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Organic Maps: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Organic Maps is a free, open-source offline maps and GPS app for hiking, cycling and driving, based on OpenStreetMap data. Once maps are downloaded, all features work without an internet connection: offline search, turn-by-turn navigation with voice guidance, hiking and cycling routes, contour lines, and bookmark import and export in GPX, KML/KMZ and GeoJSON. The app supports CarPlay and Android Auto and is available through the App Store, Google Play, Huawei AppGallery and F-Droid; Linux desktop betas also exist.

The operating company is Organic Maps OÜ, registered in Tallinn, Estonia. The code is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, while the map data files carry a separate licence. The project was created by the founders of MapsWithMe (MAPS.ME) and is funded by donations and grants. According to its privacy policy, the app contains no tracking or advertising and collects no location, statistical or personal data from the device. Because the maps are stored locally, your searches and routes stay on the device.

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Sovereignty score

94 / 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-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-6100
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 July 2, 2026

Headquarters	EU (EU)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision	No — no adequacy decisionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model	Open-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hosting	EUVerified by hand
Open-source	YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	YesVendor-stated
Hosting signal	CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US (US)Technically measured
Category	Maps & Navigation
Type	Product
Website	organicmaps.app ↗

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 Organic Maps

The European alternatives to Organic Maps 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 Organic Maps

Organic Maps is headquartered in EU 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 Organic Maps scores best on data residency.

Organic Maps 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 Organic Maps 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 Organic Maps?

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

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

Is Organic Maps GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Organic Maps is headquartered in EU (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Organic Maps 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

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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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