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Paycomet: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Paycomet is a Spanish payment company that provides a payment gateway and TPV software, the point-of-sale and terminal software used by online and in-store merchants. Its services include accepting card payments on the internet, a management area for merchants and developer documentation for connecting websites and apps. Paycomet is based in Torrelodones near Madrid, and its legal notice names the company as PAYCOMET, S.L.U.

The website states that Paycomet is authorised as a payment institution by the Bank of Spain. Press reports say that Banco Sabadell has so far owned the payment business and that in 2023 Sabadell agreed to sell 80% to the Italian group Nexi; whether that sale has been completed is not confirmed. Public information does not state where data is hosted. For a European organisation, the main points are therefore the ownership structure and the processing terms in the contract, rather than the company's country of registration, Spain.

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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 11, 2026
HeadquartersES (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingEUVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantYesVendor-stated
CategoryPayments
TypeProduct
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Paycomet

The European alternatives to Paycomet 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 Paycomet

Paycomet is headquartered in ES 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 Paycomet scores best on data residency.

Paycomet 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 Paycomet 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 Paycomet?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Paycomet include Adyen, Alma and Autopay. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Paycomet?

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

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

Paycomet is headquartered in ES (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Paycomet 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 Payments

Payments: Payment services, payment gateways, online payments and financial transactions. 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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