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DWService: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

DWService is a remote access service that lets you reach a computer through a web browser. A small agent is installed on the target machine and runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, ARM and Android. The person connecting needs only a browser. Registration on the website is required and issues the code used to install the agent, which can be installed permanently or used for a single session. The agent is written in Python with several libraries in C++, and can also be built and started from source.

DWService is developed by DWSNET s.r.l., an Italian company, so it is based in the EU. The agent source code is published on GitHub and described as free and open source: the core component is released under the MPLv2 licence, while other components may carry different licences. Running the agent from source means updates must be applied manually. The sources consulted do not state where the service's servers are located, so organisations should confirm this, and the terms of the service, before using it to reach sensitive systems.

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Sovereignty score
94 / 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-390
    Self-hostable: encryption keys under your own control
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-680
    Open source: low switching costs
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-6100
    Source code auditable, forkable and self-hostable

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 2, 2026
Headquarters
IT (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Open-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Hosting signal
CONTABO-40021 - Contabo Inc., US (DE)Technically measured
Category
Remote Desktop & Support
Type
Product
Website
dwservice.net ↗

The hosting signal shows the network that serves the vendor's website, often a CDN, and not necessarily where the service or your data is hosted. How we verify · Something wrong? Suggest a correction

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to DWService

The European alternatives to DWService 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

18 European Remote Desktop & Support vendors are in the catalogue. View the whole category · Submit an alternative · View category on the map

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Why digital sovereignty matters with DWService

DWService is headquartered in IT 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 DWService scores best on data residency.

DWService is open source. You can audit the source code, self-host the software and keep the encryption keys under your own control. Switching is easier because data and software are not tied to a single party.

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

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to DWService include AnyDesk, FastViewer and IGEL OS. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to DWService?

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

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

DWService is headquartered in IT (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes DWService an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

Details and sources

Verified by handHeadquarters, owner, hosting locations and licence have been checked by us against public sources. Free of charge and for every vendor, not a paid label. Nothing in this knowledge base is taken over automatically. Last checked on October 2, 2026.

Sources

Public sources used in the latest check of this record.

Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Remote Desktop & Support

Remote Desktop & Support: Remote access, remote support and screen sharing. 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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