Mastodawn

A working European SaaS stack for 2026. No AWS, no Stripe, no Cloudflare.

7 layers covered: Hetzner (compute), Coolify (DB), Brevo (email), Mollie (payments), Bunny.net (CDN), Simple Analytics, Zitadel (auth).

Pricing breakdown, jurisdictional notes per vendor, and the honest gaps where the European answer is still self-host:

https://builtineu.eu/blog/european-saas-stack-2026

#DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech #SaaS #FOSS

The European SaaS Stack 2026: A Working Blueprint Without AWS, Stripe, or Cloudflare

The complete European SaaS stack for 2026 across 7 layers. Honest vendor picks for hosting, database, email, payments, CDN, analytics, and authentication. No US dependencies.

Built In EU 4d ago

Mistral AI announced the launch of Mistral Medium 3.5. The model scores 77.6% on SWE-Bench Verified and can be self-hosted on as few as four GPUs. Alongside it, Mistral shipped Vibe remote agents, which run coding sessions asynchronously in the cloud with integrations for GitHub, Jira, Linear, and Sentry, and Work Mode for Le Chat, an agentic interface for multi-step tasks. #MistralAI #AI #europeantech #France #Digitalservicesact #Digitalsovereignty

https://builtineu.eu/news/mistral-medium-3-5-vibe-cloud-agents-le-chat-work-mode

Mistral ships Medium 3.5, its first merged flagship model at 128 billion parameters, and adds cloud coding agents and Work Mode to Le Chat

Mistral ships Medium 3.5, a 128B open-weight model with 77.6% SWE-Bench, plus Vibe cloud coding agents and Work Mode for Le Chat.

BuiltInEu

Built In EU Apr 29

Pikapods Apr 29

The Dutch government has soft-launched code.overheid.nl, a government-wide open-source code platform built on Forgejo. 🇳🇱

This is a massive win for digital sovereignty, proving that large public institutions can successfully deploy sovereign infrastructure and move away from proprietary GitHub or GitLab lock-in.

https://www.nldigitalgovernment.nl/news/soft-launch-for-government-open-source-code-platform/ #forgejo #opensource #digitalsovereignty

Soft launch of open-source code platform for government - Digital Government

Code.overheid.nl platform is now live, enabling government organisations to jointly develop and publish open-source software independently.

Digital Government

Built In EU Apr 29

Two years in, the European Commission's first formal DMA review just dropped. Verdict: fit for purpose.

Documented outcomes: data portability functioning, alternative browsers chosen at higher rates as defaults, third-party app stores now live, new messaging apps entering via interoperability obligations.

The Commission names cloud and AI as next focus areas.

https://builtineu.eu/news/dma-first-review-fit-for-purpose-2026

#DMA #DigitalMarketsAct #EuropeanTech #Regulation #BigTech #DigitalSovereignty

Two years in, the European Commission says the Digital Markets Act is working

April 2026 EU Commission review finds the DMA fit for purpose: alternative browsers up, third-party app stores live, data portability functional.

BuiltInEu

Built In EU Apr 27

EDPS Apr 27

Ten years ago, the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (#GDPR) marked a milestone for privacy and data protection in Europe.

Built on decades of work since the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC, the GDPR created a modern, harmonised system fit for the digital age - strengthening individuals’ rights, reinforcing accountability, and shaping a common approach across the EU 🇪🇺.

Over the past decade, it has proven its value: giving people greater control over their personal data, fostering trust in the digital economy, and inspiring similar frameworks around the world.

As we look ahead, preserving this achievement remains essential. In the context of ongoing simplification efforts, the EDPS has emphasised that efforts to streamline rules should maintain a high level of protection and legal certainty.

Ensuring clarity, consistency, and strong safeguards will be key to keeping Europe at the forefront of data protection in the years to come.

📖 Read more about the history of GDPR: https://link.europa.eu/dFPdmX

Built In EU Apr 21

Volt Europa published a concrete migration off US hyperscalers. Seven European tools are already live, with Google Workspace as the last big gap. Treat CLOUD Act exposure as a board-level risk and cut external data flows now. #EUTech #DigitalSovereignty #GDPR #Volt #DeGoogle

https://builtineu.eu/news/volt-europa-digital-sovereignty-migration-roadmap-2026

Volt Europa publishes a real exit plan from US hyperscalers

Volt Europa details its migration off US hyperscalers, naming EU tools in production and Google Workspace as the last big gap. A practical template for dig

BuiltInEu

Built In EU Apr 16

Couldn't find a good map of European tech, so I built one.

🌍 340+ products across 31 countries.

I'm trying to make discovering local European alternatives easier. Let me know which of your favorite European tools I'm missing so I can add them to the map and site!

https://builtineu.eu/map

#EUTech #DigitalSovereignty #Privacy #OpenSource #SelfHosted #GDPR #TechEU

Built In EU Apr 16

DeepL held its Spring Launch today and unveiled Voice-to-Voice, a real-time spoken translation suite supporting 40+ languages with integrations for Microsoft Teams and Zoom, mobile and web conversation tools, group sessions via QR code, and a developer API.

Also announced: a next-gen Translator platform with automated translation flows, quality assessment, and continuous learning from corrections.

https://builtineu.eu/news/deepl-launches-voice-to-voice-translation-40-languages

#DeepL #EuropeanTech #AITranslation #DigitalSovereignty

DeepL Launches Voice-to-Voice Translation for 40 Languages at Spring Event

DeepL launched Voice-to-Voice at its Spring Event: real-time spoken translation in 40+ languages with Zoom and Teams integrations.

BuiltInEu

Built In EU Apr 12

BuyFromEU Feb 17

Are you a creative person?
Maybe it's a high time to give European alternatives a chance

#BuyFromEU #Europe #EU #GoEuropean

Built In EU Apr 11

European password manager, Swiss-based, E2E encrypted, open source.
I put Proton Pass through 933 items to see if it's a credible exit from US Big Tech.

Full review:
https://builtineu.eu/blog/proton-pass-review-2026

#ProtonPass #DigitalSovereignty #EUtech #Privacy #BuyEuropean

Proton Pass Review 2026: An Honest Hands-On Test (933 Items Later)

Honest Proton Pass review after 933 items and a year of daily use. Pricing, comparison vs Bitwarden, 1Password, LastPass, Dashlane, and the parts nobody mentions.