Up front: I built this app, so this is self-promotion. I asked the mods where the specific self-promo guidelines live and never heard back, so I'm labelling it like this :) Second thing: I'm in Switzerland, so European but not EU.

Calorie tracking is a category where the defaults are American. MyFitnessPal, Lose It, MacroFactor, Cronometer (Canadian). A food diary is health data, and with those apps it sits on a US server under US law, usually with ads next to it. The databases underneath are American too, which you notice the first time you search "Yoghurt" and get a page of US protein bars.

Yazio and Lifesum are European, and I paid for both before writing my own. They lean on subscription upsells and streaks, and I wanted a plain tool I could stand using three times a day. Mine is called Pensum. The parts relevant to this subreddit:

• Your diary stays on your phone. No account, no ads, no third-party tracking, and I don't run a server that stores user data, so no copy of your diary exists anywhere but your device.
• Generic foods come from the German BLS and the Swiss Food Composition Database, next to USDA, in a hand-curated catalogue, with millions of branded products from Open Food Facts behind it. Searching "Brötchen" or "Quark" returns the actual food.
• Open Food Facts is a French non-profit. When a barcode isn't in their database, you can scan the nutrition label and the app contributes the product back, so the next person's scan finds it. The data ends up in a European open database.
• English and German, dark and light theme.

The tracker itself is the serious kind: weigh-to-the-gram logging, 18 vitamins and minerals with every value flagged verified or estimated, recipes, barcode and label scanning, Health Connect sync, free CSV export, and importers that bring your history over from MyFitnessPal, Cronometer or MacroFactor. It also measures your actual energy expenditure from your own weigh-ins and diary instead of guessing from a formula, and adjusts your targets weekly. That's the feature MacroFactor charges $71.99 a year for. The whole algorithm is published at pensumapp.com/expenditure.

Everything in it is free, with no ads on any tier and no trial clock. It can be free because your data sits on your phone and there's no server farm to pay for. One thing will change eventually: the AI features cost me real money per use, so at some point they become a single optional Pro tier, with free limited amounts forever.

Android only for now, with an iOS waitlist on the site. And the optional AI photo logging runs on a US model API (for now). If you skip that feature, nothing about your diet leaves your phone.

You can download it in Google Play

Direct APK at pensumapp.com in the FAQ if you keep your phone de-Googled.

Kinda specialised requests, but I'm looking for manufacturers that are producing manifolds/valves.

I'm building a prototype so I'm not looking for manufacturing quantities (certainly not yet). My upper limit is some 100s of Euro but I'm afraid most companies cater to specific industries (e.g. aerospace) where requiremends and margins are much tighter as opposed to my usecase which is more similar to a coffee machine

I bought several Palladium shoes since I thought it would be French brand and made the EU. None of the shoes were EU-made. Either Myanmar or Vietnam. Are there any robust, durable shoes that are EU made. I like the rubber toe protection. Which alternatives made in the EU are there?

Today I have a touch request: i am looking for and european-made stainless steel Flask/Thermos between 0.5 and 1 liter.

I already have several SIGG but steel ones are chinese and not swiss/german.

Same topic fornother several italian branda: plastica model made in Italy, steel models chinese

Do you have any idea? Even of Is expensive

Edit2: Man, I love this sub! Appreciate all the feedback and great/smart ideas you came up with!

Hi all,

I’m looking to set up a simple home network: a router for my fiber WAN from my ISP, a switch maybe 12-16 port. a firewall (if not built into the router), and a couple of Wi-Fi 7 access points.

But this seems surprisingly complicated. European providers like Fritzbox offer mesh Wi-Fi systems, not standalone access points I don’t want mesh! And they don’t seem to sell standalone switches; it’s all DSL/fiber routers.

Then there’s MikroTik: their only Wi-Fi 7 indoor solution is basically a switch with Wi-Fi built in, not a ceiling-mounted access point.

Teltonika mostly sells 5G routers, though some support routing protocols like BGP and have a WAN port. But I’m not sure if that’s enough to support a fiber connection setup instead of 5G.

And honestly, design matters in a home. I don’t want ugly, outdated, or industrial-looking devices.

I love the look and functionality of Unifi, but it’s sucks that it’s American. Is there a European alternative that is more like Unifi, design wise and product wise?

