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mediCAD: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

mediCAD is software for digital orthopaedic surgical planning, intended for surgeons and hospitals. The application combines 2D and 3D modules in one programme, with functions assigned through the licence. A proprietary database holds implant templates from many manufacturers. According to the maker, the latest version includes AI-supported detection of anatomical landmarks and automatic implant selection, with an integrated PACS search to connect to the hospital's image archive. You use mediCAD as a desktop application or through web-based access.

The maker is mediCAD Hectec GmbH in Altdorf near Landshut, Germany. The website names no parent company. Planning data for operations is health data, so the processing location matters. Where the web-based variant is hosted is not stated on the pages consulted; the desktop variant runs on your own workstations and servers. Ask the vendor about the hosting location, processors and the data processing agreement before you process patient data in the web application.

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 14, 2026
Headquarters
DE (EU)Verified 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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Type
Product
Website

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to mediCAD

The European alternatives to mediCAD come from our knowledge base of over 9,200 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 mediCAD

mediCAD 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 mediCAD scores best on data residency.

mediCAD 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 mediCAD 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 mediCAD?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to mediCAD include Ada Health, adamcares and Agfa HealthCare. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to mediCAD?

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

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

mediCAD is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes mediCAD 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 14, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Healthcare

Healthcare: Healthcare — medical imaging, PACS, clinical systems. 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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