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Non-EU vendorMaps & NavigationHeadquarters: IL

Moovit: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Moovit is a transit and mobility app that combines public transport with bike, scooter, car-sharing and ride-hailing options in one trip planner. It shows real-time transit information, takes live user reports and transit operator data into account, and supports payment for some services. It is delivered as a mobile app, so no software needs to be installed on a customer's own systems.

Moovit Inc. is headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel, and has been part of Mobileye since 2022. Mobileye is listed on Nasdaq and its majority shareholder is Intel, a US company. The ultimate parent jurisdiction is therefore the United States, and US authorities could reach data held within that group. The location where Moovit stores data is not stated on its website. For a European organisation, this means a non-EU operator with a US-controlled parent; where data protection requirements are strict, a trip planner hosted in the EU is the alternative.

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Sovereignty score
32 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (IL)
  • Data residency SOV-30
    No hosting in Europe (OTHER)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-340
    Key management with a non-European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-630
    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 11, 2026
HeadquartersIL (OTHER)Verified by hand
Ultimate parent companyUSVerified by hand
EU adequacy decisionYes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingOTHERVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantNoVendor-stated
CategoryMaps & Navigation
TypeProduct
Websitemoovitapp.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Moovit

The European alternatives to Moovit 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 Moovit

Moovit is headquartered in IL, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor. The ultimate owner is based in US. Foreign control undermines part of the certainty a European headquarters offers.

Moovit hosts data outside the EU (OTHER). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

Moovit 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 Moovit 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 Moovit?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Moovit include BRouter, calimoto and cartes.gouv.fr. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Moovit?

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

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

Moovit is headquartered in IL (OTHER) and hosts data in OTHER. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Maps & Navigation

Maps & Navigation: Maps, route planning and navigation services. 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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