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DIPS: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

DIPS is a Norwegian software company that says it has developed journal systems for healthcare personnel and patients since 1987. Its main product is the electronic health record Journalsystem, which is sold with related tools such as Arena Mobil and AI-based assistants. The systems are designed for Norwegian healthcare and are used by hospitals and other care providers in Norway.

The company is registered as DIPS AS in Bodø, Norway, which places it inside the European Economic Area and under the GDPR. The Norwegian company register lists no parent company. For a European healthcare organisation, the location of the journal data, the sub-processors and the operating arrangements are the main points to confirm in the contract, since they determine where patient data is kept and who can access it. Its legal form is an aksjeselskap (AS), the Norwegian private limited company. Its registered activity is IT consultancy and the operation of IT systems.

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Sovereignty score
71 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-2100
    Headquartered in the EEA: the GDPR applies directly
  • 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 10, 2026
Headquarters
NO (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
Healthcare
Type
Product
Website
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to DIPS

The European alternatives to DIPS 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 DIPS

DIPS is headquartered in NO, which falls under the GDPR through the European Economic Area. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data.

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

DIPS 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 DIPS 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 DIPS?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to DIPS include Ada Health, Agfa HealthCare and Aiforia. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to DIPS?

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

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

DIPS is headquartered in NO (EFTA) and hosts data in EU. That makes DIPS 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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Sources

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Compliance evidence

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