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Non-EU vendorOffice & ProductivityHeadquarters: KR

Polaris Office: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Polaris Office is an office suite for documents, spreadsheets and presentations from Polaris Office Corp. It runs on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS and as a web version in the browser, with no app required. The suite edits Microsoft Office files and can display PDFs. Subscriptions and one-time licences are offered for individuals, businesses and education. The company also offers NOVA, an AI hub that gives access to several third-party AI models, as well as a mobile SDK and conversion tools.

Polaris Office Corp, formerly Infraware, is a South Korean company with its office in Seoul. The software is proprietary; there is no open-source edition. The company is established outside the EU and is therefore not subject to European jurisdiction. The product page does not say where user data is stored; that is covered by the privacy policy. Because NOVA relies on third-party models, it is worth checking which parties process your content before entering personal data or confidential documents.

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Sovereignty score
32 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (KR)
  • Data residency SOV-30
    No hosting in Europe (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 5, 2026
Headquarters
KR (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
OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
Office & Productivity
Type
Product
Website
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Polaris Office

The European alternatives to Polaris Office 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 Polaris Office

Polaris Office is headquartered in KR, 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.

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

Polaris Office 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 Polaris Office 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 Polaris Office?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Polaris Office include Ashampoo Office, Calligra Suite and Craft Docs. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Polaris Office?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Polaris Office include Calligra Suite, CryptPad, EGroupware, Euro-Office, eXo Platform and Framasoft (Framapad/Framacalc). These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Polaris Office GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Polaris Office is headquartered in KR (OTHER) and hosts data in OTHER. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. 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 5, 2026.

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Office & Productivity

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