EU Sovereignty Score
EU-hosted, non-EU parentHRHeadquarters: France

Foederis: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Foederis is a SaaS suite for talent management and human resources. According to the vendor, it covers core HR administration, recruitment, onboarding, leave and absences, training, appraisal interviews, skills management, remuneration and expense claims, in modules that you combine as needed. It targets HR departments of organisations in various sectors, from banks and retail to hospitals and public bodies, and is delivered as an online service.

Foederis is published by Septeo HR Solutions, a French simplified joint-stock company (SAS) with its registered office in Dardilly. According to the vendor, Foederis joined the Septeo group in 2022, and Septeo states that Hg, an investment firm in the United Kingdom, remains the majority investor of that group. The vendor's pages do not state where application data is hosted, so ask about the hosting location, the sub-processors and the data processing agreement before signing. Because the publisher is established in France, the GDPR applies directly.

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Sovereignty score
61 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Parent company outside the EU (United Kingdom)
  • 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 17, 2026
Headquarters
FranceVerified by hand
Ultimate parent company
United KingdomVerified 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
HR
Type
Product
Website
foederis.fr ↗

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European alternatives to Foederis

The European alternatives to Foederis come from our knowledge base of over 9,900 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 Foederis

Foederis is headquartered in France and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. The company is controlled by a parent in the United Kingdom, outside the EU. That foreign control lowers the jurisdiction score, which always follows the strictest of headquarters and owners.

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

Foederis 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 Foederis 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 Foederis?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Foederis include absence.io, AFAS and AlexisHR. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Foederis?

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

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

Foederis is headquartered in France (EU) and hosts data in the EU. Its parent company, however, is based in the United Kingdom, outside the EU, so foreign legislation can still apply. The EU alternatives on this page are worth comparing.

Details and sources

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Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in HR

HR: Human resources — personnel management, payroll, recruiting. 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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