14 open-source IoT & Embedded vendors
Open-source software for IoT & Embedded that you can self-host, with auditable source code — regardless of the developer's headquarters.
- vendors scored
- 14
- European
- 10
- last checked
- 11 October 2026
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Score per vendor: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign
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- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100ChirpStackNetherlands · Self-hosted / open sourceDutch open-source (MIT) LoRaWAN network server, community-driven.
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100Eclipse IoTBelgium · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source IoT framework under the Eclipse Foundation with tools like Mosquitto and Hono
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100Eclipse MosquittoBelgium · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source MQTT message broker from the Eclipse Foundation (Brussels), licensed under EPL/EDL, for self-hosted IoT messaging.
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100FIWAREGermany · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source EU platform for smart solutions in cities, industry and agriculture
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100Home AssistantSwitzerland · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source local home automation platform, maintained by the Open Home Foundation in Switzerland.
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100openHABGermany · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source, vendor-neutral home automation platform maintained by the openHAB Foundation e.V. in Germany.
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100RIOT OSGermany · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source operating system (LGPLv2.1) for low-power IoT devices, developed by an open community backed by German and French institutions.
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100The Things NetworkNetherlands · EU sovereignDutch open LoRaWAN network for IoT applications with worldwide reach
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100VerneMQSwitzerland · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source distributed MQTT broker (Apache-2.0) for IoT platforms, with commercial support from Octavo Labs AG in Brugg, Switzerland.
- Sovereignty score 92 out of 100MenderNorway · Self-hosted / open sourceNorwegian open-source (Apache 2.0) OTA device-management platform from Northern.tech within the Linux Foundation ecosystem.
- Sovereignty score 79 out of 100BalenaUnited Kingdom · Non-EU vendorBritish platform for managing and deploying IoT fleets on Linux devices
- Sovereignty score 69 out of 100FreeRTOSUnited States · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source real-time operating system for microcontrollers, maintained by AWS (US) under the MIT licence.
- Sovereignty score 69 out of 100ParticleUnited States · Self-hosted / open sourceUS edge-to-cloud IoT platform (San Francisco) with firmware, cloud infrastructure and developer tools; owned by Digi International since January 2026.
- Sovereignty score 69 out of 100Zephyr ProjectUnited States · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source real-time operating system (RTOS) for embedded devices, under Apache 2.0 licence and hosted by the Linux Foundation (San Francisco).
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