Self-hosted / open sourceFinOps & Cloud Cost ManagementHeadquarters: IL

Robusta KRR: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Robusta KRR (Kubernetes Resource Recommender) is an open-source command-line tool that reads pod usage data from Prometheus and recommends CPU and memory requests and limits for Kubernetes workloads. Teams use the output to correct over-provisioned or too tightly configured workloads and so reduce cost. The tool runs locally or as a Kubernetes Job in the cluster and queries the Prometheus-compatible endpoint you configure. It covers the recommendation function of commercial Kubernetes cost-management products.

KRR is MIT-licensed and maintained by Robusta Dev Ltd., in Tel Aviv, Israel. No owner has been identified. The tool itself needs no vendor cloud, so data stays within your infrastructure. Optional features do send data onward, such as reports to Slack, exports to Azure Blob Storage or the Robusta SaaS interface; according to the privacy policy, data there is processed in the United States and Europe. The privacy policy does not mention a GDPR data processing agreement. Check your configuration before enabling these options.

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Sovereignty score

79 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign

Jurisdiction SOV-250
Headquartered outside the EU (IL)
Data residency SOV-3100
Hosting inside and outside Europe (US, EU)
Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-390
Self-hostable: encryption keys under your own control
Freedom from lock-in SOV-680
Open source: low switching costs
Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-675
Source code auditable, forkable and self-hostable

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	IL (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision	Yes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model	Open-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hosting	US, EUVerified by hand
Open-source	YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	NoVendor-stated
Category	FinOps & Cloud Cost Management
Type	Product
Website	github.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Robusta KRR

The European alternatives to Robusta KRR come from our knowledge base of over 7,800 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 Robusta KRR

Robusta KRR is headquartered in IL, 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.

Robusta KRR hosts data in US, EU. 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.

Robusta KRR is open source. You can audit the source code, self-host the software and keep the encryption keys under your own control. Switching is easier because data and software are not tied to a single party.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Robusta KRR 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 Robusta KRR?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Robusta KRR include BoaviztAPI, Cloudchipr and CloudCockpit. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Robusta KRR?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Robusta KRR include BoaviztAPI and kube-green. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Robusta KRR GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Robusta KRR is headquartered in IL (OTHER) and hosts data in US, EU. 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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Compliance evidence

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