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DIV Drive: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

DIV Drive is an encrypted file storage and collaboration service from DIV Protocol, part of a suite that also includes DIV Visio, DIV Mail and DIV Calendrier. It targets companies and teams handling sensitive documents. Features include nested folders, separate project spaces with custom roles, share links protected by password and expiry date that external recipients can open without an account, simultaneous editing, version history and comments. According to the vendor, files are encrypted on the client side with AES-256, keys stay on the user's device or HSM, and DIV cannot read the content. The privacy policy notes that OnlyOffice temporarily decrypts documents for collaborative editing.

DIV PROTOCOL SAS is based in Paris, France; no parent company is stated. Platform data is hosted by OVH in France and, per the privacy policy, only on servers in France and the EU; files are distributed across several French and European data centres. The policy states that no service-related personal data leaves the EU. Sub-processors include Stripe (Ireland) for payments and OnlyOffice (Latvia) for editing.

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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 15, 2026
Headquarters
FR (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Cloud Storage (Personal)
Type
Product
Website
divprotocol.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to DIV Drive

The European alternatives to DIV Drive come from our knowledge base of over 9,400 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 DIV Drive

DIV Drive is headquartered in FR and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data.

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

DIV Drive 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 DIV Drive 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 DIV Drive?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to DIV Drive include ArcAbox, CargoServer and CloudMe. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to DIV Drive?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to DIV Drive include Cozy Cloud, Cryptee, Cyberduck and Filen. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is DIV Drive GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

DIV Drive is headquartered in FR (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes DIV Drive 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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Digital sovereignty in Cloud Storage (Personal)

Cloud Storage (Personal): Personal cloud storage — sync and share files. 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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