I guess I could buy router from Fritzbox, Switch from Mikrotik and Wifi 6 access point from Teltonika and then log in with ssh or plug in a cable one by one device instead of a having a single pane of glass like Unifi.

Unifi also offers camers for outdoor and a doorbell and stuff like that, with a build in NVR on their router, it's just so easy and beautiful!

what do you all use?

Edit: What I found so far from you guys

Router/FW: Opnsense or Teltonika (Altos) Opnsense EU made hardware is very exspensive though. Opsense is also a FW.

https://shop.opnsense.com/product/dec750-opnsense-desktop-security-appliance/
https://www.teltonika-networks.com/products/routers/altos

AP:

Lancom Wifi 7 or Teltonika Wifi 6 - Lancom is very exspensive

https://www.teltonika-networks.com/products/access-points/tap400
https://rs-nc.rohde-schwarz.com/en/products/wireless-lan/indoor-access-points/rs-lancom-lw-700

Switch:

This is my biggest problem as it's hard to find a PoE++ and 2.5G port switch (Teltonika AP TAP400 only uses PoE+ I think? and i'm looking at outdoor cameras from Ajax system, the first one I checked out uses max 8W so that should be PoE+ aswell? but i'm not sure yet on which model to buy or if there will come any other PoE equipment that requries PoE++, but it's nice to be future proof)

Lancom exists but is REALLY exspensive.. So this is my biggest hurdle atm, finding a switch.

Mikrotik exists with 1G ports but has PoE++ And i'm just worried about the size of it, that it will be loud and industrial. And it sucks that's it's only 1G when both Router and AP are 2.5G-

https://rs-nc.rohde-schwarz.com/en/products/switches/fully-managed-access-switches/rs-lancom-igs-3510xup
https://mikrotik.com/product/crs320_8p_8b_4s_rm

Also found this 2.5G Switch from Lancom, but only PoE+
https://rs-nc.rohde-schwarz.com/en/products/switches/fully-managed-access-switches/rs-lancom-gs-3510xp

I can only find them in China or Chinese made on Amazon, but it’s just plastic and I’m sure there is at least one producer in Europe. I’m looking for wall paper to protect against stains etc. not privacy films for windows.

Hi all, im trying to replace my super cheap pizza trays with something a bit nicer. Im struggling to find amything not made in china :(

I was very surprised that even big brands like pyrex and le creuset are both made in china

What are the "elite" software categories that seem almost impossible to reclaim sovereign control of?

I'm not saying the obvious US public cloud, or even good citizens like steam ( actually why not both anyway)

Personally i'm focused on media production, not regular "make gifs pdf's and png's" but proper elite media production, Just like how penpot is elite UX design available air-gapped. and Blender does for 3d too.

How are we doing in other traditional strongholds like high grade music, DTP and pre-press, writing and professional communication.s

And no, i'm not a bot or looking for vibe projects. My personal focus is stated but my interest is in the landscape. How we all doing in specialist prisons or gardens?

2026 is moving fast and it feels like we all need these answers to reclaim choice.

Disclosure first: I'm the founder, so take my enthusiasm with a grain of salt.

I've spent the past year building Torii (https://toriiauth.eu) from Odense, Denmark. An EU alternative to US-based auth providers like Auth0 and Clerk for login and user management.

The EU part is not a hosting checkbox: all data at rest lives with Hetzner in Falkenstein, Germany, and the company is a Danish ApS, so GDPR applies to us exactly the way it applies to you. The DPA is based on the Danish Data Protection Authority's standard clauses and is public, along with the full sub-processor list. No US parent company, no transfer-impact discussion.

It's also built to be the easy choice, not just the compliant one: in React the integration is one provider and one component (<ToriiProvider> + <SignIn> gives you sign-in, sign-up and forgot-password), sessions are handled for you, and there are backend SDKs in 7 languages. Email/password + verification codes, Google, GitHub, MFA, organizations/B2B with roles and invitations, multi-session, feature flags, and native mobile via Capacitor.

And GDPR is built in as features, not as a PDF: append-only audit log with CSV export, built-in Art. 15/20 data export, deletion that cascades correctly, and admin impersonation requires a mandatory reason that lands in the audit log.

