Self-hosted / open sourceE-learning AuthoringHeadquarters: ES

eXeLearning: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

eXeLearning is a free, open-source authoring tool for creating and publishing interactive educational resources. Authors combine text, images, video and interactive activities, built from ready-made interactive elements called iDevices, in a multilingual interface. Content can be exported as SCORM, HTML and EPUB, among other formats, and the tool integrates with Moodle and other platforms. It runs as a self-hosted web application, for instance with Docker, as offline desktop applications for Linux, Windows and macOS, and as an online version.

The project began at eXeLearning.org in New Zealand and has been continued since 2010 as eXeLearning.net, led by Spain's Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports through Cedec-INTEF, in coordination with regional education administrations. The source code is published under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. Because organisations can run the tool on their own servers or desktops, data does not have to leave infrastructure they control, and there is no dependence on a commercial vendor's cloud.

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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 5, 2026

Headquarters	ES (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting	Self-hosted, e.g. in EU (your choice)Verified by hand
Open-source	YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	YesVendor-stated
Category	E-learning Authoring
Type	Product
Website	exelearning.net ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to eXeLearning

The European alternatives to eXeLearning 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 eXeLearning

eXeLearning is headquartered in ES 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 eXeLearning scores best on data residency.

eXeLearning 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 eXeLearning 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 eXeLearning?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to eXeLearning include 360Learning, Attensi and bettermarks. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to eXeLearning?

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

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

eXeLearning is headquartered in ES (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes eXeLearning 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 5, 2026.

Sources

Public sources used in the latest check of this record.

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in E-learning Authoring

E-learning Authoring: E-learning authoring software, interactive content and presentation tools. 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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