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elastic.io: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

elastic.io is an API-first, low-code integration platform (iPaaS) built on microservices. It automates and transforms data exchange between applications, systems and databases, with a library of prebuilt connectors for business applications such as Salesforce, MS Dynamics NAV and Magento, and tooling for building custom connectors. The platform targets enterprises that link cloud and on-premises systems and software vendors that want to embed integrations in their own product, including through a white-label option. It is delivered primarily as a cloud service; for sensitive data, an on-premises or hybrid installation is also available.

elastic.io GmbH is based in Bonn, Germany. According to the company, the service runs in German data centres, and it is ISO 27001 certified (auditor DQS) for the development and operation of the platform. In its ISO documentation, elastic.io also names infrastructure suppliers including Hetzner, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Microsoft Azure, some of which are US companies.

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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 2, 2026

Headquarters	DE (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
Compliance documents	1 published, see belowVendor-stated
Hosting signal	CLOUDFLARESPECTRUM - Cloudflare London, LLC, US (US)Technically measured
Category	API Management
Type	Product
Website	elastic.io ↗

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 elastic.io

The European alternatives to elastic.io 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 elastic.io

elastic.io 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.

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

elastic.io 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 elastic.io 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 elastic.io?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to elastic.io include Alumio, Apideck and Axway. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to elastic.io?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to elastic.io include Fusio. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is elastic.io GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

elastic.io is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes elastic.io 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

The links below point to the vendor's own public documents. We only record what we found: a missing link means "not found publicly", not "not compliant".

Security page / trust center: elastic.co/trust

Provenance of the links above:Vendor-stated

ISO/IEC 27001Vendor-stated

Links checked on September 21, 2026.

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