CMS & Website Builder
Content management systems and website builders for creating and managing websites, blogs, and landing pages. European CMS platforms store your content, visitor data, and form submissions on EU infrastructure, simplifying GDPR compliance for your web presence.
What to Look For
GDPR Considerations
Your website is often the first point of data collection in your business. Contact forms, newsletter signups, analytics scripts, comment sections, and e-commerce checkouts all process personal data from visitors. A CMS hosted on US infrastructure means this visitor data, including IP addresses, form submissions, and behavioral tracking, flows through servers subject to foreign jurisdiction. European CMS platforms and website builders process all visitor interactions within the EU. They also tend to be more thoughtful about default privacy settings, avoiding the invasive third-party scripts and tracking pixels that US-centric platforms bundle by default. For businesses that want a GDPR-compliant web presence without constant plugin auditing, a European CMS provides a cleaner foundation.
How to Choose
With 5 European cms & website builder options available, choosing the right one depends on your priorities. Here's a quick guide:
On a budget or just exploring
Strapi, Directus, Storyblok, Jimdo, Webador offer free tiers
Need code transparency or self-hosting
Strapi, Directus are open source
Specific data residency requirements
Data hosted in Germany, Netherlands
European CMS & Website Builder Software
Strapi
Open source headless CMS
Directus
Open source headless CMS and data platform
Storyblok
Visual headless CMS for developers and content teams
Jimdo
AI-powered website builder from Germany
Webador
Simple and affordable Dutch website builder