Many roads lead out of Rome

Our digital switch recipes provide an easy, simple way to say goodybe to Big Tech, but there are other options as well. To make it easy for you, however, we focused on one approach – without saying that other options are any worse.

The criteria for “good”, “not so good”, and “bad” are certainly open to debate: At DI.DAY, we’re focused on simple ways to move away from Big Tech (without being purist or dogmatic). If you have suggestions, feel free to reach out to us at hallo@di.day.

A good general overview of alternatives to Big Tech is also available here:

Ecosia, DuckDuckGo, MetaGer and many more: Different search engines have different pros and cons. If you’d like to find out more, you can find further information here:

Many bookstores now offer online shops that are just as good as those run by the market leaders. There are alternatives for the international book market too. If you’d like to find out more, you’ll find further information and comparisons here:

Signal, Threema, Matrix, Element and others: Different messaging apps have different pros and cons. If you want to dig deeper, you can find more information here:

Firefox, Brave or Ungoogled Chromium: Different browsers have different pros and cons. If you want to dig deeper, you can find more information here:

In our view, moving away from X is long overdue. However, people have different views on which communication platform is the best alternative. We are currently recommending Mastodon. You can find out about other alternatives here:

Because email operates using open protocols, you can reach anyone from any provider (unlike the closed data silos of social media networks). That’s why there’s genuine competition in the email sector – and plenty of options. If you’d like to find out more, you can find further information here:

One company dominates the online transactions market: PayPal. And the credit card companies VISA, Mastercard, and American Express are also based in the U.S. – Is that what diversity and independence look like? More tips and tricks for switching payment providers are available here:

There are alternatives to Microsoft Office – and some people are glad to escape the U.S. giant’s subscription model. After all, your data stays with you – and the alternatives are just as practical. Here’s some further information for those who want to delve deeper:

Google and Apple Maps don’t just show you the way – you also show them your habits: Which restaurants you visit, where you shop, or when you drive to work. If you no longer want to let Big Tech track your data, here’s some information to help you dive deeper with the issue:

Older computers often run better on Linux as the operating system uses fewer resources than Windows. What's more, Linux doesn't collect any data about you, and you can take another step away from the major U.S. tech monopolies. You can find further guides and tips here:

A home for your photos, texts, and spreadsheets, protected by the European General Data Protection Regulation – without your vacation photos being used to train a tech giant’s AI. Where can you find it? You can read about it here:

Thanks to widely recognised formats (CardDav, CalDav, WebDav), you can manage your calendars and contacts outside of the Big Tech platforms and synchronise them across all your devices. Here, you’ll find further overviews of possible alternatives:

Thanks to the German software Nextcloud, you can set up your own cloud storage. There are a few other alternatives too – if you’d like to find out more, you can continue reading here: