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Self-hosted / open sourceDigital SignageHeadquarters: SE

Anthias (Screenly OSE): sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Anthias is open-source digital signage software for Raspberry Pi devices and PCs, formerly known as Screenly OSE and renamed in 2022. Content is managed through a web interface: images, videos and web pages can be uploaded or referenced by URL, scheduled with start and end dates, given a display duration and ordered in a playlist. A REST API supports automation. It runs on Raspberry Pi models 2 to 5 and on x86 PCs, and installs from a ready-made SD card image.

Anthias is built and maintained by Screenly, Inc. and is licensed under GPLv2; according to the project's FAQ it is also available under a commercial licence. It is self-hosted: it runs on the organisation's own hardware, requires no cloud account, and uploaded media is played from local storage. The vendor does not operate a hosted service for Anthias, so data location is determined by where the organisation places its devices.

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Sovereignty score
94 / 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-390
    Self-hostable: encryption keys under your own control
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-680
    Open source: low switching costs
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-6100
    Source code auditable, forkable and self-hostable

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
HeadquartersSE (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty modelOpen-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hostingEUVerified by hand
Open-sourceYesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantYesVendor-stated
Hosting signalCLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US (US)Technically measured
CategoryDigital Signage
TypeProduct
Websiteanthias.screenly.io ↗

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 Anthias (Screenly OSE)

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Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with Anthias (Screenly OSE)

Anthias (Screenly OSE) is headquartered in SE 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 Anthias (Screenly OSE) scores best on data residency.

Anthias (Screenly OSE) is open source. You can audit the source code, self-host the software and keep the encryption keys under your own control. Switching is easier because data and software are not tied to a single party.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Anthias (Screenly OSE) 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 Anthias (Screenly OSE)?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Anthias (Screenly OSE) include Cenareo, Dise and Easescreen. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Anthias (Screenly OSE)?

Our list of EU alternatives to Anthias (Screenly OSE) is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

Is Anthias (Screenly OSE) GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Anthias (Screenly OSE) is headquartered in SE (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Anthias (Screenly OSE) 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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