EU Sovereignty Score
EU sovereignE-signaturesHeadquarters: HU

Podpisat: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Podpisat.sk is a free online service for signing PDF documents in the web browser. Users upload a PDF, draw or type a signature, place it on any page and download the signed file. It works on phones and tablets, and the interface is available in Slovak and English. No registration or payment card is needed. According to the service, processing takes place in the browser, the document and signature never leave the user's device, and no copy remains on its side. The operator says that advanced verification and paid plans for teams and firms are being prepared.

The service is a project of Verde Holding Kft., a Hungarian company based in Balatonalmádi, and no foreign parent is mentioned. The pages consulted do not state where or by whom the website itself is hosted. No open-source licence is mentioned. For a European organisation, this is a lightweight tool for simple visual signatures; the pages do not describe qualified or advanced signature levels under eIDAS.

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 7, 2026
Headquarters
HU (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Type
Product
Website

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Podpisat

The European alternatives to Podpisat come from our knowledge base of over 7,800 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 Podpisat

Podpisat is headquartered in HU 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 Podpisat scores best on data residency.

Podpisat 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 Podpisat 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 Podpisat?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Podpisat include A-Trust, Agrello and ANF AC. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Podpisat?

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

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

Podpisat is headquartered in HU (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Podpisat 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 7, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in E-signatures

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