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Nicoka SIRH: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Nicoka SIRH is HR information system software that you configure module by module. It brings employee files, leave and absences, time management, interviews, training, expense claims and onboarding into one tool and offers a self-service area for employees. According to the vendor, it is developed and hosted in France and is meant for small and medium-sized businesses as well as large groups. It is delivered as SaaS, alongside the same vendor's recruitment software.

The privacy policy on nicoka.com identifies the controller as Orinea SARL, a French company with its registered office in Paris. No foreign owner is named. According to that policy, all data processed by Nicoka is hosted in France in data centres operated by OVHcloud, Claranet and Naitways, which act as processors, and nothing is transferred outside the European Union. For a European organisation this means hosting and operation under EU jurisdiction. Request the data processing agreement to fix the terms for HR data.

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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 October 17, 2026
Headquarters
FranceVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
HR
Type
Product
Website
sirh.nicoka.com ↗

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European alternatives to Nicoka SIRH

The European alternatives to Nicoka SIRH come from our knowledge base of over 9,900 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 Nicoka SIRH

Nicoka SIRH is headquartered in France 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 Nicoka SIRH scores best on data residency.

Nicoka SIRH 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 Nicoka SIRH 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 Nicoka SIRH?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Nicoka SIRH include absence.io, AFAS and AlexisHR. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Nicoka SIRH?

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

Is Nicoka SIRH GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Nicoka SIRH is headquartered in France (EU) and hosts data in the EU. That makes Nicoka SIRH 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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Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in HR

HR: Human resources — personnel management, payroll, recruiting. 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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