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Self-hosted / open sourceTime TrackingHeadquarters: CH

RTM Zeiterfassung: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

RTM is a Swiss solution from RTM Systems AG for time and performance recording. The package covers time recording under the three Swiss variants (systematic, simplified or none), project time, expense management, staff scheduling and access control. A business rule engine maps collective agreements, regional arrangements and internal regulations without changing program code. Interfaces deliver data to HR, payroll and order solutions such as Abacus, SAP, Sage or Proffix, through files, SQL tables or web services. A query tool supports evaluations.

RTM Systems AG is based in Lupfig, Switzerland; no parent company is named. According to the vendor, the solution can run in-house, outsourced by the customer or as a cloud service, with licences to buy, rent or as a cloud subscription. Where the cloud variant is hosted is not stated, and Switzerland is assumed from the company's seat. Switzerland is not an EU member but an EFTA country with an EU adequacy decision. Run in-house, staff data stays under the organisation's own control.

Sovereignty score
80 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-2100
    Headquartered in Switzerland: Swiss law, recognised by the EU as adequate
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    Hosting in Switzerland only (recognised by the EU as adequate)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-380
    Closed source, but self-hostable: encryption keys and runtime under your own control
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-680
    Closed source, but self-hostable on your own infrastructure

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 14, 2026
Headquarters
CH (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
Self-hosted, e.g. in CH (your choice)Verified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
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Type
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Website

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to RTM Zeiterfassung

The European alternatives to RTM Zeiterfassung come from our knowledge base of over 9,200 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 RTM Zeiterfassung

RTM Zeiterfassung is headquartered in Switzerland and falls under Swiss law, including the revised Swiss data protection act. Switzerland is not an EU member, but the European Commission recognises its level of data protection as adequate. Its Swiss headquarters does not by itself bring it under US legislation such as the CLOUD Act.

RTM Zeiterfassung runs on infrastructure you choose and control yourself. You decide where the data lives, including fully within the EU if you want — this is not a fixed hosting choice made by the vendor.

RTM Zeiterfassung is closed source, but you run the software yourself on your own infrastructure. The encryption keys and the runtime therefore stay under your own control, though you cannot audit or modify the source code. Ask about export options and open standards to limit software-level lock-in.

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

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to RTM Zeiterfassung include 123erfasst, ADMIA Chrono and amacos. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to RTM Zeiterfassung?

Our list of EU alternatives to RTM Zeiterfassung is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

Is RTM Zeiterfassung GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

RTM Zeiterfassung is headquartered in CH (EFTA) and hosts data in CH. That makes RTM Zeiterfassung 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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Time Tracking: Apps for tracking time spent on tasks and projects. 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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