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La Suite numérique Docs: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Docs is a collaborative text editor from La Suite numérique, the set of digital tools created and operated by DINUM, the interministerial digital directorate of the French government. It is a real-time editor for writing and organising structured knowledge, with the emphasis on content rather than formatting. It runs as a web application in the browser, and its source code is published under the MIT licence.

La Suite numérique is operated by DINUM, and Docs is developed jointly with Germany's ZenDiS. The hosted offer runs on SecNumCloud-qualified infrastructure in France, and the French site states that data is stored and processed in France. Organisations can also deploy their own instance on Kubernetes or Docker Compose, which keeps hosting and jurisdiction under their control. Access to the state-hosted service is limited to State agents and their invited partners. For a European organisation this is an open-source, self-hostable option with a public-sector origin, though its GDPR documentation should be checked before use.

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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 10, 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
NoVendor-stated
Category
Office & Productivity
Type
Product
Website
lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to La Suite numérique Docs

The European alternatives to La Suite numérique Docs 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 La Suite numérique Docs

La Suite numérique Docs 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 La Suite numérique Docs scores best on data residency.

La Suite numérique Docs 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 La Suite numérique Docs 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 La Suite numérique Docs?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to La Suite numérique Docs include Ashampoo Office, Calligra Suite and Craft Docs. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to La Suite numérique Docs?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to La Suite numérique Docs include Calligra Suite, CryptPad, EGroupware, Euro-Office, eXo Platform and Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc). These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is La Suite numérique Docs GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

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