EU Sovereignty Score
EU-hosted, non-EU parentDocument Management (DMS)Headquarters: DE

DRACOON: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

DRACOON is a cloud platform for secure file exchange and collaboration on sensitive documents. Users share files via download links and an Outlook add-in, work in encrypted data rooms with versioning and role-based rights, and can encrypt email and files end to end. It also offers virus protection, multi-factor authentication, integrations with Outlook, Teams and DATEV, and sync clients for Windows and Mac. The vendor addresses tax advisers, law firms, healthcare, public authorities and the financial sector, among others.

The vendor is DRACOON GmbH in Regensburg, Germany. In 2023 US-based Kiteworks announced a merger with DRACOON; the website now carries Kiteworks' copyright and points to Kiteworks for sales and support. For European organisations the US control therefore also matters, including because of the CLOUD Act. Where the data is hosted is not stated on the pages consulted; ask about the hosting location, key management and the data processing agreement.

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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 14, 2026
Headquarters
DE (EU)Verified by hand
Ultimate parent company
USVerified 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
Document Management (DMS)
Type
Product
Website
dracoon.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to DRACOON

The European alternatives to DRACOON 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 DRACOON

DRACOON is headquartered in DE 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 US. Foreign control undermines part of the certainty a European headquarters offers.

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

DRACOON 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 DRACOON 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 DRACOON?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to DRACOON include 2Charta ECM, ABF iGEKO and AGORA Trust Rooms. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to DRACOON?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to DRACOON include agorum, Archifiltre and asalae. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

DRACOON is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes DRACOON 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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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Document Management (DMS)

Document Management (DMS): Document management systems, archiving, workflows and digital records. 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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