Non-EU vendorCollaborationHeadquarters: GB

DisplayNote: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

DisplayNote is a software company based in Belfast that makes wireless presentation and meeting-room collaboration tools. Its Montage product lets people share content from a laptop, phone or tablet to a room display, and its Launcher app offers one-touch collaboration. In 2026 DisplayNote announced a partnership with the cloud signage provider NowSignage, so that a room screen can also show digital signage when it is not in use.

DisplayNote Technologies Limited is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom, so it is outside the EU. Since July 2023 it has been owned by Volaris Group, a Canadian software group that operates as part of Constellation Software, so its ultimate parent is in Canada. Its privacy policy says some personal data may be kept outside the European Economic Area under safeguards it describes, but it does not name hosting providers or data locations. The software is proprietary and not open source, so European organisations should obtain these safeguards and hosting details in writing.

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Sovereignty score

32 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign

Jurisdiction SOV-250
Headquartered outside the EU (GB)
Data residency SOV-30
No hosting in Europe (OTHER)
Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-340
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-630
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	GB (OTHER)Verified by hand
Ultimate parent company	CAVerified by hand
EU adequacy decision	Yes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model	Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting	OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source	NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	NoVendor-stated
Category	Collaboration
Type	Product
Website	displaynote.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to DisplayNote

The European alternatives to DisplayNote 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 DisplayNote

DisplayNote is headquartered in GB, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor. The ultimate owner is based in CA. Foreign control undermines part of the certainty a European headquarters offers.

DisplayNote hosts data outside the EU (OTHER). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

DisplayNote 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 DisplayNote 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 DisplayNote?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to DisplayNote include BigBlueButton (self-host), CryptPad and Nextcloud Deck. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to DisplayNote?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to DisplayNote include BigBlueButton (self-host), CryptPad, Nextcloud Deck, FluffyChat and HedgeDoc. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

DisplayNote is headquartered in GB (OTHER) and hosts data in OTHER. 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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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Collaboration

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