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Resolver: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Resolver is a software platform for risk intelligence and enterprise resilience. It covers enterprise risk management, internal audit, internal controls, third-party risk, business continuity, incident management, investigations and security risk, plus modules for IT and regulatory compliance. Since 2024 the former Crisp, with online monitoring and trust-and-safety solutions, has operated under the Resolver brand as well. Organisations use it as SaaS to record risks, handle incidents and manage investigations.

Resolver Inc. is a Canadian entity domiciled in Toronto and is part of Kroll, a company headquartered in New York. It can therefore be subject to US law, including the CLOUD Act. According to its privacy statement, Resolver holds personal data in North America, Europe and Oceania. For the GDPR a representative has been appointed in Dublin and a GDPR addendum is available; transfers outside the EEA rely on standard contractual clauses. For European organisations handling sensitive incident and investigation data, it is worth agreeing the desired data region and the addendum with Resolver in advance.

Sovereignty score
42 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (CA)
  • Data residency SOV-350
    Hosting inside and outside Europe (EU, US, 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 13, 2026
Headquarters
CA (OTHER)Verified by hand
Ultimate parent company
USVerified 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
EU, US, OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Resolver

The European alternatives to Resolver come from our knowledge base of over 8,000 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 Resolver

Resolver is headquartered in CA, 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.

Resolver hosts data in EU, US, OTHER. Exactly what stays within the EU — and what does not — is defined by the vendor's data processing agreement and sub-processor list, not by a setting you control yourself; check those documents for the precise scope, including backups, logs and support access.

Resolver 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 Resolver 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 Resolver?

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

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

Is Resolver GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Resolver is headquartered in CA (OTHER) and hosts data in EU, US, 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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