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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 07/04/2026

Time for an Easter update, as we've been a bit quiet over the last couple of weeks. Don't forget - if you know a UK alternative to Big Tech, drop me a comment or add it to the directory yourself! alternatives-in.uk/blog/easter-...

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Easter update - Alternatives In the UK

The Trump administration is now using tariffs to shield Big Tech from regulation. This week, Senator Elizabeth Warren published a letter to the US Trade Representative demanding to know why the White ...

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 26/03/2026

Please tell me this is a real thing. I don't mind my washing machine singing a jolly tune, but I'd rather it didn't ask me to read and confirm updated T&Cs before each use...

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

1,500 Google employees recently signed a petition demanding the company cut contracts with ICE and CBP. In the latest episode of the Tech Policy Press podcast, Justin Hendrix spoke to two of the employees who signed that petition.

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Google Employees Push Back on Government Surveillance Contracts

1,500 Google workers signed a petition demanding the company cut ties with ICE and CBP. Tech Policy Press spoke to two of the signatories.

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Debbie Ball @debbieball.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Our Solidarity Vs Big Tech panel at @uniwestminster.bsky.social Marylebone Tues 17th March is almost sold out! Cannot wait for this timely, urgent discussion with speakers @couldrynick.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social and @adelewalton.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reclaiming...

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 14/03/2026

This is precisely the kind of thing we're talking about, when we're talking about #digitalSovereignty. We shouldn't be sending our citizens data to dubious overseas orgs. The risks are too great, and the outcomes are permanent. notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...

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Say no to Palantir in the NHS

NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 10/03/2026

Not wild about this "intelligent dependence" concept of #digitalSovereignty seems to wholly misunderstand the potential threat. Especially given the change in the world in the last 2 years. parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 10/03/2026

If anyone's interested in watching the #digitalSovereignty debate in parliament later today - you can find it online here - parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

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Westminster Hall

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 09/03/2026

Krystal Hosting - Cloud and VPS (alternative to DigitalOcean, AWS, Azure, GCP) The UK's largest independently owned hosting company. Green energy powered. If you're paying Amazon to host a WordPress site in Virginia, we need to talk. alternatives-in.uk/directory/kr...

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Krystal | Alternatives in UK

Premium web hosting that’s fair to you and the planet Get ultra-fast, secure green web hosting powered by 100% renewable energy and backed by award-winnin...

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 09/03/2026

Cloud Next - DNS hosting (alternative to Route 53, Cloudflare DNS) Derby, founded 2008. Trusted by over 1,000 councils, government departments, and schools. Managed DNS with DDoS protection. If a thousand local authorities trust them with DNS, you probably can too. alternatives-in.uk/directory/cl...

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Cloud Next | Alternatives in UK

UK-based DNS and web hosting provider since 2008. Offers managed DNS hosting, web hosting, WordPress hosting, VPS and domain registration. 100% UK sales, sup...

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 09/03/2026

PeaSoup Cloud - Object storage (alternative to Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage) S3-compatible storage at £4.99 per terabyte. No egress charges. (Read that again if you've ever seen an AWS bill.) Three UK data centres, liquid immersion cooling, renewable energy. alternatives-in.uk/directory/pe...

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PeaSoup Cloud | Alternatives in UK

PeaSoup Cloud is a UK-based cloud provider offering S3-compatible object storage from their own data centres in the UK. Their storage uses liquid immersion c...

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 09/03/2026

ProWritingAid -- Writing assistant (alternative to Grammarly) Orpheus Technology Limited, founded 2010. Proudly and explicitly independent. Goes deeper than Grammarly on style, pacing, and structure. Your grammar checker doesn't need to phone home to San Francisco. alternatives-in.uk/directory/pr...

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ProWritingAid | Alternatives in UK

ProWritingAid is a UK-based writing assistant that goes beyond basic grammar and spell checking. It offers in-depth style suggestions, readability analysis, ...

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 09/03/2026

Wonderful Payments -- Pay by Bank (alternative to Stripe) FCA-authorised. Open Banking payments with instant settlement. No card networks, no terminal hardware, no Stripe's 2.9% cut. Been doing it since 2016. alternatives-in.uk/directory/wo...

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Wonderful Payments | Alternatives in UK

Instant Open Banking payments, no cards, no intermediaries Take payments directly from your customer's bank account using Open Banking. Payments are auth...

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 09/03/2026

StatusCake -- Uptime monitoring (alternative to Uptime Robot) - Monitors your websites every 30 seconds from 30 locations worldwide. 120,000 customers and a free tier alternatives-in.uk/directory/st...

