EU sovereignLow-code / No-codeHeadquarters: DE

SAP Build Apps: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

SAP Build Apps is a no-code, drag-and-drop visual development platform for web and mobile apps. It is aimed at business users without coding experience, and professional developers can use it for more demanding applications. Typical use cases are workflows, forms, bots and lightweight applications. The product was formerly called SAP AppGyver: SAP acquired the Helsinki-based company AppGyver in February 2021, and its platform became part of SAP Business Technology Platform.

SAP SE is a European company (Societas Europaea) headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, and no single shareholder holds a majority, so there is no non-European parent. For a European organisation the main questions are the hosting region of the SAP Business Technology Platform environment and SAP's data processing terms for the service in use. Buyers should confirm both before using the service for personal data.

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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 12, 2026

Headquarters	DE (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model	Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting	EUVerified by hand
Open-source	NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	NoVendor-stated
Category	Low-code / No-code
Type	Product
Website	sap.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to SAP Build Apps

The European alternatives to SAP Build Apps 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 SAP Build Apps

SAP Build Apps 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.

Data is hosted exclusively in the EU, so SAP Build Apps scores best on data residency.

SAP Build Apps 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 SAP Build Apps 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 SAP Build Apps?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to SAP Build Apps include 4D, Appmixer and Baserow. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to SAP Build Apps?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to SAP Build Apps include Baserow, Convertigo and Corteza. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is SAP Build Apps GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

SAP Build Apps is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes SAP Build Apps 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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Sources

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Compliance evidence

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