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Perimeter 81 (Check Point SASE): sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Perimeter 81 is a cloud-based network security product now sold as Check Point SASE. According to the vendor, the suite consists of Private Access for secure access to internal applications, Internet Access, SaaS Security and SD-WAN. It is aimed at organisations that want to secure remote staff and branch offices through a cloud service rather than a traditional VPN appliance. Users connect through clients and gateways in regions run by the vendor or by cloud partners.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. acquired Perimeter 81, and the perimeter81.com address now redirects to Check Point's SASE page. Check Point's international corporate headquarters is in Tel Aviv, Israel, with a US headquarters in Redwood City. The vendor states that the product is GDPR compliant. In a June 2024 blog post, Check Point says EU data residency is available, with disaster recovery options in Ireland and the United States. For European organisations, the choice of data region during setup is therefore a point to check; Israel has its own legal system outside the EU.

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Sovereignty score

42 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign

Jurisdiction SOV-250
Headquartered outside the EU (IL)
Data residency SOV-350
Hosting inside and outside Europe (EU, US)
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 11, 2026

Headquarters	IL (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	EU, USVerified by hand
Open-source	NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	YesVendor-stated
Category	VPN
Type	Product
Website	sase.checkpoint.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Perimeter 81 (Check Point SASE)

The European alternatives to Perimeter 81 (Check Point SASE) 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 Perimeter 81 (Check Point SASE)

Perimeter 81 (Check Point SASE) is headquartered in IL, 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.

Perimeter 81 (Check Point SASE) hosts data in EU, US. Exactly what stays within the EU — and what does not — is defined by the vendor's data processing agreement and sub-processor list, not by a setting you control yourself; check those documents for the precise scope, including backups, logs and support access.

Perimeter 81 (Check Point SASE) 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 Perimeter 81 (Check Point SASE) 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 Perimeter 81 (Check Point SASE)?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Perimeter 81 (Check Point SASE) include AdGuard VPN, AirVPN and Avast SecureLine VPN. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Perimeter 81 (Check Point SASE)?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Perimeter 81 (Check Point SASE) include Cryptostorm. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Perimeter 81 (Check Point SASE) GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Perimeter 81 (Check Point SASE) is headquartered in IL (OTHER) and hosts data in EU, US. 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

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Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Cyber Resilience Act

Public signals that relate to the EU Cyber Resilience Act. They do not count towards the score. A missing line means "not found publicly".

We found none of these signals on the vendor's own site when we checked.

For products in scope of the CRA, CE marking is required from 11 December 2027; this cannot be checked yet.

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