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Filmin: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Filmin is a Spanish streaming service focused on independent cinema and a curated selection of films and series. It works on a subscription model and is delivered through adaptive streaming; the catalogue is mainly European films, usually with a Spanish dub or in the original version with Spanish subtitles. Filmin also produces and distributes films and has released original series and documentaries. You use it as a hosted SaaS service.

The publisher is Comunidad Filmin S.L., based in Barcelona, Spain. In 2020 the Spanish investors Nazca Capital and Seaya Ventures acquired a 51 percent stake, and in early 2025 Nazca appointed an investment bank to handle a sale, so ownership may change. No non-European parent company is known. The service is not open source and cannot be self-hosted. Where the data is hosted is not stated in the sources consulted; Filmin's privacy notice is the place to check.

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
ES (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
Hosting signal
CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US (US)Technically measured
Category
Type
Product
Website

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 Filmin

The European alternatives to Filmin 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 Filmin

Filmin 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 Filmin scores best on data residency.

Filmin 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 Filmin?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Filmin include Accedo, ADN and Antena Play. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Filmin?

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

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

Filmin is headquartered in ES (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Filmin 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 Video Streaming

Video Streaming: Video streaming services — movies, series, live TV. 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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