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SHAI (OVHcloud): sovereignty score and 5 European alternatives

SHAI is an AI assistant for code that runs in the terminal, developed by OVHcloud and currently in alpha. The tool can run commands, handle multi-step tasks, edit files and, when a command fails, analyse its output and suggest a fix. A headless mode allows use in CI/CD pipelines and on servers. SHAI is written in Rust, open source under the Apache 2.0 licence and installed locally; the tool itself has no separate SaaS environment.

OVHcloud is a French company headquartered in Roubaix and subject to European jurisdiction. By default SHAI uses OVHcloud AI Endpoints, which according to OVHcloud are hosted in the European Union, retain no data except for billing, and do not use customer data for training. Users can sign in with an OVHcloud account or configure another model provider with their own key, in which case that provider determines where prompts are processed. This makes SHAI suitable for organisations that want coding assistance combined with European model hosting.

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Sovereignty score
94 / 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-390
    Self-hostable: encryption keys under your own control
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-680
    Open source: low switching costs
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-6100
    Source code auditable, forkable and self-hostable

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 10, 2026
Headquarters
FR (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Open-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
AI Coding
Type
Product
Website
ovhcloud.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to SHAI (OVHcloud)

The European alternatives to SHAI (OVHcloud) 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 SHAI (OVHcloud)

SHAI (OVHcloud) is headquartered in FR 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 SHAI (OVHcloud) scores best on data residency.

SHAI (OVHcloud) is open source. You can audit the source code, self-host the software and keep the encryption keys under your own control. Switching is easier because data and software are not tied to a single party.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs SHAI (OVHcloud) 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 SHAI (OVHcloud)?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to SHAI (OVHcloud) include JetBrains AI Assistant, JetBrains Junie and Lurus Code. On this page you can compare 5 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to SHAI (OVHcloud)?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to SHAI (OVHcloud) include Mistral Code and Mistral Vibe CLI. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is SHAI (OVHcloud) GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

SHAI (OVHcloud) is headquartered in FR (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes SHAI (OVHcloud) an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

Details and sources

Verified by handHeadquarters, owner, hosting locations and licence have been checked by us against public sources. Free of charge and for every vendor, not a paid label. Nothing in this knowledge base is taken over automatically. Last checked on October 10, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in AI Coding

AI Coding: AI-powered code assistants — code completion, terminal agents, AI-native IDEs. 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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