When we launched Perch, the goal was simple: give European teams a privacy-first, flat-rate alternative to Google Workspace — no per-user fees, no US servers, no compromises on GDPR compliance. That foundation hasn’t changed. But we’ve been busy building, and today we want to walk you through everything that’s new.
More Apps, More Power
Perch has always been built on Nextcloud — giving you file sync, shared calendars, team chat, and collaborative documents through Collabora Office in one place. But we know that modern teams need more than just that.
So we’ve expanded the app catalogue. Every Perch plan now supports the following application bundles:
Nextcloud & Collabora Office
The core of Perch. Sync your files, collaborate on documents in real time, share calendars, and chat with your team — all in a single EU-hosted workspace. Collabora gives you full Microsoft Office format compatibility without sending a single byte to a US server.
WordPress
Need a website or a content hub? You can now spin up a managed WordPress instance directly on Perch. It lives in the same EU infrastructure as the rest of your tools, so your site and your team data stay under the same compliant roof.
Forgejo & Woodpecker CI
For developer teams, this one’s big. Forgejo is a self-hostable, open-source Git platform — a privacy-respecting alternative to GitHub — and Woodpecker CI plugs straight into it for continuous integration and deployment pipelines. Build, test, and ship code without routing your source through third-party servers.
Your Own Corner of the European Cloud
Every deployment on Perch gets a clean, ready-to-use hostname under our .perched.eu domain — so you’re up and running the moment your instance is provisioned. No fiddling with DNS before you can even log in.
When you’re ready to make things official, custom domain support lets you point your own domain to your Perch instance. Whether it’s files.youragency.com or git.yourstartup.io, your team and clients see your brand, not ours.
Backups That Match Your Risk Appetite
Data loss is not a theoretical risk — it’s a matter of when, not if, without proper backups. Every Perch plan now includes automated daily backups with retention periods scaled to your plan:
| Plan | Backup Retention |
|---|---|
| Solo | 7 days |
| Team | 14 days |
| Business | 30 days |
No manual setup required. Your data is backed up automatically, and if something goes wrong, you can restore to any point within your retention window. It’s one less thing to worry about.
Storage That Grows With You
All plans come with solid base storage, but we know data grows fast — especially when your whole team is syncing files and running CI pipelines. That’s why you can add extra storage to any plan at €0.10 per GB per month, in 5 GB increments, without migrating to a new plan or touching your configuration. Just add what you need, when you need it.
Managed, Not Abandoned
Here’s something we want to be clear about: Perch is a fully managed platform. You don’t need a sysadmin on your team. You don’t need to know what Docker is. If you can send an email, you can run Perch.
But “managed” means more than just keeping the servers running. It means we’re here when something isn’t working the way you expected. It means when you email us, a person replies. And it means that when a customer asks for a feature — whether that’s a new app bundle, a different backup schedule, or a workflow integration — we actually listen.
Perch is early, and that’s honestly an advantage for you right now. Features get added fast. If something is missing from your workflow, tell us. We’d rather build what our customers actually need than guess.
Ready to Try It?
All of this is available today. If you’re already a Perch customer, new apps and features are available in your dashboard. If you’re not yet, you can try a Perch Solo subscription with 75% off your first order with the SOLOFIRST75 coupon code:
Your data stays in Europe. Your tools stay under your control. And your bill stays flat, no matter how much your team grows.