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n8n: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

n8n is a workflow automation platform that includes AI capabilities. Technical teams build workflows and AI agents visually, adding JavaScript or Python where needed, and connect hundreds of integrations. You can self-host n8n with Docker, on-premises or in an air-gapped environment, or use it as a managed cloud service.

n8n GmbH is based in Berlin. The code is available on GitHub under the Sustainable Use License, a fair-code licence. It permits use and modification for internal business purposes or non-commercial use, but restricts commercial resale. It is therefore source-available rather than open source in the OSI sense. According to its security page, n8n Cloud runs on Microsoft Azure and data is currently hosted in the European Union; backups are kept in another region of the same country. Self-hosting gives you full control over location and encryption, but also makes you responsible for operations.

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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 July 2, 2026
HeadquartersDE (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingEUVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantYesVendor-stated
Compliance documents3 published, see belowVendor-stated
Hosting signalCLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US (US)Technically measured
CategoryLow-code / No-code
TypeProduct
Websiten8n.io ↗

The hosting signal shows the network that serves the vendor's website, often a CDN, and not necessarily where the service or your data is hosted. How we verify · Something wrong? Suggest a correction

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to n8n

The European alternatives to n8n 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 n8n

n8n 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 n8n scores best on data residency.

n8n 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 n8n 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 n8n?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to n8n include Appmixer, Baserow and Betty Blocks. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to n8n?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to n8n include Baserow, Convertigo and Corteza. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is n8n GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

n8n is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes n8n 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 July 2, 2026.

Sources

This record was checked via the vendor's website and legal notice during the full audit of June and July 2026. Source links have been recorded per record since 20 September 2026.

Compliance evidence

The links below point to the vendor's own public documents. We only record what we found: a missing link means "not found publicly", not "not compliant".

Data Processing Agreement (DPA)
n8n.io/legal/
Security page / trust center
n8n.io/legal/security/
EU hosting documented
n8n.io/legal/security/

Provenance of the links above:Vendor-stated

Links checked on September 22, 2026.

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