European Video Platforms

Looking for a GDPR-compliant alternative to YouTube or Vimeo? European video platforms offer hosting, streaming, and sharing capabilities with data sovereignty and privacy by design.

7 European Video Platforms

PeerTube

Decentralized, federated video platform

France Free (self-host)
DecentralizedFederationNo ads
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Bunny Stream

Professional video hosting and delivery

Slovenia Pay-as-you-go
HLS streamingTranscodingAnalytics
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Dailymotion

European video platform for creators

France Free + Pro
MonetizationAnalyticsAPI access
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Cloudflare Stream

Video streaming at scale

US/EU regions Pay-as-you-go
Live streamingStoragePlayer
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api.video

Video API for developers

France Free tier
Video APILive streamingAnalytics
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Mux

Video infrastructure for developers

US/EU Pay-as-you-go
StreamingAnalyticsPlayer
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JW Player

Enterprise video platform

US/EU Custom
PlayerAnalyticsRecommendations
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How We Choose European Video Platforms

  • European hosting option
  • Video transcoding
  • GDPR compliance
  • Streaming protocols
  • Analytics

Frequently Asked Questions

PeerTube is a free, decentralized video platform where anyone can host their own instance. Federation means instances can share content, so videos on one server appear on others, creating a distributed YouTube alternative without central control.

Yes, platforms like Bunny Stream and api.video are built for scale with global CDN infrastructure. They can handle millions of views with adaptive bitrate streaming for optimal quality.

PeerTube is completely free and open source. Dailymotion offers free hosting with monetization options. Bunny Stream and api.video have generous free tiers for testing and small projects.