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Contractbook: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Contractbook, part of Scrive, is contract management software for storing contracts centrally, extracting data from them, and creating, discussing and signing agreements. An AI assistant answers questions about contracts and summarises key terms; other features include AI-assisted import and data extraction, deadline reminders, customisable templates, electronic signatures, SSO, an API and integrations with tools such as HubSpot and Salesforce. The product is a web application.

Contractbook is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. In June 2025 it was acquired by Scrive, a Stockholm-based company backed by Vitruvian Partners, an investment firm headquartered in London. Contractbook states that it is based in the EU and complies with the GDPR, and that it is SOC 2 compliant. Its websites do not name a hosting location or cloud provider, so request the data processing agreement and the list of sub-processors. The software is not open source.

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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 2, 2026
HeadquartersDK (EU)Verified by hand
Ultimate parent companyGBVerified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingEUVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantYesVendor-stated
Hosting signalCLOUDFLARESPECTRUM - Cloudflare London, LLC, US (US)Technically measured
CategoryLegal Tech
TypeProduct
Websitecontractbook.com ↗

The hosting signal shows the network that serves the vendor's website, often a CDN, and not necessarily where the service or your data is hosted. How we verify · Something wrong? Suggest a correction

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Contractbook

The European alternatives to Contractbook 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 Contractbook

Contractbook is headquartered in DK and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data. The ultimate owner is based in GB. Foreign control undermines part of the certainty a European headquarters offers.

Data is hosted exclusively in the EU, so Contractbook scores best on data residency.

Contractbook 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 Contractbook 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 Contractbook?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Contractbook include Advolux, Advoware and Bayshore. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Contractbook?

Our list of EU alternatives to Contractbook is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

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

Contractbook is headquartered in DK (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Contractbook an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

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 2, 2026.

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Compliance evidence

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