Non-EU vendorDigital SignageHeadquarters: CA

ScreenScape: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

ScreenScape is a cloud digital signage platform aimed at small and medium-sized businesses. Using an online media manager, it connects screens to content from sources such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Facebook and Instagram, and manages content across multiple screens. It is delivered as SaaS.

ScreenScape comes from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. In January 2021 it was acquired by Spectrio, a company from Tampa, Florida; according to Spectrio, ScreenScape remains available under its own name for now. Canada is therefore the country of establishment and the United States is the parent's country, which is relevant to the CLOUD Act. Spectrio states in its privacy policy that its data centres are primarily in the United States and that it relies on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and standard contractual clauses; that policy does not mention ScreenScape. The vendor names no ScreenScape-specific hosting location and publishes no data processing agreement. European organisations should agree these with the vendor in advance.

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Sovereignty score

32 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign

Jurisdiction SOV-250
Headquartered outside the EU (CA)
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

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked October 11, 2026

Headquarters	CA (OTHER)Verified by hand
Ultimate parent company	USVerified by hand
EU adequacy decision	Yes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model	Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting	OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source	NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	NoVendor-stated
Category	Digital Signage
Type	Product
Website	screenscape.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to ScreenScape

The European alternatives to ScreenScape come from our knowledge base of over 6,800 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 ScreenScape

ScreenScape is headquartered in CA, 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. The ultimate owner is based in US. Foreign control undermines part of the certainty a European headquarters offers.

ScreenScape 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.

ScreenScape 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 ScreenScape 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 ScreenScape?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to ScreenScape 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 ScreenScape?

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

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

ScreenScape is headquartered in CA (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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