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Airlock: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Airlock is a security platform from Ergon Informatik for access management and for protecting web applications and APIs. The Secure Access Hub includes Airlock IAM, with single sign-on, two-factor authentication, self-service and adaptive authentication, and Airlock Gateway, which combines a web application firewall with an API security gateway. A lightweight Microgateway is available for container environments. Airlock IAM is also offered as a cloud service in which Ergon's experts handle operation, maintenance and updates.

Airlock is developed and operated by Ergon Informatik AG, based in Zurich, Switzerland. The site names no shareholders or parent company. According to the provider, the cloud service is hosted in Switzerland across several data centres. The company states that the SaaS and on-premises versions share the same software core, so customers can move between the two without lock-in. The product is not presented as open source. For a European organisation, the Swiss base and Swiss hosting are the relevant points, and the processing of data should be set out in the contract.

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Sovereignty score
80 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-2100
    Headquartered in Switzerland: Swiss law, recognised by the EU as adequate
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    Hosting in Switzerland only (recognised by the EU as adequate)
  • 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 11, 2026
HeadquartersCH (EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingSelf-hosted, e.g. in CH (your choice)Verified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantNoVendor-stated
CategoryIdentity
TypeProduct
Websiteairlock.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Airlock

The European alternatives to Airlock 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 Airlock

Airlock is headquartered in Switzerland and falls under Swiss law, including the revised Swiss data protection act. Switzerland is not an EU member, but the European Commission recognises its level of data protection as adequate. Its Swiss headquarters does not by itself bring it under US legislation such as the CLOUD Act.

Airlock 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.

Airlock 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 Airlock 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 Airlock?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Airlock include Adnovum, Auðkenni and AUTHADA. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Airlock?

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

Is Airlock GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Airlock is headquartered in CH (EFTA) and hosts data in CH. That makes Airlock 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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