Canadian alternatives
9 Canadian options for specific Google (Alphabet) use cases — each one covers a particular need, not a complete replacement.
Toronto, ON
Best for
Cloud storage and file sharing
Canadian alternative to Google Drive for encrypted cloud storage and file sharing.
Canadian cloud-storage and secure file-sharing service.
Ottawa, ON
Best for
Website building
Ottawa-created website builder that can replace Google Sites for simple business and creator websites.
Ottawa-created website builder for small businesses and creators.
Montréal, QC
Best for
Cloud hosting and web infrastructure
Canadian hosting and cloud provider that can replace part of Google's web-hosting/cloud-infrastructure use case for smaller organizations.
Canadian web-hosting, cloud, domain and managed server provider.
Waterloo, ON
Best for
Enterprise information management and search
Large Canadian enterprise software company covering content management, information governance and selected enterprise-search functions.
Canadian enterprise software company focused on information management, content, cybersecurity and cloud services.
Terrebonne, QC
Best for
Email marketing
Canadian email-marketing platform that can replace some Google-adjacent marketing workflows for organizations that primarily need owned-email outreach.
Canadian email-marketing platform focused on Canadian organizations and anti-spam compliance.
Victoria, BC
Best for
Privacy-first web analytics
Victoria-based privacy-first web analytics service designed as a simpler alternative to Google Analytics. For privacy-first web analytics, it is a close Canadian substitute to Google (Alphabet).
Victoria-based privacy-first web analytics service designed as a simpler alternative to Google Analytics.
Vancouver, BC
Best for
Encrypted email
Vancouver-operated encrypted email, secure forms and e-signature service focused on privacy-sensitive businesses. It is a narrower Canadian substitute to Google (Alphabet) specifically for encrypted email, not the full platform.
Vancouver-operated encrypted email, secure forms and e-signature service focused on privacy-sensitive businesses.
Montréal, QC
Best for
Online forms and surveys
Canadian-hosted survey, forms, data-collection and online-voting platform. It is a narrower Canadian substitute to Google (Alphabet) specifically for online forms and surveys, not the full platform.
Canadian-hosted survey, forms, data-collection and online-voting platform.
Waterloo, ON
Best for
Indoor mapping and wayfinding
Waterloo-founded mapping software for indoor maps, wayfinding and digital venue experiences. It is a narrower Canadian substitute to Google (Alphabet) specifically for indoor mapping and wayfinding, not the full platform.
Waterloo-founded mapping software for indoor maps, wayfinding and digital venue experiences.
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