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StatusCake | Alternatives in UK

StatusCake - Uptime monitoring, Page speed monitoring, and more

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 09/03/2026

Governments everywhere are waking up to the fact that "cloud" usually means "someone else's computer in someone else's country under someone else's laws." This week we added 8 more UK-owned alternatives to #alternativesInUK - welcome to the club... 🧵

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 09/03/2026

Yeah, once you start looking at the hardware supply chain, things get a lot more dependent on very few companies, let alone countries. From chip manufacturing to raw material supply. Yikes.

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 17/02/2026

Hmmm... thinking we might need to add another section to the site...

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 01/02/2026

This town in Cornwall gets it #getOffX #digitalSovereignty BBC News - Politicians agree to stop using social media site www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 18/08/2025

Great news everyone! I've finally added the 'DIY' section. So for every org that can't find an #alternativeInTheUK for those #bigTech digital services, you can now check out our directory. alternatives-in.uk/blog/2025081... Give me your recommendations in the replies! #selfhosting #UK #digital

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Do it yourself

Finally, a section for self-hosting and managing your own services.

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 01/08/2025

OK Bluesky chums! Time to get this #directory of #UK #digital #services moving! alternatives-in.uk/blog/2025080... I'm looking for **UK based** * ACME SSL certificate providers * Calendar services * Consent management platforms Pls put suggestions in the replies. Love you - kthxbai 💋

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Finding my way

It's been far too long - lots of personal stuff got in the way, but I'm BACK, and ready to rock

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 12/03/2025

I'd forgotten about those folks. A great call, thanks!

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 11/03/2025

Thanks! As good as my word, you are (currently) the sole listing in our brand-spanking new 'seo-tools' classification. alternatives-in.uk/features/seo...

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SEO tools

SEO tools help you to understand how your site appears in search engines.

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 11/03/2025

We're not the only online source for alternatives to Big Tech - and we're here for it. Celebrate ALL the alternatives sites... alternatives-in.uk/blog/2025031...

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Other alternatives?

Given world events it's unsurprising that a number of "alternatives to" sites are springing up. Here's what we found so far…

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 10/03/2025

Woo-hoo - added @sendamatic.bsky.social Thanks for submitting your details! #UKbased #email & #transactionalEmail providers If anyone else wants to add their organisation, there's a guide here - alternatives-in.uk/about/

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About the Alternatives in UK project

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 10/03/2025

I'll add one just for you if you can point me at who the big tech player in that field is. Which company is the Goliath? 😀

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 05/03/2025

You're not ridiculous at all, it's one of the reasons I started this project. At the very least, being able to hold service providers to account by _your own country's legal system_ should be a no-brainer.

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 04/03/2025

Also, I'm beginning to pick through some of the cloud service providers. It's sometimes a bit challenging to be sure that cloud stuff is 100% #UKbased - but I'm confident that @brightbox.com are! alternatives-in.uk/directory/br...

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Brightbox

Brightbox - Simple and scalable cloud infrastructurefor developers.

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 04/03/2025

Phew - today has been mostly about Federated services - particularly #Mastodon. It's nice to find some #UKbased instances Federation presents a directory of UK-based services with a slight conundrum... alternatives-in.uk/blog/20250304/

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On Federated Services

Where is the Fediverse? Or email? On where digital things are.

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 03/03/2025

Really thrilled to have discovered the UK DNS privacy project One more vital piece of the UK's digital service infrastructure added to our directory :) alternatives-in.uk/directory/dn...

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UK DNS Privacy Project

UK DNS Privacy Project - Privacy-first public DNS resolver for a safer UK internet

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 03/03/2025

Yes the form is intended for business owners, but it's not a problem if anyone wants to add a service they think should be on the site. I've added UK DNS privacy project today, thanks for the heads up! alternatives-in.uk/directory/dn...

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UK DNS Privacy Project

UK DNS Privacy Project - Privacy-first public DNS resolver for a safer UK internet

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 02/03/2025

I'm beginning to find some faster ways to get to UK based services. Today was #SMS provider day. alternatives-in.uk/features/sms... Boosts welcome! Share away :)

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SMS APIs

SMS APIs enable you to send SMS messages to your customers.

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 28/02/2025

The one where I begin to realise what a huge job even a simple directory like this could be! alternatives-in.uk/blog/20250228/ Help can be as little as a boost, or as big as adding services to the directory... please share!

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Help wanted!

If I'm gonna make this work, I'm probably gonna need some help…

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Alternatives in UK @alternatives-in.uk · 28/02/2025

There's already a great site with EU options - european-alternatives.eu - but they don't cover the UK. It's definitely closer to home, but UK law around digital services is diverging from EU law. I am definitely in need of volunteers though! Will post soon, with how to help.

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Homepage | European Alternatives

We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.

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