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Key2XS: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Key2XS is a physical access governance platform from Key2XS B.V. of The Hague. It links identity and access management systems to electronic key systems, so that physical keys and access rights follow from an employee's digital identity and role. The platform includes approval workflows, automated handling of joiners, movers and leavers, a full audit trail and reports supporting NIS2 and CER. According to the vendor, it works with SailPoint, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, One Identity and OpenText, among others, and with key systems from iLOQ and ASSA ABLOY. It targets critical organisations such as government, utilities, transport and telecom.

Key2XS B.V. is based in The Hague, the Netherlands. The website names no parent company or owner outside Europe. Whether the platform runs as a cloud service or on the customer's own infrastructure, and where the data is hosted, is not stated on the pages consulted, so ask the vendor. Because the platform governs access to physical assets, it is worth having the hosting location, administrative access and sub-processors confirmed explicitly.

Sovereignty score
71 / 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-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-655
    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 17, 2026
Headquarters
NetherlandsVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
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European alternatives to Key2XS

The European alternatives to Key2XS come from our knowledge base of over 9,900 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 Key2XS

Key2XS is headquartered in the Netherlands 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 Key2XS scores best on data residency.

Key2XS 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 Key2XS 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 Key2XS?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Key2XS include Adnovum, ADprofiler and Aegis Authenticator. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Key2XS?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Key2XS include Aegis Authenticator. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Key2XS GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Key2XS is headquartered in the Netherlands (EU) and hosts data in the EU. That makes Key2XS 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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Compliance evidence

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