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kepler.gl: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

kepler.gl is an open source web application for visually exploring large geolocation datasets. Users load CSV, GeoJSON or GeoArrow files, or point to a data URL, and build interactive maps from them. The tool originated at Uber, is released under the MIT licence and is also used as a JavaScript component in other applications; according to the OpenJS Foundation it has been integrated with Jupyter, VSCode, Tableau and Apache Superset, among others.

In 2022 kepler.gl moved from the Urban Computing Foundation to the OpenJS Foundation, a non-profit based in San Francisco. The public demo at kepler.gl runs on the client side: according to the documentation, data stays in the browser and no data or maps are sent back to its server. Because the code is open, you can host the application yourself or embed it without depending on a vendor cloud service. Base maps require a Mapbox access token or an external map style URL, which sends requests to third-party services.

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Sovereignty score
69 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-210
    Headquartered in the US: CLOUD Act and FISA 702
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    No hosting in Europe (US)
  • 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-665
    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 11, 2026
Headquarters
US (US)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
Only for companies individually certified under the EU-US Data Privacy FrameworkVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Open-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hosting
USVerified by hand
Open-source
YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
GIS & Geospatial
Type
Product
Website
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to kepler.gl

The European alternatives to kepler.gl 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 kepler.gl

kepler.gl is headquartered in the United States. US vendors fall under the CLOUD Act and FISA 702: US authorities can compel access to data, even when that data sits in a European data centre. That is the core of the jurisdictional exposure in our model.

kepler.gl hosts data outside the EU (US). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

kepler.gl 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 kepler.gl 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 kepler.gl?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to kepler.gl include 52°North, Airbus Defence & Space and Camptocamp. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to kepler.gl?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to kepler.gl include 52°North and Camptocamp. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is kepler.gl GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

kepler.gl is headquartered in US and hosts data in US. 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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