--- title: EU-hosted analytics isn't the same as EU-owned analytics description: EU-hosted analytics and EU-owned analytics are not the same thing. EU hosting tells you where data is stored, but not who owns the company, controls the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/eu-hosted-analytics-isn-t-the-same-as-eu-owned-analytics-x3ffllnts twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: EU-hosted analytics isn't the same as EU-owned analytics | daily.dev og:description: EU-hosted analytics and EU-owned analytics are not the same thing. EU hosting tells you where data is stored, but not who owns the company, controls the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/eu-hosted-analytics-isn-t-the-same-as-eu-owned-analytics-x3ffllnts og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/x3FflLNTs.png og:image:alt: EU-hosted analytics isn't the same as EU-owned analytics og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # EU-hosted analytics isn't the same as EU-owned analytics **[Plausible Analytics](https://daily.dev/sources/plausible-blog)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary EU-hosted analytics and EU-owned analytics are not the same thing. EU hosting tells you where data is stored, but not who owns the company, controls the infrastructure, or which legal jurisdiction applies. A tool can store data in Frankfurt while being operated by a US company subject to US disclosure laws like 18 USC 2713. The post breaks down three layers: EU-hosted, EU-operated, and EU-owned infrastructure, and explains why the distinction matters post-Schrems II. It examines real examples including PostHog, Mixpanel, Google Analytics, and Matomo, showing how each handles EU data differently. Plausible positions itself as fully EU-owned by design, using only European infrastructure providers (Hetzner, UpCloud, Bunny) with no US cloud involvement. The practical advice: before choosing an analytics tool, ask where data is processed, who owns the company and infrastructure, and whether EU handling is the default. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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