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Lizmap: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Lizmap is an open-source application that turns QGIS projects into interactive web map applications. It consists of a QGIS plugin, which prepares the project, and a web client, which displays it in a browser, so that map data prepared by GIS specialists can be shared with a wider audience. Lizmap can be installed and operated on the user's own infrastructure, or used through Lizmap Cloud, a hosted service that 3Liz operates for its customers.

Lizmap is published by 3Liz, a French limited company (SARL) registered in Montpellier, which also offers hosting and development services around QGIS. The software is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, with GPL and LGPL alternatives, so organisations can inspect the code and host it themselves. According to the Lizmap website, Lizmap Cloud services are hosted in France. For a European organisation, a French publisher combined with the option of self-hosting gives full control over where geographic data resides, although the hosting arrangement of any deployment should be confirmed in the contract.

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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
HeadquartersFR (EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingSelf-hosted, e.g. in EU (your choice)Verified by hand
Open-sourceYesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantNoVendor-stated
CategoryGIS & Geospatial
TypeProduct
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Lizmap

The European alternatives to Lizmap come from our knowledge base of over 6,200 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 Lizmap

Lizmap 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 Lizmap scores best on data residency.

Lizmap 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 Lizmap 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 Lizmap?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Lizmap 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 Lizmap?

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

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

Lizmap is headquartered in FR (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Lizmap an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

Details and sources

Verified by handHeadquarters, owner, hosting locations and licence have been checked by us against public sources. Free of charge and for every vendor, not a paid label. Nothing in this knowledge base is taken over automatically. Last checked on October 10, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in GIS & Geospatial

GIS & Geospatial: Geographic information systems, map visualisation and spatial data analysis. 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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