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Goupile: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Goupile is an open-source tool for designing eCRFs (electronic case report forms), the electronic forms researchers use to collect data for clinical and health research. It is a web application that works on computers and mobile devices, including offline: data is synchronised once the connection returns. You programme forms in JavaScript, with predefined field types. You can install Goupile yourself or use it as a turnkey service.

Goupile is developed and published by InterHop, a French association that promotes free software for health research; according to the project, the work is done by volunteers. It is licensed under AGPL 3.0 and the source code is on Framagit. InterHop offers a hosted service on servers with an HDS certification (the French certification for hosting health data). According to its legal notice, personal data processed through the HDS services is hosted in France by the certified host GPLExpert. The association has a data protection officer. If you host Goupile yourself, the data stays on your own infrastructure.

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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 14, 2026
Headquarters
FR (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Open-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Healthcare
Type
Product
Website
goupile.fr ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Goupile

The European alternatives to Goupile come from our knowledge base of over 8,400 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 Goupile

Goupile 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 Goupile scores best on data residency.

Goupile 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 Goupile 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 Goupile?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Goupile include Ada Health, Agfa HealthCare and Aiforia. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Goupile?

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

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

Goupile is headquartered in FR (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Goupile 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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Digital sovereignty in Healthcare

Healthcare: Healthcare — medical imaging, PACS, clinical systems. 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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