EU Sovereignty Score
Self-hosted / open sourceLow-code / No-codeHeadquarters: SG

NocoBase: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

NocoBase is an open-source platform for building business systems with no-code tools, supported by AI features. Users model data and design applications through a web interface. The core is available as an open-source edition, and commercial licences cover further editions and plugins. It is delivered as software that the customer deploys itself, for example locally or on AWS, so the application and its data run in the customer's own environment.

NocoBase's licence agreement is issued by NocoBase Pte. Ltd., a company registered in Singapore, and names the Apache License 2.0 for the core code. Because customers install and run the software, a European organisation keeps control over where its data and infrastructure sit. The vendor describes no hosted service of its own. The licence terms should be checked in the source repository before adoption.

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Sovereignty score
77 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (SG)
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    No hosting in Europe (OTHER)
  • 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-665
    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 11, 2026
Headquarters
SG (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
No — no adequacy decisionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Open-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hosting
OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source
YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
Low-code / No-code
Type
Product
Website
nocobase.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to NocoBase

The European alternatives to NocoBase come from our knowledge base of over 6,800 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 NocoBase

NocoBase is headquartered in SG, 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.

NocoBase 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.

NocoBase 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 NocoBase 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 NocoBase?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to NocoBase 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 NocoBase?

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

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

NocoBase is headquartered in SG (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

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 11, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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