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Apache HTTP Server: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Apache HTTP Server (httpd) is an open-source web server for Linux, Unix, Windows and other systems. Organisations use it to serve websites and applications, as a reverse proxy and for TLS termination. The project site lists support for HTTP/2, load balancing and a large number of modules that add functions. You install the software yourself on your own servers or in containers.

The Apache HTTP Server Project is part of the Apache Software Foundation, a US not-for-profit organisation incorporated as a corporation under Delaware law. The software is released under the Apache License 2.0, an OSI-approved licence, and the source code is public. Because you run httpd yourself, traffic and log data stay on your own infrastructure; the foundation offers no hosted service that receives your data. The project publishes new versions regularly; the latest release shown on the project site is dated 1 October 2026.

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Sovereignty score
69 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-210
    Headquartered in the US: CLOUD Act and FISA 702
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    No hosting in Europe (US)
  • 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-665
    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 14, 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
Open-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hosting
USVerified by hand
Open-source
YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
CDN, DNS & Domains
Type
Product
Website
httpd.apache.org ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Apache HTTP Server

The European alternatives to Apache HTTP Server 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 Apache HTTP Server

Apache HTTP Server 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.

Apache HTTP Server 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.

Apache HTTP Server 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 Apache HTTP Server 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 Apache HTTP Server?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Apache HTTP Server include Bunny.net, Caddy and CDNsun. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Apache HTTP Server?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Apache HTTP Server include Caddy, deSEC and dnsdist. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Apache HTTP Server GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Apache HTTP Server is headquartered in US and hosts data in US. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

Verified by handHeadquarters, owner, hosting locations and licence have been checked by us against public sources. Free of charge and for every vendor, not a paid label. Nothing in this knowledge base is taken over automatically. Last checked on October 14, 2026.

Sources

Public sources used in the latest check of this record.

Compliance evidence

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