Non-EU vendorLow-code / No-codeHeadquarters: US

Backendless: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Backendless is a visual platform for developing web and mobile apps with little or no code. On the front end it offers a visual UI builder and codeless logic; on the back end a visual real-time database with a schema modeller, codeless backend functions, prebuilt APIs, user management with more than 18 third-party sign-in providers, email and push notifications on managed serverless infrastructure. The company also promotes AI workflow automation through FlowRunner. Backendless is available as Backendless Cloud, as Backendless Pro on your own on-premises or cloud servers, and as Managed Backendless, where the team administers an installation of your choice.

Backendless is headquartered in Plano, Texas, in the United States. According to its website, Backendless Cloud has servers in the US and the EU; you choose the hosting zone when you create an app, and the support documentation says the EU zone runs in France. The platform is not presented as open source. Organisations that want to keep data inside the EU can choose the EU zone or install Pro or Managed Backendless on their own infrastructure.

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Sovereignty score

27 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign

Jurisdiction SOV-210
Headquartered in the US: CLOUD Act and FISA 702
Data residency SOV-350
Hosting inside and outside Europe (US, EU)
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 9, 2026

Headquarters	US (US)	Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision	Only for companies individually certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework	Verified by hand
Sovereignty model	Vendor-hosted (non-EU)	Verified by hand
Data hosting	US, EU	Verified by hand
Open-source	No	Verified by hand
GDPR-compliant	Yes	Vendor-stated
Category	Low-code / No-code
Type	Product
Website	backendless.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Backendless

The European alternatives to Backendless come from our knowledge base of over 6,200 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 Backendless

Backendless 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.

Backendless hosts data in US, EU. Exactly what stays within the EU — and what does not — is defined by the vendor's data processing agreement and sub-processor list, not by a setting you control yourself; check those documents for the precise scope, including backups, logs and support access.

Backendless 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 Backendless 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 Backendless?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Backendless include Appmixer, Baserow and Betty Blocks. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Backendless?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Backendless include Baserow, Convertigo and Corteza. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

Backendless is headquartered in US and hosts data in US, EU. 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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Sources

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Compliance evidence

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