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altaFlow: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

altaFlow is a no-code platform for document generation, forms and electronic signature, which airSlate presents as a document-first tool for building workflows without programming. According to the airSlate website, altaFlow is the new name of the former airSlate WorkFlow product. It is offered as a cloud service with demo and login options, and the vendor says it provides encryption and secure data storage.

airSlate Inc. is a US company. The vendor's own pages show only a copyright line and give no headquarters address. No parent company or owner is named, although an investor contact is listed. The site does not state where customer data is stored or what GDPR commitments apply. For a European organisation the provider is subject to US jurisdiction, so EU data residency and a data processing agreement should be confirmed before storing personal data. The product is proprietary and is offered only as a cloud deployment.

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Sovereignty score
17 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-210
    Headquartered in the US: CLOUD Act and FISA 702
  • Data residency SOV-30
    No hosting in Europe (US)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-320
    Key management with a non-European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-615
    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 11, 2026
Headquarters
US (US)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
Only for companies individually certified under the EU-US Data Privacy FrameworkVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
USVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
BPM & Workflow
Type
Product
Website
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to altaFlow

The European alternatives to altaFlow 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 altaFlow

altaFlow is headquartered in the United States. US vendors fall under the CLOUD Act and FISA 702: US authorities can compel access to data, even when that data sits in a European data centre. That is the core of the jurisdictional exposure in our model.

altaFlow hosts data outside the EU (US). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

altaFlow 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 altaFlow 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 altaFlow?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to altaFlow include Albato, ARIS and Automatisch. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to altaFlow?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to altaFlow include Automatisch, Ofelia (Bonita) and Flowable. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

altaFlow is headquartered in US and hosts data in US. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

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Compliance evidence

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