Non-EU vendorRecruitment & ATSHeadquarters: GB

Firefish Software: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Firefish is a recruitment CRM for recruitment agencies, in particular UK agencies with permanent, temporary and contract desks. The system supports workflows for assignments, rates, timesheets, shift planning and shortlists, and includes business development tools for leads and outbound email sequences. It also offers search and match, including AI matching of candidates to jobs, AI features to summarise records and enrich data, email sync, and analytics on recruiter performance and revenue. Add-on modules include websites, a candidate portal, a hiring manager portal and a marketplace of integrations.

Firefish Software is based in Glasgow, in the United Kingdom, which is outside the EU. The pages consulted do not state where data is hosted or who owns the company; the website refers to a Trust & Data Security page for security information. The product is not open source and has no self-hosted option. European organisations should have the hosting location and the data processing agreement confirmed in writing before use.

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Sovereignty score

42 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign

Jurisdiction SOV-250
Headquartered outside the EU (GB)
Data residency SOV-350
Hosting inside and outside Europe (EU, OTHER)
Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-340
Key management with a non-European vendor
Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
Closed source: switching requires data migration
Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-630
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 9, 2026

Headquarters	GB (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision	Yes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model	Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting	EU, OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source	NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	YesVendor-stated
Category	Recruitment & ATS
Type	Product
Website	firefishsoftware.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Firefish Software

The European alternatives to Firefish Software 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 Firefish Software

Firefish Software is headquartered in GB, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor.

Firefish Software hosts data in EU, OTHER. Exactly what stays within the EU — and what does not — is defined by the vendor's data processing agreement and sub-processor list, not by a setting you control yourself; check those documents for the precise scope, including backups, logs and support access.

Firefish Software 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 Firefish Software 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 Firefish Software?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Firefish Software include Adeptiq, Altamira Recruiting and Beetween. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Firefish Software?

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

Is Firefish Software GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Firefish Software is headquartered in GB (OTHER) and hosts data in EU, OTHER. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

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Sources

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Compliance evidence

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