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Self-hosted / open sourceProcess Mining & RPAHeadquarters: SG

Automa: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Automa is a browser extension that automates browser work by linking blocks together in a visual workflow. Typical uses are filling in forms, repetitive tasks, taking screenshots and extracting data from web pages. The extension runs in your own browser; the company behind it also offers a no-code platform for AI agents and RPA workflows.

Automa is operated by TIKFLOW PTE. LTD., whose registered office is in Singapore. According to the privacy policy, the service is hosted on Amazon Web Services and data may be processed in countries outside the user's jurisdiction; for international transfers the company relies on standard contractual clauses and similar mechanisms. The vendor names no European hosting option. The extension's source code is on GitHub, which according to the repository is licensed under the AGPL or the commercial Automa licence, so it is not entirely under a single open-source licence. Because the extension runs locally in the browser, you can keep much of the data to yourself, but check which features use the vendor's cloud.

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Sovereignty score
77 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (SG)
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    No hosting in Europe (OTHER)
  • 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 10, 2026
Headquarters
SG (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
No — no adequacy decisionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Open-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hosting
OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source
YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Process Mining & RPA
Type
Product
Website
goautoma.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Automa

The European alternatives to Automa 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 Automa

Automa is headquartered in SG, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor.

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

Automa 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 Automa 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 Automa?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Automa include Ui.Vision RPA, Robot Framework and n8n. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Automa?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Automa include Ui.Vision RPA, Robot Framework and bupaR. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

Automa is headquartered in SG (OTHER) and hosts data in OTHER. 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 10, 2026.

Sources

Public sources used in the latest check of this record.

Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Process Mining & RPA

Process Mining & RPA: Process analysis on system logs, process improvement and robotic process automation of administrative tasks. In this category the choice of vendor determines who has legal access to your data, where that data lives and how easily you can switch later.

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