EU Sovereignty Score
Non-EU vendorDigital SignageHeadquarters: GB

ScreenCloud: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

ScreenCloud is a digital signage platform that lets organisations manage and publish content to screens, for example for internal communications and dashboards. According to the vendor, it combines a cloud-based content management system (Studio and Arc), apps and integrations with products such as Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and YouTube, and remote device management. ScreenCloud also sells its own hardware, the PIXI player, and supports other compatible devices. The service is delivered as SaaS.

ScreenCloud is a UK company headquartered in London, outside the EU. Private-equity firm Tenzing made a significant investment in the company in 2025. According to its data processing addendum, personal data may be processed in the United Kingdom, the EU, the United States and Thailand, and its sub-processors are listed in the Trust Centre. Transfers outside the UK and the EEA rely on EU standard contractual clauses and/or the UK IDTA. A European organisation should establish in advance in which region its account data is stored.

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Sovereignty score
32 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (GB)
  • Data residency SOV-30
    No hosting in Europe (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

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Facts and evidence

Last checked October 8, 2026
HeadquartersGB (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decisionYes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingOTHERVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantNoVendor-stated
CategoryDigital Signage
TypeProduct
Websitescreencloud.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to ScreenCloud

The European alternatives to ScreenCloud come from our knowledge base of over 6,200 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 ScreenCloud

ScreenCloud is headquartered in GB, 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.

ScreenCloud hosts data outside the EU (OTHER). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

ScreenCloud 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 ScreenCloud 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 ScreenCloud?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to ScreenCloud include Anthias (Screenly OSE), Cenareo and Dise. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to ScreenCloud?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to ScreenCloud include Anthias (Screenly OSE). These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

ScreenCloud is headquartered in GB (OTHER) and hosts data in OTHER. 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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Digital sovereignty in Digital Signage

Digital Signage: Digital information screens, content scheduling and remote display management. 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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