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Self-hosted / open sourceDocument Management (DMS)Headquarters: FR

Archifiltre: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Archifiltre is an open-source tool for Windows and Linux that analyses a folder, disk or network share, including the contents of compressed files. It shows volumes, dates, file types and duplicates, so that archivists and staff can clean up a cluttered file tree. You can annotate items, mark them for deletion and prepare transfers to an archive. It is installed as a desktop application, and according to the website the analysis runs entirely on your own computer.

Archifiltre is a French public digital service, developed within the Vitam programme with support from the Service interministériel des Archives de France; its website is published under the French Ministry of Culture. The source code is on GitHub, in a repository of the SocialGouv organisation, under the Apache 2.0 licence. Because files are processed locally, your data does not leave your computer. Archifiltre is listed in the French SILL, the government's list of recommended free software.

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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 14, 2026
Headquarters
FR (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Open-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Document Management (DMS)
Type
Product
Website
archifiltre.org ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Archifiltre

The European alternatives to Archifiltre 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 Archifiltre

Archifiltre is headquartered in FR 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 Archifiltre scores best on data residency.

Archifiltre 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 Archifiltre 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 Archifiltre?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Archifiltre include agorum, AMAGNO and ARXivar. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Archifiltre?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Archifiltre include agorum, asalae and BlueSpice. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

Archifiltre is headquartered in FR (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Archifiltre 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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Digital sovereignty in Document Management (DMS)

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