EU-hosted, non-EU parentTranslation & LocalisationHeadquarters: DE

Across Systems: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Across Systems develops translation management software for companies, language service providers and freelance translators who want control over quality, processes and data in their translation projects. Its platform combines workflow management, integrated terminology and translation memory with AI-based translation and review. The product range includes the Across Language Server and the Across Translator Edition, as well as the newer Across Language Platform, offered as cloud services. The vendor also provides consulting and project support.

Across Systems GmbH is headquartered in Karlsbad, Germany. In January 2021 it was acquired by Volaris Group, an operating group of Constellation Software Inc., which is headquartered in Toronto, Canada; Across continues to operate independently within Volaris. The ultimate parent is therefore Canadian, outside the EU. The sources consulted do not state where the cloud services are hosted, so European organisations should ask about hosting locations and sub-processors. The software is proprietary.

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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 1, 2026

Headquarters	DE (EU)Verified by hand
Ultimate parent company	CAVerified by hand
Sovereignty model	Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting	EUVerified by hand
Open-source	NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	YesVendor-stated
Hosting signal	BKVG-AS - Bradler & Krantz GmbH & Co. KG, DE (DE)Technically measured
Category	Translation & Localisation
Type	Product
Website	across.net ↗

The hosting signal shows the network that serves the vendor's website, often a CDN, and not necessarily where the service or your data is hosted. How we verify · Something wrong? Suggest a correction

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Across Systems

The European alternatives to Across Systems 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 Across Systems

Across Systems 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. The ultimate owner is based in CA. Foreign control undermines part of the certainty a European headquarters offers.

Data is hosted exclusively in the EU, so Across Systems scores best on data residency.

Across Systems 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 Across Systems 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 Across Systems?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Across Systems include Acolad, Apertium and Crowdin. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Across Systems?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Across Systems include Apertium. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Across Systems GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Across Systems is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Across Systems 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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Sources

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Compliance evidence

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