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1NCE: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

1NCE provides cellular connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Its core offer is IoT SIM cards and a web portal for activating, monitoring and managing SIMs and data plans, aimed mainly at low-bandwidth applications such as asset tracking and remote monitoring. The service is delivered as a managed cloud offering, with prepaid plans and several SIM types, including eUICC cards that can switch network profiles.

1NCE GmbH, based in Cologne, is named as the operating company in the imprint, and the website footer also refers to 1NCE Inc. The imprint does not name a shareholder. For a European organisation, this means the operator is established in the EU and subject to the GDPR as a German company. The privacy policy text consulted does not state where platform data is stored, so the data processing agreement and sub-processor list should be checked before personal data is processed through the service.

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Sovereignty score
71 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-2100
    Headquartered in the EU: European law applies
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    EU-only hosting
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-360
    Key management with a European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-655
    Closed source, runtime with the vendor

SOV codes: the matching objective in the European Commission's Cloud Sovereignty Framework. Official source

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Facts and evidence

Last checked October 10, 2026
HeadquartersDE (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingEUVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantNoVendor-stated
CategoryIoT & Embedded
TypeProduct
Website1nce.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to 1NCE

The European alternatives to 1NCE come from our knowledge base of over 6,200 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.

Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with 1NCE

1NCE is headquartered in DE and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data.

Data is hosted exclusively in the EU, so 1NCE scores best on data residency.

1NCE is closed source and hosted by the vendor. The encryption keys and the runtime sit with the vendor and switching requires data migration. Ask about bring-your-own-key, export options and open standards.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs 1NCE together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to 1NCE?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to 1NCE include Actility ThingPark, akenza and Arduino Cloud. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to 1NCE?

Our list of EU alternatives to 1NCE is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

Is 1NCE GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

1NCE is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes 1NCE an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

Details and sources

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Compliance evidence

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