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PoINT Archival Gateway: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

PoINT Archival Gateway is software from PoINT Software & Systems GmbH that provides an S3-compatible object store whose archive tier is tape. Applications write data through the standard S3 REST API and the software writes it directly to tape libraries; a disk class and a tape class can share one namespace. Typical uses are long-term archiving with WORM protection and retention management, backup and replication of cloud or object data to tape, and tiering inactive data from on-premises object storage. It is delivered as software that the customer deploys, not as a hosted service.

PoINT Software & Systems GmbH is based in Siegen, Germany, and has operated as an independent company since 1994; its website names no parent company. Because the software runs in your own environment, the vendor does not host your data: it stays where you place the tape libraries and servers. For a European organisation this reduces dependence on US cloud object storage, while support and licence terms remain to be agreed with the vendor.

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Sovereignty score
80 / 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-380
    Closed source, but self-hostable: encryption keys and runtime under your own control
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-680
    Closed source, but self-hostable on your own infrastructure

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 14, 2026
Headquarters
DE (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
Self-hosted, e.g. in EU (your choice)Verified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
Storage & Backup
Type
Product
Website
point.de ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to PoINT Archival Gateway

The European alternatives to PoINT Archival Gateway come from our knowledge base of over 9,200 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 PoINT Archival Gateway

PoINT Archival Gateway is headquartered in DE and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data.

PoINT Archival Gateway runs on infrastructure you choose and control yourself. You decide where the data lives, including fully within the EU if you want — this is not a fixed hosting choice made by the vendor.

PoINT Archival Gateway is closed source, but you run the software yourself on your own infrastructure. The encryption keys and the runtime therefore stay under your own control, though you cannot audit or modify the source code. Ask about export options and open standards to limit software-level lock-in.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs PoINT Archival Gateway 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 PoINT Archival Gateway?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to PoINT Archival Gateway include Acronis, Atempo and Backup ONE. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to PoINT Archival Gateway?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to PoINT Archival Gateway include Bacula Systems, Bareos and BorgBackup. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is PoINT Archival Gateway GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

PoINT Archival Gateway is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes PoINT Archival Gateway 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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Compliance evidence

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