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Humaans: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Humaans is an HR information system (HRIS) for growing companies. It keeps employee records in one place and adds an AI layer that carries out administrative HR tasks from start to finish. It is used as a web application, with a mobile app and an API for integrations, and is delivered as SaaS.

Humaans Software UK Ltd, based in London, is named as the processor in the company's data processing agreement. According to the annex to that agreement, customer data is stored in application databases and file storage hosted in the EU on Google Cloud; backups are held by AWS in the United States and the EU, and AI processing defaults to the EEA or Switzerland. Some sub-processors are located in the United States. The company states that it is GDPR compliant and holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications. The software is not open source. Primary hosting in the EU is relevant for European organisations; the UK headquarters and US sub-processors should be reviewed.

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Sovereignty score
42 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (GB)
  • Data residency SOV-350
    Hosting inside and outside Europe (EU, US)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-340
    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-630
    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
Headquarters
GB (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
Yes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EU, USVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
HR
Type
Product
Website
humaans.io ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Humaans

The European alternatives to Humaans 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 Humaans

Humaans is headquartered in GB, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor.

Humaans hosts data in EU, US. 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.

Humaans 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 Humaans 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 Humaans?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Humaans include AFAS, AlexisHR and ATOSS Workforce Intelligence. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Humaans?

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

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

Humaans is headquartered in GB (OTHER) and hosts data in EU, US. 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 11, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in HR

HR: Human resources — personnel management, payroll, recruiting. 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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