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Protecht ERM: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Protecht ERM is an enterprise risk management platform from Protecht Group, which also offers Protecht ALM for asset and liability management. Customers receive a hosted site in an AWS region selected at sign-up, so the product is delivered as a cloud service rather than installed on the customer's own servers.

Protecht Group Holdings Pty Ltd is based in Sydney, Australia, with offices in Los Angeles and London. In March 2025 the US private equity firm PSG acquired a majority stake, so the majority owner is in the United States, a CLOUD Act signal for European buyers. The privacy policy appoints a data protection representative for GDPR purposes, but it does not commit to keeping EU personal data in the EU, does not name the AWS regions in use, and allows data to be shared across the Protecht Group worldwide. For a European organisation, the hosting region and sub-processors should be confirmed in writing before a contract is signed.

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Sovereignty score
32 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (AU)
  • 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

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Facts and evidence

Last checked October 11, 2026
HeadquartersAU (OTHER)Verified by hand
Ultimate parent companyUSVerified by hand
EU adequacy decisionNo — no adequacy decisionVerified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingOTHERVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantYesVendor-stated
CategoryCompliance & GRC
TypeProduct
Websiteprotechtgroup.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Protecht ERM

The European alternatives to Protecht ERM 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 Protecht ERM

Protecht ERM is headquartered in AU, 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. The ultimate owner is based in US. Foreign control undermines part of the certainty a European headquarters offers.

Protecht ERM 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.

Protecht ERM 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 Protecht ERM 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 Protecht ERM?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Protecht ERM include 2B Advice PrIME, Actecil and Adherent. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Protecht ERM?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Protecht ERM include CISO Assistant. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Protecht ERM GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Protecht ERM is headquartered in AU (OTHER) and hosts data in OTHER. 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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Compliance evidence

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