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Apollo GraphOS: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Apollo GraphOS is the platform from Apollo GraphQL for building, running and maintaining a federated graph of APIs. According to Apollo, it forms a domain model over existing systems so that applications and AI agents use REST APIs, GraphQL and SaaS services through a single layer. The platform consists of a control plane that manages and composes schemas, and a runtime in which the Apollo Router is the single endpoint for clients. It is managed through GraphOS Studio, the Rover CLI or the Platform API. GraphOS Agent Services gives agents governed access through MCP.

Apollo Graph, Inc. is based in San Francisco (US), so the service falls under US jurisdiction, including the CLOUD Act. Apollo states that it processes and stores GraphOS data in the United States. The Router and Apollo Server never send the data field of an operation response to GraphOS. For transfers from Europe, Apollo relies on the Standard Contractual Clauses, and a data processing addendum governs the processing of customer data.

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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
YesVendor-stated
Category
API Management
Type
Product
Website
apollographql.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Apollo GraphOS

The European alternatives to Apollo GraphOS 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 Apollo GraphOS

Apollo GraphOS 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.

Apollo GraphOS 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.

Apollo GraphOS 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 Apollo GraphOS 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 Apollo GraphOS?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Apollo GraphOS include Alumio, Apideck and Axway. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Apollo GraphOS?

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

Is Apollo GraphOS GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Apollo GraphOS 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

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in API Management

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