Research is a Czech 3D-printing hardware company.

Qdrant

Open sourceHighActive

High-performance vector database and vector search engine for AI applications.

Origin
Germany
License
Apache-2.0
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted, Managed
stars
32.5k
Categories
Databases & Storage
vector-databaseaisemantic-searchrustretrieval
build RAG systemsrun semantic searchstore embeddingsserve recommendations

Qdrant is operated by Qdrant Solutions GmbH in Berlin, Germany.

Qdrant

Open sourceHighActive

Vector database and semantic search engine for AI applications.

Origin
Germany
License
Apache-2.0
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted, Managed
stars
32.5k
Categories
AI & ML
vector-databaseragsemantic-searchembeddingsrust
build RAG systemsstore embeddingsserve neural searchrun recommender systems

Qdrant is operated by Qdrant Solutions GmbH in Berlin, Germany.

Scaleway

ProprietaryHighActive

French cloud provider with compute, Kubernetes, serverless, storage, database, and AI infrastructure products.

Origin
France
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Paid
Deployment
Cloud, Managed
Categories
Cloud & Hosting
cloudkubernetesserverlessobject-storagefrance
deploy European cloud appsrun managed Kubernetesuse serverless jobsstore data in EU regions

Scaleway is a European cloud provider operated from France.

SumUp

ProprietaryMediumActive

European payments company offering card readers, online payments, invoicing, and merchant tools.

Origin
United Kingdom / Germany
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Commercial
Deployment
Cloud, API, Hardware
Categories
Payments & Billing
paymentsposcard-readerinvoicingmerchant-tools
accept in-person paymentssell onlineinvoice customerssupport small business payments

SumUp has European roots and major operations in London and Berlin.

SurrealDB

ProprietaryMediumActive

Multi-model database for modern applications with SQL-like querying and real-time APIs.

Origin
United Kingdom
License
Business Source License
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted, Managed
Categories
Databases & Storage
databasemulti-modelrealtimerustapplication-backend
build app backendsprototype realtime data modelscombine document and graph dataself-host database services

SurrealDB is a UK-origin database company and open-source project.

Tuta

Open sourceHighActive

Encrypted email, calendar, and contacts service from Germany.

Origin
Germany
License
GPL-3.0 client
Pricing
Freemium
Deployment
Cloud
Categories
Communication & Email
emailencryptioncalendarprivacygermany
use encrypted emailhost privacy-focused calendarsprotect personal communicationsupport EU privacy needs

Tuta is operated by Tutao GmbH in Germany.

UpCloud

ProprietaryMediumActive

European cloud hosting provider with compute, managed databases, networking, and storage.

Origin
Finland
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Paid
Deployment
Cloud, Managed
Categories
Cloud & Hosting
cloudvpsmanaged-databasefinland
run VPS workloadshost SaaS appsuse managed databaseskeep workloads in Europe

UpCloud is a Finnish cloud provider with European origins.

ZITADEL

Open sourceMediumActive

Open-source identity infrastructure for login, SSO, multi-tenancy, and machine-to-machine auth.

Origin
Switzerland
License
Apache-2.0
Pricing
Open-core
Deployment
Cloud, Self-hosted
Categories
Security & Auth
identityssooidcoauthmulti-tenant
add SSObuild multi-tenant authmanage OIDC/OAuthself-host identity

ZITADEL is operated by a Swiss company and publishes a canonical open-source repository.