Google's business model revolves around data. Your emails, documents and usage patterns feed their advertising algorithms. With Canvos, your data belongs exclusively to you.
The same productivity, a fundamentally different privacy model.
| Feature | Canvos | Google Workspace |
|---|---|---|
| Price (25 users) | €395/month | €175 - €1,525/month (with add-ons) |
| Business model | Subscription — data is not a product | Advertising + subscription — data = fuel |
| Data location | 100% EU (Belgium) | US, with data residency option (limited) |
| Data mining | None — never, under any circumstances | Metadata analysis, advertising profiling |
| AI training on your data | No — local AI (Ollama) | Gemini trains on Google Cloud data |
| CLOUD Act | Not applicable | Fully applicable |
| Office Suite | ONLYOFFICE Docs (included) | Google Docs, Sheets, Slides |
| Own mail server (Mailcow) | Gmail | |
| Chat & video | Matrix + Jitsi (self-hosted) | Google Chat + Meet |
| Governance / DLP | Included in every plan | Only in Enterprise licence |
| Open source | 100% open-source stack | Proprietary |
| Schrems II compliant | Fully | Legally uncertain |
Even when you pay for Google Workspace, the fundamental business model doesn't change.
Google builds a detailed profile of every user based on email content, search behaviour and document usage. This profile is used for targeted advertising — even outside Workspace.
Google Gemini and other AI models are trained on data flowing through Google Cloud. Your confidential documents may become input for future AI products.
Even without content scanning, Google collects metadata: who emails whom, when, how often, which topics. This metadata is commercially valuable and legally subpoenable.
As an American company, Google is obligated to comply with CLOUD Act requests and FISA Section 702 orders — without informing you.
No advertising, no data mining, no AI training on your data. Period.
Canvos does not analyse your data. No advertising profiles, no content scanning, no metadata exploitation. Your data exists only for you.
The Canvos AI assistant runs locally via Ollama. No data is sent to external servers. No cloud API calls, no training on your documents.
You know exactly who accessed which data and when. Structured logging on 130+ routes, exportable as JSON, CSV or CEF.
Belgian law, Belgian servers, Belgian company. No foreign government can claim your data without Belgian judicial approval.
Request a demo and discover how Canvos offers the same productivity — without the privacy cost.