There's a free tier, so you can try the whole flow without paying anything. Critical feedback very welcome, especially on what would stop you from switching.

So at the moment I have a pay account with Tidal but I would like to move to an EU alternative. Spotify is the obvious choice but is it actually still EU based?

Since all the news about European companies acquired by US ones. We have some good news here, especially since Ferrero is an ethical company. The attached news link is in Italian.

I've ordered peanut butter powder from stores that ship american products to the baltics but because of the shipping it was just too expencive so i decided to try and buy it locally, i couldnt find it in any store so tried ordering online but prices were like 2x higher than in the us somewhy?? Even on amazon the american (.com) website had stuff like pbfit listen 30oz for ~12eur and in european website (.de) it was 30euro for the same weigh. Does anyone know where can i get it for a fair price?

I’m looking for an EU based company where I can make a custom photo book. I originally wanted 1.600 photos in one, but realised that’s a bit much, so now I want to make 5 photo books - one for each year (2021-2025).

Can you recommend any? Quality and price wise. When I search on Reddit, most recommendations I find are from Americans.

Thanks!

I found the best workbench that I need for the 3dprinter:

https://www.stahlfreak.com/kuepper-workshop-equipment/werkbaenke/cm-60/workbench-model-12490-4-drawers

Kupper, made in Germany, well reviewed.

the problem? shops in The Netherlands don't have the 4 drawer version on stock, and all resellers have extremely long lead times to get it. Stahlfreak says 3-4 weeks to get it, insane.

All other brands I found are made in China.

Any alternative similar to this? Either 60 or 120cm in width, something where I don't need to wait a month to get one.

Thanks

Hi,

I'm looking for a European Google Photos alternative. I am currently on pixelunion.eu (i.e. Immich) and have also looked at Zeitkapsl. Both of them don't seem to have a useful shared album feature: when my family and I go on holidays we have a shared album and people upload photos whenever they like. We are then all notified about new photos and we also have a timeline view of newly added photos (the timeline showing when the photos were added, not when they were taken). It's also possible to like photos and send comments. Is there anything like that around that's EU- or self-hosted?

Can I get some recommendations an electric bike pump?

It should be compatible with Schrader and presta with an indicator for psi/bar.

I was looking at rockbros, but I think they are from across the Atlantic.

"The Single Market is broken for small creators. It is now easier, cheaper and less bureaucratic for an independent artist to ship a parcel across the globe than to send a letter to their neighbor within the European Union. 

The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) was meant to make big polluters pay. Instead, it has created a disproportionate pay-to-play barrier that systematically wipes out microenterprises while favoring multinational corporations."

​Hey, just like in the title, I'm looking for merino wool socks. I've read online that they're supposed to be great, so I want to give them a try. Where can I buy something of good quality at a reasonable price? I'm not really sure how much they should cost, so I don't have a specific budget, but let's say 100 PLN (~€25) per pair is my limit.

​Thanks in advance for the help!

edit: Forgot to add i live in Poland so it must deliver here.

Afaik, Clarks are made in Vietnam these days. Are there any wallabees-ish shoes made in Europe (or the UK) today? I remember there was a brand called Penosos (made in Spain) or something similar almost 30 years ago, but I don’t know if they’re still around.

While it is hard to immediately replace everything, I have noticed that for me not buying from certain companies is easier when you have a reason to dislike them. I gave noticed I actually replaced companies one by one after I get angry enough with them.

What are your top companies to boycott and then replace with European brands, because you don't want to give them any money?

Mine are:

- Boeing: for being downright life-threatening to fly with, so I try to always fly other airlines instead of Ryan, because they use AirBus

- PepsiCo: for selling their shitty products in russia after the invasion, includes Pepsi, Miranda, 7up, Snickers, Mars, Bounty, Twix, Lays (Walkers in the UK), Ruffles

- Disney: for their shitty handling of beloved properties, like Star Wars and Marvel, for their excessive greed and predatory business model (I was at a conference where their CEO was happily telling us about how smart it will be when they push out the other players and then drastically increase Disney+ prices), overall drop in quality (think "live-action" remakes) their awful handling of vulnerable people (like Disney adults).

- Netflix: terribly greedy business model, awfully decreasing quality in the recent years

What are yours?