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3Dsurvey: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

3Dsurvey is photogrammetry software from the Slovenian company 3Dsurvey d.o.o. It processes imagery from drones, cameras and other sources into point clouds, textured 3D meshes, digital terrain models and high-resolution orthophotos. It also includes an integrated CAD engine for volume calculation, contour lines, profiles and cross sections, with export to standard file formats. Land surveyors and engineers use it to replace or supplement fieldwork. Results can be shared with clients through 3Dsurvey Cloud and a cloud viewer. Processing runs in a downloadable Windows application.

3Dsurvey d.o.o. is headquartered in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and therefore operates under European law. Organisations that run the processing locally keep imagery and results on their own systems. The cloud module is optional; the pages reviewed do not state where it stores data, so ask the vendor before uploading project data. The company was founded in 2011 by three land surveyors; its ownership is not stated. The software is not open source. The privacy policy does not mention the GDPR explicitly, so request a data processing agreement if you process personal data.

Sovereignty score
80 / 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-380
    Closed source, but self-hostable: encryption keys and runtime under your own control
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-680
    Closed source, but self-hostable on your own infrastructure

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 14, 2026
Headquarters
SI (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
Self-hosted, e.g. in EU (your choice)Verified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
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Type
Product
Website

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to 3Dsurvey

The European alternatives to 3Dsurvey come from our knowledge base of over 8,400 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 3Dsurvey

3Dsurvey is headquartered in SI and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data.

3Dsurvey runs on infrastructure you choose and control yourself. You decide where the data lives, including fully within the EU if you want — this is not a fixed hosting choice made by the vendor.

3Dsurvey is closed source, but you run the software yourself on your own infrastructure. The encryption keys and the runtime therefore stay under your own control, though you cannot audit or modify the source code. Ask about export options and open standards to limit software-level lock-in.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs 3Dsurvey 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 3Dsurvey?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to 3Dsurvey include 52°North, Airbus Defence & Space and Camptocamp. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to 3Dsurvey?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to 3Dsurvey include 52°North, Camptocamp, Clearance and CloudCompare. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is 3Dsurvey GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

3Dsurvey is headquartered in SI (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes 3Dsurvey 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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