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2021.AI GRACE: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

GRACE is the AI governance platform from 2021.AI, intended to centralise and control AI operations. Each AI system is registered automatically and monitored in real time. The modules cover GenAI (chat, assistants, use cases), AI Security (access, guardrails, detection), Governance (risk, controls, assessments), Developer (MLOps and model deployment) and Agentic AI. According to 2021.AI, AI systems are documented against the EU AI Act and GDPR. Chat Guardian scans prompts for personal data, and the AI Auto Registry records AI systems.

2021.AI is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and describes GRACE as European-built. According to the company, it runs in the cloud, in a private cloud or on premises, and the modules can be integrated individually into existing solutions. Ownership details are not given on the company pages. For a European organisation, the combination of a Danish vendor and an on-premises or private-cloud option is relevant for control over data and models.

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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

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked October 4, 2026

Headquarters	DK (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model	Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting	EUVerified by hand
Open-source	NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	YesVendor-stated
Category	AI Security
Type	Product
Website	2021.ai ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to 2021.AI GRACE

The European alternatives to 2021.AI GRACE come from our knowledge base of over 6,800 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 2021.AI GRACE

2021.AI GRACE is headquartered in DK 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 2021.AI GRACE scores best on data residency.

2021.AI GRACE 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 2021.AI GRACE 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 2021.AI GRACE?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to 2021.AI GRACE include CalypsoAI, Giskard and Lakera. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to 2021.AI GRACE?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to 2021.AI GRACE include Giskard and Mistral Shieldstral. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is 2021.AI GRACE GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

2021.AI GRACE is headquartered in DK (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes 2021.AI GRACE 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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