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Pix4D: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Pix4D is a Swiss company that makes photogrammetry and drone mapping software. Its range includes PIX4Dmatic for large-scale photogrammetry from drone and terrestrial data, PIX4Dmapper, PIX4Dfields, PIX4Dreact, the PIX4Dengine SDK and PIX4Dcatch for data capture, as well as RTK devices. PIX4Dcloud is the online platform for ground and drone mapping, progress tracking and site documentation. Desktop and mobile tools keep data locally unless the user uploads it through processing in PIX4Dcloud or share-to-cloud.

Pix4D S.A. is based in Prilly, near Lausanne, with offices including Madrid, Berlin, Greenwood (Colorado, US) and Tokyo. Switzerland belongs to EFTA, not the EU. PIX4Dcloud projects are processed and stored in the cluster assigned to the organisation. The default is the US cluster; Germany is the default for European countries, and Switzerland and the United Kingdom have clusters of their own. The cluster can be changed in the organisation settings, but this applies only to datasets created afterwards. Project metadata such as names, creation dates and filenames is stored in the US whichever cluster is chosen.

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Sovereignty score
59 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-2100
    Headquartered in Switzerland: Swiss law, recognised by the EU as adequate
  • Data residency SOV-350
    Hosting inside and outside Europe (EU, CH, US, OTHER)
  • 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-645
    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 9, 2026
HeadquartersCH (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingEU, CH, US, OTHERVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantYesVendor-stated
Hosting signalAMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US (US)Technically measured
CategoryGIS & Geospatial
TypeProduct
Websitepix4d.com ↗

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 Pix4D

The European alternatives to Pix4D 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 Pix4D

Pix4D is headquartered in Switzerland and falls under Swiss law, including the revised Swiss data protection act. Switzerland is not an EU member, but the European Commission recognises its level of data protection as adequate. Its Swiss headquarters does not by itself bring it under US legislation such as the CLOUD Act.

Pix4D hosts data in EU, CH, US, OTHER. 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.

Pix4D 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 Pix4D 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 Pix4D?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Pix4D include 52°North, Airbus Defence & Space and Camptocamp. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Pix4D?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Pix4D include 52°North and Camptocamp. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Pix4D GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Pix4D is headquartered in CH (EFTA) and hosts data in EU, CH, US, OTHER. That makes Pix4D 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 October 9, 2026.

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Compliance evidence

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