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Self-hosted / open sourceStorage & BackupHeadquarters: DE

GRAU DATA: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

GRAU DATA develops software for data protection, revision-proof archiving and metadata management. Its products include Blocky for Veeam, which protects backup data, FileLock for revision-proof archiving, MetadataHub for metadata management and XtreemStore, an S3-compatible object store that writes archives to LTO tape. The software is offered as an on-premise installation and, through a partner, as a managed service.

GRAU DATA GmbH is based in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany. The website does not state who owns the company. Because the software runs on the customer's own infrastructure, the data stays under the customer's control, which suits European organisations that want archive data kept under their own jurisdiction. Where XtreemStore is taken as a managed service through a partner, storage follows that partner's arrangements. The website does not describe GDPR commitments, so buyers of the partner service should request them directly.

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Sovereignty score
80 / 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-380
    Closed source, but self-hostable: encryption keys and runtime under your own control
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-680
    Closed source, but self-hostable on your own infrastructure

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 12, 2026
Headquarters
DE (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
Self-hosted, e.g. in EU (your choice)Verified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
Storage & Backup
Type
Product
Website
graudata.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to GRAU DATA

The European alternatives to GRAU DATA come from our knowledge base of over 7,800 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 GRAU DATA

GRAU DATA is headquartered in DE and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data.

GRAU DATA runs on infrastructure you choose and control yourself. You decide where the data lives, including fully within the EU if you want — this is not a fixed hosting choice made by the vendor.

GRAU DATA is closed source, but you run the software yourself on your own infrastructure. The encryption keys and the runtime therefore stay under your own control, though you cannot audit or modify the source code. Ask about export options and open standards to limit software-level lock-in.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs GRAU DATA 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 GRAU DATA?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to GRAU DATA include Acronis, Atempo and Bacula Systems. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to GRAU DATA?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to GRAU DATA include Bacula Systems, Bareos and BorgBackup. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is GRAU DATA GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

GRAU DATA is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes GRAU DATA 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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