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Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc): sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Framasoft is a French non-profit association based in Lyon that offers free online services as alternatives to commercial platforms. Two of them are Framapad and Framacalc. Framapad is a collaborative web text editor in which each contributor gets a distinct colour and edits appear instantly; it is an installation of the free software Etherpad. Framacalc is a collaborative online spreadsheet running on Ethercalc. You use both in the browser, without advertising. You can also host them yourself, since the underlying software is freely available.

Framasoft is an association, not a commercial company, and is funded largely by donations. The services run on the association's own servers; the website itself does not name a hosting region. Framasoft says it collects as little data as possible. Pads and calcs expire after a period without edits, so export any document you want to keep. There is no foreign parent organisation.

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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	FR (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model	Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting	EUVerified by hand
Open-source	YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	YesVendor-stated
Category	Office & Productivity
Type	Product
Website	framasoft.org ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc)

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Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc)

Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc) is headquartered in FR 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 Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc) scores best on data residency.

Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc) 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 Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc) 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 Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc)?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc) include Ashampoo Office, Calligra Suite and Craft Docs. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc)?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc) include Calligra Suite, CryptPad, EGroupware, Euro-Office, eXo Platform and grommunio. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc) GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc) is headquartered in FR (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc) an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

Details and sources

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Compliance evidence

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