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INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association): sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

INEX, the Internet Neutral Exchange Association, is the internet peering point for the island of Ireland. Networks interconnect over its platform through route servers, a looking glass, a peering matrix, traffic statistics and an AS112 service. INEX also develops IXP Manager, management software that the website says other internet exchange points use. Members join as full or associate members, and the association holds member meetings. The website reports ISO 27001 certification since 2023.

The association is an Irish company limited by guarantee with its business address in Citywest, Dublin. Its privacy statement names it as data controller, refers to Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and says personal data may be processed by INEX or trusted third-party agents. Transfers outside the EEA rely on Standard Contractual Clauses. The website does not name a hosting provider or storage location. For a European organisation the Irish registration and GDPR-based privacy statement are the main points; processor and transfer terms belong in the contract.

Sovereignty score
59 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-2100
    Headquartered in the EU: European law applies
  • Data residency SOV-350
    Hosting inside and outside Europe (EU, OTHER)
  • 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-645
    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 12, 2026
Headquarters
IE (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EU, OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Type
Product
Website

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association)

The European alternatives to INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association) come from our knowledge base of over 8,000 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 INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association)

INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association) is headquartered in IE and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data.

INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association) hosts data in 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.

INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association) 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 INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association) 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 INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association)?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association) include Accelleran, ADTRAN Networks (ADVA) and Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association)?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association) include BIRD Internet Routing Daemon. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association) GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association) is headquartered in IE (EU) and hosts data in EU, OTHER. That makes INEX (Internet Neutral Exchange Association) 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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Sources

Public sources used in the latest check of this record.

Compliance evidence

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Cyber Resilience Act

Public signals that relate to the EU Cyber Resilience Act. They do not count towards the score. A missing line means "not found publicly".

We found none of these signals on the vendor's own site when we checked.

For products in scope of the CRA, CE marking is required from 11 December 2027; this cannot be checked yet.

Checked on October 12, 2026. What is the Cyber Resilience Act?

Digital sovereignty in Network & Firewall Management

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