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EU-hosted, non-EU parentForms & SurveysHeadquarters: CZ

SatisMeter: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

SatisMeter is a tool for collecting customer feedback through surveys. Product and customer teams use it to gather responses and analyse them. It is offered as a cloud service used through the browser. According to the acquisition announcement, it continues to operate as a standalone product while it is integrated into Productboard's suite.

SatisMeter is headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. Productboard, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, acquired it in May 2022, so the parent is a US company and US legal exposure, including the CLOUD Act, is relevant for organisations with that concern. The company's website does not state where customer data is hosted. Before use, European organisations should ask SatisMeter for its data location and a data processing agreement.

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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
CZ (EU)Verified by hand
Ultimate parent company
USVerified 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
Forms & Surveys
Type
Product
Website
satismeter.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to SatisMeter

The European alternatives to SatisMeter 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 SatisMeter

SatisMeter is headquartered in CZ and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data. The ultimate owner is based in US. Foreign control undermines part of the certainty a European headquarters offers.

Data is hosted exclusively in the EU, so SatisMeter scores best on data residency.

SatisMeter 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 SatisMeter 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 SatisMeter?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to SatisMeter include 123FormBuilder, AidaForm and Appinio. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to SatisMeter?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to SatisMeter include ARSnova and CryptPad Forms. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

SatisMeter is headquartered in CZ (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes SatisMeter 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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Digital sovereignty in Forms & Surveys

Forms & Surveys: Online forms, surveys and feedback tools. 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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