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AuthN by IDEE: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

AuthN by IDEE is a passwordless, phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication product that works on the same device. According to the vendor, it uses the security chip in the user's own device, no credential leaves that device, and IDEE stores no passwords or personal data about end users. AuthN connects through SAML, OIDC, WS-Federation, WebAuthn and FIDO2 to directories and identity platforms such as Active Directory, Entra ID, Keycloak, Okta and Google Workspace. It is delivered as SaaS, and IDEE also offers Kiosk MFA for shared workstations.

IDEE GmbH is headquartered in Munich, Germany; no parent company is named. According to its website, the service runs on georedundant AWS infrastructure. The region is not stated, and because AWS is a US provider, organisations with strict jurisdiction requirements should ask for details. Nothing is said about open-source licensing or self-hosting. The vendor presents its zero-PII architecture as data minimisation: there is no identity database that could leak in a breach.

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Sovereignty score
71 / 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-360
    Key management with a European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-655
    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 14, 2026
Headquarters
DE (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Identity
Type
Product
Website
getidee.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to AuthN by IDEE

The European alternatives to AuthN by IDEE 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 AuthN by IDEE

AuthN by IDEE 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.

Data is hosted exclusively in the EU, so AuthN by IDEE scores best on data residency.

AuthN by IDEE 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 AuthN by IDEE 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 AuthN by IDEE?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to AuthN by IDEE include Adnovum, Aegis Authenticator and AirID. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to AuthN by IDEE?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to AuthN by IDEE include Aegis Authenticator. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is AuthN by IDEE GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

AuthN by IDEE is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes AuthN by IDEE 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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