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m23: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

m23 is an open-source system for installing and managing Linux clients over the network. It supports Debian, Ubuntu (including Xubuntu and Kubuntu) and Linux Mint and is operated through a web interface. The project is aimed at schools, institutions and companies that need to roll out and maintain many workstations: operating-system installation, software distribution and management from a single server. It is an open alternative to commercial management software such as Microsoft Configuration Manager for Linux workstations. m23 is installed and operated by the organisation itself.

m23 is developed by an independent software developer in Kiel, Germany, who also offers support, training and consulting around m23. There is no cloud platform operated by the vendor: the server runs on your own infrastructure, so management data does not leave your environment. The software is distributed under the GPL (versions 2 and 3). For European organisations that want to manage Linux workstations under their own control this is a fitting option; it does require in-house administration, and no large company or foundation stands behind the project.

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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 12, 2026
Headquarters
DE (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
Endpoint & Device Management
Type
Product
Website
m23.sourceforge.io ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to m23

The European alternatives to m23 come from our knowledge base of over 8,000 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 m23

m23 is headquartered in DE 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 m23 scores best on data residency.

m23 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 m23 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 m23?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to m23 include Aagon ACMP, Applivery and AppTec360. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to m23?

Our list of EU alternatives to m23 is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

Is m23 GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

m23 is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes m23 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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