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Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Cloud CDN and Cloud DNS are two Google Cloud services. Cloud CDN caches content on Google's global edge network and works with Google Cloud's external Application Load Balancers: requests arrive at a Google Front End, which serves cached responses or fetches them from an origin such as Compute Engine, GKE or Cloud Storage. It supports cache invalidation, Google-managed SSL certificates and integration with Cloud Armor security policies. Cloud DNS is a managed DNS service with public and private zones, anycast serving from multiple locations worldwide, managed DNSSEC, API and command-line management and IAM-based access control. Both are proprietary services delivered through Google Cloud.

Google Cloud is operated by Google, whose parent company Alphabet is headquartered in Mountain View, California, in the United States. Google states that cached content may be stored at serving locations outside the origin's region, which is normal for HTTP caching, and Cloud DNS answers queries from locations worldwide. For European organisations, the US jurisdiction of the provider, including the CLOUD Act, is relevant alongside the choice of regions.

Sovereignty score
27 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-210
    Headquartered in the US: CLOUD Act and FISA 702
  • Data residency SOV-350
    Hosting inside and outside Europe (US, EU, OTHER)
  • 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 9, 2026
Headquarters
US (US)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
Only for companies individually certified under the EU-US Data Privacy FrameworkVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
US, EU, OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
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Type
Product
Website

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS

The European alternatives to Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS 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 Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS

Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS 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.

Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS hosts data in US, EU, OTHER. Exactly what stays within the EU — and what does not — is defined by the vendor's data processing agreement and sub-processor list, not by a setting you control yourself; check those documents for the precise scope, including backups, logs and support access.

Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS 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 Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS 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 Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS include Bunny.net, ClouDNS and deSEC. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS include deSEC, Knot DNS and Knot Resolver. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS is headquartered in US and hosts data in US, EU, OTHER. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

Verified by handHeadquarters, owner, hosting locations and licence have been checked by us against public sources. Free of charge and for every vendor, not a paid label. Nothing in this knowledge base is taken over automatically. Last checked on October 9, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in CDN, DNS & Domains

CDN, DNS & Domains: Content delivery networks, DNS services and domain registration. 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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