EU Sovereignty Score
Non-EU vendorCRMHeadquarters: US

Close: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Close is a sales CRM built for calling, email, texting and sales automation. It is a cloud service used through a web browser, and the vendor offers a developer platform and a set of integrations. The vendor's product page presents AI-assisted calling as a feature of the product. The service is delivered as software as a service, with no server software for the customer to run.

The privacy policy names Elastic Inc as the owner and data controller, and states that data is processed at the owner's operating offices and in other places where the parties involved are located. Most listed services show processing in the United States, and no EU data-centre region is named. Some sub-processors are listed with processing in Spain or France, while others have no stated processing location. Ownership beyond the named entity is not stated. For a European organisation, Close is a US-operated service without a published EU data option, so CLOUD Act exposure and transfer safeguards must be assessed.

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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 11, 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
CRM
Type
Product
Website
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Close

The European alternatives to Close 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 Close

Close 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.

Close 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.

Close 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 Close 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 Close?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Close include ADITO, Axelor CRM and Axonaut. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Close?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Close include Axelor CRM. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

Close 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

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 11, 2026.

Sources

Public sources used in the latest check of this record.

Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in CRM

CRM: Customer relationship management — sales pipelines, contact management. 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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