Building a SaaS in 2026 Using Only EU Infrastructure
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- #SaaS Development
- #EU Technology Ecosystem
- #Cloud Infrastructure
- A SaaS can be built in 2026 using only EU services without AWS, Azure, GCP, Stripe, Cloudflare, or Google Analytics, as EU alternatives now cover all core layers.
- For hosting and compute: Hetzner offers cost-effective Linux servers, while Scaleway provides managed services like Kubernetes and databases.
- Billing and payments: Mollie is a Stripe-like EU option with support for European payment methods and subscription billing.
- CDN: Bunny.net provides a full-featured, affordable CDN with global points of presence and DDoS protection.
- Analytics: EU alternatives like Plausible (privacy-focused, open-source) and Simple Analytics (free plan available) avoid cookie consent issues.
- Transactional email: EU providers such as Ahasend, Lettermint, and MailerLite offer generous free tiers for email needs.
- Building on an EU stack offers practical benefits like simpler GDPR compliance, native payment support, and competitive costs, though niche AWS services may lack direct equivalents.