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Blokada: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Blokada is a suite of privacy apps for Android and iOS. The apps block advertisements and trackers, and the range includes a parental-control app and Blokada Plus, a VPN subscription that encrypts all network traffic with the WireGuard protocol. Blocking works through encrypted DNS: Blokada Cloud can be used on any platform that supports DNS over TLS or HTTPS and, according to the vendor, also on Windows, macOS, Linux and in browsers. The apps run on the device; the DNS and VPN services run on vendor-operated servers.

Blocka AB, a Swedish company established in the EU, develops Blokada. The vendor says its servers are located in many places around the world but does not name the countries, so a European organisation should confirm where DNS and VPN traffic is processed before using the service. The developer describes the apps as open source, but this is not stated for Blokada Cloud. The vendor says it does not track or share network activity, a claim to check against the processing terms.

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Sovereignty score
71 / 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-360
    Key management with a European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-655
    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
HeadquartersSE (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingEUVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantYesVendor-stated
CategoryDNS Privacy & Filtering
TypeProduct
Websiteblokada.org ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Blokada

The European alternatives to Blokada 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 Blokada

Blokada is headquartered in SE 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 Blokada scores best on data residency.

Blokada 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 Blokada 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 Blokada?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Blokada include AdGuard DNS, AdGuard Home and Blocky. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Blokada?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Blokada include AdGuard Home and Blocky. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

Blokada is headquartered in SE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Blokada 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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