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Chrome Remote Desktop: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Chrome Remote Desktop is a remote access service from Google. It lets you reach your own computer from another computer or from an Android or iOS device, and share your screen with another person for remote support. A guest connects with a one-time code that you generate, and you confirm continued sharing every 30 minutes. Google states that the service uses WebRTC and that all remote desktop sessions are fully encrypted. The host component is installed through the Chrome browser on Windows, macOS or Linux.

Chrome Remote Desktop is operated by Google, a US company, so the service falls under US jurisdiction, including the CLOUD Act. Google's privacy policy states that information may be processed on servers worldwide, and that Google Ireland Limited is the controller for users in the European Economic Area.

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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 5, 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
NoVendor-stated
Category
Remote Desktop & Support
Type
Product
Website
remotedesktop.google.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Chrome Remote Desktop

The European alternatives to Chrome Remote Desktop 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 Chrome Remote Desktop

Chrome Remote Desktop 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.

Chrome Remote Desktop 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.

Chrome Remote Desktop 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 Chrome Remote Desktop 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 Chrome Remote Desktop?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Chrome Remote Desktop include AnyDesk, DWService and FastViewer. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Chrome Remote Desktop?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Chrome Remote Desktop include DWService. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Chrome Remote Desktop GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Chrome Remote Desktop is headquartered in US and hosts data in US. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. 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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Digital sovereignty in Remote Desktop & Support

Remote Desktop & Support: Remote access, remote support and screen sharing. 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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