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Self-hosted / open sourceMessagingHeadquarters: SV

Keet: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Keet is a chat, voice and video application developed by Holepunch. Users exchange messages, calls and files directly between their own devices, and the vendor describes the service as peer-to-peer, with no servers involved in message exchange. The app is offered on Android and iOS in supported regions and runs on the Pear Runtime, a stack the vendor describes as open source.

Holepunch's privacy notice names Holepunch, S.A. de C.V. as the data controller, an El Salvador company. It says personal information is stored in the European Economic Area and may be processed in other countries. The vendor's FAQ states that Holepunch is backed by Tether. For a European organisation, the design limits central data exposure, but the operator is established outside the EU and the app's own licence is not stated, so governance and support arrangements need a separate assessment.

Sovereignty score
65 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (SV)
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    Hosting inside and outside Europe (EU, OTHER)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-380
    Closed source, but self-hostable: encryption keys and runtime under your own control
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-655
    Closed source, but self-hostable on your own infrastructure

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
SV (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
No — no adequacy decisionVerified by hand
Data hosting
Self-hosted, e.g. in EU, OTHER (your choice)Verified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
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Type
Product
Website

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Keet

The European alternatives to Keet 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 Keet

Keet is headquartered in SV, 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.

Keet runs on infrastructure you choose and control yourself. You decide where the data lives, including fully within the EU if you want — this is not a fixed hosting choice made by the vendor.

Keet is closed source, but you run the software yourself on your own infrastructure. The encryption keys and the runtime therefore stay under your own control, though you cannot audit or modify the source code. Ask about export options and open standards to limit software-level lock-in.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Keet 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 Keet?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Keet include Balsio, Berty and Conversations (XMPP). On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Keet?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Keet include Berty, Conversations (XMPP), Delta Chat, Dino and Gajim. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

Keet is headquartered in SV (OTHER) and hosts data in EU, OTHER. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Messaging

Messaging: Personal messaging — chat, group conversations, media sharing. 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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