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Self-hosted / open sourceCRMHeadquarters: CH

Creativ Software OM: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

OM (Organisationsmanagement) from Creativ Software AG in Widnau, Switzerland, is CRM software for non-profit organisations, associations, publishers and hospitals. It records every contact and interaction at the level of the individual and offers modules for fundraising (campaigns, donation management, bequests, major donors, acknowledgements, recurring payments), membership management, subscriptions, events and articles and orders. The company has existed since 1989 and also provides projects, data migration and training. The software can be used as SaaS at a hosting partner or run on-premises on the customer's own infrastructure, by rental or purchase.

Creativ Software AG is based in Switzerland, an EFTA country with an EU adequacy decision, and has belonged since 2018 to NEXUS Schweiz AG, a subsidiary of the German NEXUS AG. The location of the SaaS hosting is not stated explicitly, so ask the vendor before assuming Swiss hosting. With an on-premises installation, your organisation keeps control of data and keys, which carries weight for donor and member records.

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Sovereignty score
80 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-2100
    Headquartered in Switzerland: Swiss law, recognised by the EU as adequate
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    Hosting in Switzerland only (recognised by the EU as adequate)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-380
    Closed source, but self-hostable: encryption keys and runtime under your own control
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-680
    Closed source, but self-hostable on your own infrastructure

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 14, 2026
Headquarters
CH (EU)Verified by hand
Ultimate parent company
DEVerified by hand
Data hosting
Self-hosted, e.g. in CH (your choice)Verified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
CRM
Type
Product
Website
creativ.ch ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Creativ Software OM

The European alternatives to Creativ Software OM come from our knowledge base of over 9,200 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 Creativ Software OM

Creativ Software OM is headquartered in Switzerland and falls under Swiss law, including the revised Swiss data protection act. Switzerland is not an EU member, but the European Commission recognises its level of data protection as adequate. Its Swiss headquarters does not by itself bring it under US legislation such as the CLOUD Act. The ultimate owner is based in DE, also within Europe.

Creativ Software OM runs on infrastructure you choose and control yourself. You decide where the data lives, including fully within the EU if you want — this is not a fixed hosting choice made by the vendor.

Creativ Software OM is closed source, but you run the software yourself on your own infrastructure. The encryption keys and the runtime therefore stay under your own control, though you cannot audit or modify the source code. Ask about export options and open standards to limit software-level lock-in.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Creativ Software OM 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 Creativ Software OM?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Creativ Software OM include ADITO, Arilla and Atomic CRM. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Creativ Software OM?

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

Is Creativ Software OM GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Creativ Software OM is headquartered in CH (EFTA) and hosts data in CH. That makes Creativ Software OM 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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