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Non-EU vendorNotes & TasksHeadquarters: US

Remember The Milk: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Remember The Milk is a to-do and task-management app with reminders, shared lists and task delegation. The service runs as a web application and through apps for mobile devices and desktop, and cross-device sync keeps lists current everywhere. The app is aimed at individuals and teams who want a simple task list.

The company's website says that it is based in San Francisco, United States. The legal operator is not named on the vendor's website, so the ownership structure is not confirmed, and the site does not state where customer data is hosted. As a US-based provider, the company is subject to US law, so European organisations should check the privacy terms themselves before storing confidential tasks. The software is proprietary rather than open source, and the vendor describes no self-hosting option.

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Sovereignty score
17 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-210
    Headquartered in the US: CLOUD Act and FISA 702
  • Data residency SOV-30
    No hosting in Europe (US)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-320
    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-615
    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
US (US)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
Only for companies individually certified under the EU-US Data Privacy FrameworkVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
USVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
Notes & Tasks
Type
Product
Website
rememberthemilk.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Remember The Milk

The European alternatives to Remember The Milk 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 Remember The Milk

Remember The Milk is headquartered in the United States. US vendors fall under the CLOUD Act and FISA 702: US authorities can compel access to data, even when that data sits in a European data centre. That is the core of the jurisdictional exposure in our model.

Remember The Milk hosts data outside the EU (US). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

Remember The Milk 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 Remember The Milk 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 Remember The Milk?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Remember The Milk include Anytype, Bear and Capacities. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Remember The Milk?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Remember The Milk include Carnet, CryptPad, HedgeDoc and Joplin. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Remember The Milk GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Remember The Milk is headquartered in US and hosts data in US. 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

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Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Notes & Tasks

Notes & Tasks: Note-taking apps and task management — write, organise, sync. In this category the choice of vendor determines who has legal access to your data, where that data lives and how easily you can switch later.

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