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Pearson MyLab: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

MyLab is Pearson's online homework and assessment platform for higher education. Instructors create or copy courses, build assignments, grade them and track student progress. Students join with a course ID and an access code. The platform covers subjects such as accounting, economics, mathematics and statistics, and includes adaptive study modules, performance analytics and an AI study tool. It is delivered as a web service, often connected to an institution's learning environment.

The parent company, Pearson plc, has its registered office in London, outside the EU. For users in the UK and Europe, Pearson Education Ltd is the data controller, and Pearson Deutschland GmbH acts as the European representative. The privacy notice mentions transfers of data in particular to the United States and the United Kingdom and does not name a specific storage location. For European institutions, transfers outside the EU and Pearson's role as a (joint) controller are the points to review.

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Sovereignty score
32 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (GB)
  • Data residency SOV-30
    No hosting in Europe (US, OTHER)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-340
    Key management with a non-European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-630
    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 13, 2026
Headquarters
GB (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
Yes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
US, OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Education & LMS
Type
Product
Website
pearson.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Pearson MyLab

The European alternatives to Pearson MyLab come from our knowledge base of over 8,000 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 Pearson MyLab

Pearson MyLab is headquartered in GB, 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.

Pearson MyLab hosts data outside the EU (US, OTHER). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

Pearson MyLab 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 Pearson MyLab 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 Pearson MyLab?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Pearson MyLab include Anton, CAMPUSonline and Chamilo. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Pearson MyLab?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Pearson MyLab include Chamilo, Claroline Connect and Forma LMS. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Pearson MyLab GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Pearson MyLab is headquartered in GB (OTHER) and hosts data in US, OTHER. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. 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 13, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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