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Golioth: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Golioth is an IoT cloud platform for connected hardware, built around a firmware SDK for microcontrollers. It offers device fleet management and the routing of device data to cloud services, so that product teams can connect devices without building their own cloud infrastructure. The service is delivered as a cloud platform, while the SDK runs on the device itself.

The legal entity named on the website is Golioth, Inc., with an address in San Francisco. In March 2026 the company became part of Canonical, the maker of Ubuntu, which is headquartered in London and privately held. Because the contracting entity is American, US law such as the CLOUD Act may apply. The website does not state where cloud data is hosted, so European organisations should check the data processing terms and the storage location before use. The platform is not presented as open source.

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Sovereignty score
17 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-210
    Headquartered in the US: CLOUD Act and FISA 702
  • Data residency SOV-30
    No hosting in Europe (US)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-320
    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-615
    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
HeadquartersUS (US)Verified by hand
Ultimate parent companyGBVerified by hand
EU adequacy decisionOnly for companies individually certified under the EU-US Data Privacy FrameworkVerified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingUSVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantNoVendor-stated
CategoryIoT & Embedded
TypeProduct
Websitegolioth.io ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Golioth

The European alternatives to Golioth 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 Golioth

Golioth is headquartered in the United States. US vendors fall under the CLOUD Act and FISA 702: US authorities can compel access to data, even when that data sits in a European data centre. That is the core of the jurisdictional exposure in our model. The ultimate owner is based in GB. Foreign control undermines part of the certainty a European headquarters offers.

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

Golioth 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Golioth?

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

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

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

Golioth is headquartered in US and hosts data in US. 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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