Non-EU vendorIoT & EmbeddedHeadquarters: GB

Foundries.io: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Foundries.io provides a cloud-based DevOps platform for building, securing and updating embedded Linux devices in IoT and edge products. Its FoundriesFactory platform builds on the Linux microPlatform (LmP) and includes secure, TUF-compliant over-the-air updates, so manufacturers do not have to build their own Linux tooling. The company's website describes FoundriesFactory as an open-source IoT product but does not state the licence terms of the service itself.

Foundries.io Limited has a postal address in Cambridge, England, and is therefore established outside the EU. According to the company, it was acquired in March 2024 by Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. as an independent subsidiary, so the ultimate owner is the US chip group Qualcomm, and US jurisdiction may apply to data the company holds. The website notes that its login is moving to Qualcomm ID, but it does not state where customer data is hosted, so organisations should confirm this before deploying devices that depend on its update service.

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Sovereignty score

32 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign

Jurisdiction SOV-250
Headquartered outside the EU (GB)
Data residency SOV-30
No hosting in Europe (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 11, 2026

Headquarters	GB (OTHER)Verified by hand
Ultimate parent company	USVerified 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	OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source	NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	NoVendor-stated
Category	IoT & Embedded
Type	Product
Website	foundries.io ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Foundries.io

The European alternatives to Foundries.io 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 Foundries.io

Foundries.io 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. The ultimate owner is based in US. Foreign control undermines part of the certainty a European headquarters offers.

Foundries.io hosts data outside the EU (OTHER). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

Foundries.io 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 Foundries.io 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 Foundries.io?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Foundries.io 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 Foundries.io?

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

Is Foundries.io GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Foundries.io is headquartered in GB (OTHER) and hosts data in OTHER. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

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