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EU-hosted, non-EU parentGIS & GeospatialHeadquarters: DE

PTV Group: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

PTV Group is a German software company that develops tools for traffic, mobility and logistics planning. Its product range includes PTV Vissim and PTV Visum for traffic simulation and transport modelling, PTV Hub as a cloud collaboration platform, and tools for traffic management and logistics optimisation. Public-sector and industrial customers use the products to plan road networks, public transport and freight flows. The company describes several of its products as SaaS.

The company is registered as PTV Planung Transport Verkehr GmbH in Karlsruhe, Germany. According to press reports from the 2021 transaction, the London-based private equity group Bridgepoint acquired a majority stake, while Porsche SE kept a minority interest. The current shareholder structure has not been re-verified. As a German company, PTV is subject to the GDPR. The website states that the company holds ISO 27001 certification but does not say where customer data is hosted, so this should be confirmed in the contract before use.

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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 11, 2026
Headquarters
DE (EU)Verified by hand
Ultimate parent company
GBVerified 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
GIS & Geospatial
Type
Product
Website
ptvgroup.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to PTV Group

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Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with PTV Group

PTV Group 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. The ultimate owner is based in GB. Foreign control undermines part of the certainty a European headquarters offers.

Data is hosted exclusively in the EU, so PTV Group scores best on data residency.

PTV Group 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 PTV Group 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 PTV Group?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to PTV Group 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 PTV Group?

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

Is PTV Group GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

PTV Group is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes PTV Group 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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