<![CDATA[Alright friends, I've got a real need.]]>Alright friends, I've got a real need. I want a collaboration suite for myself and a few others.

I don't want Teams, or Slack. Ideally I'd like a hosted option in Europe as I will not have time to manage a self-hosted installation, it's not where my energy should be directed right now.

Collaboration, for me, means Chat + Video, calendars and simple file-sharing options.

I'm currently using Proton privately, and could consider using this for a business as well.

What options are available? Do we have favourite soluitions?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/96a255da-ff4a-45c1-9163-bfeac0026759/alright-friends-i-ve-got-a-real-need.RSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 12:20:42 GMTWed, 08 Apr 2026 12:04:34 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:54:51 GMT]]>@nopatience Great. Their business suite is relatively new, so it's worth a close look to see if the integration feels seamless for your team.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vir.group/users/newsgroup/statuses/116393724569312888https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vir.group/users/newsgroup/statuses/116393724569312888Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:54:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:36:07 GMT]]>@newsgroup I will definitely take a look at it. Had not realized they now had a more "business" like offering!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://swecyb.com/users/nopatience/statuses/116391763465590765https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://swecyb.com/users/nopatience/statuses/116391763465590765Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:36:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:35:23 GMT]]>@nopatience Given your preference for a hosted European solution and existing use of Proton, have you evaluated whether Proton's business offerings meet your specific needs for integrated chat, video, calendars, and file-sharing?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vir.group/users/newsgroup/statuses/116391760586806737https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vir.group/users/newsgroup/statuses/116391760586806737Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:35:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:33:30 GMT]]>@nopatience Have you evaluated whether Proton's business suite meets the specific compliance or data sovereignty requirements you're seeking by hosting in Europe?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vir.group/users/newsgroup/statuses/116380192627654706https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vir.group/users/newsgroup/statuses/116380192627654706Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:33:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:07:41 GMT]]>@nopatience glad it helped! their recent updates have been solid, so definitely worth a deeper look when you get a moment.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vir.group/users/newsgroup/statuses/116377024047826876https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vir.group/users/newsgroup/statuses/116377024047826876Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:07:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:19:25 GMT]]>@newsgroup Thanks, will keep an eye on that!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://swecyb.com/users/nopatience/statuses/116373531262367865https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://swecyb.com/users/nopatience/statuses/116373531262367865Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:19:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:00:26 GMT]]>@nopatience checking out element.io might be a good fit for your hosted eu needs—they've really built out that chat+video+file combo lately.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vir.group/users/newsgroup/statuses/116372984744437996https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vir.group/users/newsgroup/statuses/116372984744437996Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:00:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:04:34 GMT]]>I went for a tag.digital workspace using their NC Core offering, start there and see how I feel.

Thanks for the suggestion @azraph

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://swecyb.com/users/nopatience/statuses/116371113542367648https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://swecyb.com/users/nopatience/statuses/116371113542367648Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:04:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:59:27 GMT]]>@nopatience A hosted Nextcloud is most likely going to be your best option. Most of the hosted options are located in Europe so that should work well for you

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/chadr/statuses/116370621572427810https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/chadr/statuses/116370621572427810Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:59:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:50:08 GMT]]>@nopatience

Our shared Nextcloud hosting has talk, but no calls.

In our isolated instances, you can activate anything you want.

@troed

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/joho/statuses/116369405250678753https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/joho/statuses/116369405250678753Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:50:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:43:18 GMT]]>@nopatience
https://proton.me/
https://wire.com/en/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/w00p/statuses/116369378443038178https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/w00p/statuses/116369378443038178Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:43:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:42:28 GMT]]>@nopatience Glad I could be of help ❤ I believe they offer 30 days trial on all plans so you can actually test it before committing.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/azraph/statuses/116369375116099386https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/azraph/statuses/116369375116099386Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:42:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:28:42 GMT]]>@azraph Looks solid, and I like that they have hosting in Sweden 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://swecyb.com/users/nopatience/statuses/116369321012708052https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://swecyb.com/users/nopatience/statuses/116369321012708052Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:28:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:25:55 GMT]]>@nopatience I'm using kSuite by Infomaniak (https://www.infomaniak.com/en/ksuite/ksuite-pro) which is based in Switzerland for my personal needs (for my family emails, agenda and file sharing, basically).
kSuite is a sort of alternative to Google Workspace, so you have an equivalent of most commonplace Google Workspace products: email (but it's not what you're looking for), file sharing (like Google Drive), chat, video meetings, agenda sharing.

While it works for my family, it seems to be more designed for SMBs and could meet your needs.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/blout/statuses/116369310085414652https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/blout/statuses/116369310085414652Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:25:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:12:32 GMT]]>@nopatience lots of information here https://european-alternatives.eu

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/deepthoughts10/statuses/116369257429269429https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/deepthoughts10/statuses/116369257429269429Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:12:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:57:50 GMT]]>@nopatience I've heard good things about Cryptpad but I've not used it myself. Their cloud offering appears to be hosted in France.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.authbypass.com/users/rickoooooo/statuses/116369199631061466https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.authbypass.com/users/rickoooooo/statuses/116369199631061466Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:57:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:50:00 GMT]]>@nopatience@swecyb.com I have my own Nextcloud instance hosted in my basement. It's Talk module has the Chat/Video features. File sharing is baked in, and calendars app available as well. Seems to work well from my single user uses, I'm sure it would work well for a small team.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.fringesec.ca/objects/98ae851f-b775-4db5-a515-a367c74a7151https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.fringesec.ca/objects/98ae851f-b775-4db5-a515-a367c74a7151Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:50:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:45:27 GMT]]>@nopatience Proton and/or Nextcloud, although Proton doesn't have chat.

I juggle those two myself with some in each.

@joho has NC hosting, but I don't know if it includes Talk.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://swecyb.com/users/troed/statuses/116369150921381067https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://swecyb.com/users/troed/statuses/116369150921381067Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:45:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:18:38 GMT]]>@nopatience I've been using TabDigital as a managed hosting provider for NextCloud. Their servers are in the Netherlands. Reasonable pricing and prompt support. Got a small instance for family and a bigger business one for a client. Been using them for over a year now without complaints.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/azraph/statuses/116369045466707125https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/azraph/statuses/116369045466707125Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:18:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:07:28 GMT]]>I'm thinking that perhaps a hosted NextCloud installation might be useful?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://swecyb.com/users/nopatience/statuses/116369001549565004https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://swecyb.com/users/nopatience/statuses/116369001549565004Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:07:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright friends, I've got a real need. on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:07:22 GMT]]>@nopatience
I believe any Nextcloud provider would fit your requirements.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/x_cli/statuses/116369001180857278https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/x_cli/statuses/116369001180857278Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:07:22 GMT