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iodéOS: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

iodéOS is an Android-based operating system for smartphones that removes Google services and trackers. It is a fork of LineageOS that uses microG instead of Google Play Services. Built-in features include a firewall that blocks connections to recipients on a collaborative blocklist, a tool that audits how much data apps request, and preinstalled privacy-friendly apps such as Aurora Store and F-Droid. The system is installed on supported phones, and the company also sells phones with iodéOS preinstalled.

iodé technologies SAS has its registered office in Roubaix, France, and develops the system there. Its website is hosted by OVH in France, and its privacy policy states that information collected on the site is managed in accordance with the GDPR. The company describes its code as open source, and its public GitLab repositories carry Apache-2.0 and AGPL-3.0 licences. For a European organisation, an EU seat, a GDPR statement and open repositories make it a route to examine independently of US platforms.

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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 12, 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	Desktop OS
Type	Product
Website	iode.tech ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to iodéOS

The European alternatives to iodéOS 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 iodéOS

iodéOS 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 iodéOS scores best on data residency.

iodéOS 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 iodéOS 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 iodéOS?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to iodéOS include Alpine Linux, Armbian and Devuan. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to iodéOS?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to iodéOS include Alpine Linux, Armbian, Devuan, /e/OS, EndeavourOS, KDE neon, KDE Plasma and Linux Mint. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

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

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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.

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