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Kausal Paths: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Kausal Paths is a scenario tool that lets cities calculate and visualise how their greenhouse gas emissions will develop. Using historical emission data and climate actions, such as a new tram route or renovation subsidies, you compare combinations of measures before adopting a climate plan. The model shows data sources and assumptions at every step, aligns with frameworks such as BISKO and GPC, and serves data through a GraphQL API. Kausal's modelling team builds the model together with the city.

Kausal Paths is developed by Kausal Oy of Helsinki, Finland; the model is set up for the city together with Kausal's modelling team. The source code is on GitHub under the AGPL-3.0 licence. The product page does not state where data is stored and mentions no data processing agreement; for its sister product Kausal Watch, Kausal names the EU (Finland), Germany, the United States and Canada. When requesting an offer for Paths, ask which location and which agreement apply to your data.

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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

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Facts and evidence

Last checked October 14, 2026
Headquarters
FI (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
ESG & Sustainability
Type
Product
Website
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Kausal Paths

The European alternatives to Kausal Paths come from our knowledge base of over 9,300 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 Kausal Paths

Kausal Paths is headquartered in FI 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 Kausal Paths scores best on data residency.

Kausal Paths 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 Kausal Paths 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 Kausal Paths?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Kausal Paths include bluesign, Brightway and Carbmee. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Kausal Paths?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Kausal Paths include Brightway. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Kausal Paths GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

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