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Ewon Cosy+ (HMS Networks): sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

The Ewon Cosy+ is an industrial remote access gateway that connects PLC-controlled machines to a network, so engineers can carry out set-up, fault diagnosis and programme changes remotely. Depending on the site, it supports Ethernet, Wi-Fi or cellular connections and includes built-in hardware security. HMS Networks sells the gateway, and remote sessions run over the Talk2M industrial cloud service.

The device was developed by eWON SA, a company based in Belgium. In 2016, HMS Industrial Networks AB, part of the Swedish HMS Networks group, announced it had signed an agreement to acquire eWON SA, and HMS now sells the gateway under its own name, so ownership lies in Sweden. Because remote sessions run through Talk2M, the location of that cloud service and of the data processed there matters for European organisations. The pages consulted do not state where Talk2M is hosted, so processing terms should be checked before sensitive machine data is accessed remotely.

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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

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Facts and evidence

Last checked October 10, 2026
Headquarters
BE (EU)Verified by hand
Ultimate parent company
SEVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
IoT & Embedded
Type
Product
Website
hms-networks.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Ewon Cosy+ (HMS Networks)

The European alternatives to Ewon Cosy+ (HMS Networks) 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 Ewon Cosy+ (HMS Networks)

Ewon Cosy+ (HMS Networks) is headquartered in BE 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 SE, also within Europe.

Data is hosted exclusively in the EU, so Ewon Cosy+ (HMS Networks) scores best on data residency.

Ewon Cosy+ (HMS Networks) 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Ewon Cosy+ (HMS Networks)?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Ewon Cosy+ (HMS Networks) include 1NCE, Actility ThingPark and akenza. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Ewon Cosy+ (HMS Networks)?

Our list of EU alternatives to Ewon Cosy+ (HMS Networks) is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

Is Ewon Cosy+ (HMS Networks) GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Ewon Cosy+ (HMS Networks) is headquartered in BE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Ewon Cosy+ (HMS Networks) 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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