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geOps: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

geOps develops web applications built on geographic and real-time data, mainly for public transport, mobility, logistics and environmental topics. Its offering includes mapset for public transport network maps, Live Maps for vehicle positions and passenger predictions, the mobility-toolbox-js library for building geo web applications, and alma, the successor to Altlast4Web. The company emphasises open-source technology. It delivers its services as web applications and map services, including to public authorities such as the Canton of Schwyz.

geOps operates from Switzerland and Germany: geOps AG is based in Olten and geOps GmbH in Freiburg im Breisgau. The website lists both companies without stating which one is the group headquarters, and it names no owner. Both locations are in Europe. The website does not state where customer data is hosted. Organisations should therefore confirm the hosting location and sub-processors before use.

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Sovereignty score
67 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-2100
    Headquartered in Switzerland: Swiss law, recognised by the EU as adequate
  • Data residency SOV-380
    Hosting in Switzerland only (recognised by the EU as adequate)
  • 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

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Facts and evidence

Last checked October 11, 2026
HeadquartersCH (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingCHVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantYesVendor-stated
CategoryGIS & Geospatial
TypeProduct
Websitegeops.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to geOps

The European alternatives to geOps come from our knowledge base of over 6,200 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 geOps

geOps is headquartered in Switzerland and falls under Swiss law, including the revised Swiss data protection act. Switzerland is not an EU member, but the European Commission recognises its level of data protection as adequate. Its Swiss headquarters does not by itself bring it under US legislation such as the CLOUD Act.

geOps hosts data in Switzerland only. Switzerland is not part of the EU or the EEA, so the GDPR does not apply there directly; the European Commission does recognise Swiss data protection as adequate, so personal data can go there without extra safeguards. Our model therefore scores it between EU hosting and hosting outside Europe. If you require strictly EU hosting, take this into account.

geOps 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 geOps 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 geOps?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to geOps include 52°North, Airbus Defence & Space and Camptocamp. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to geOps?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to geOps include 52°North and Camptocamp. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

geOps is headquartered in CH (EFTA) and hosts data in CH. That makes geOps 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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