EU Sovereignty Score
EU sovereignCRMHeadquarters: NL

Simplicate: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Simplicate is customer relationship and project management software for service businesses such as accountancy firms, architects, consultancies and creative or digital agencies. Its modules cover sales, projects, capacity planning, time tracking, invoicing, HR management and reporting, so one workflow runs from first customer contact to invoice. It is delivered as an online service with mobile apps. Simplicate Software B.V. is a Dutch company based in Groningen.

Because the company is established in the Netherlands and offers a data processing agreement under the GDPR, its contractual position falls under European law. The published sub-processor list shows most providers storing data inside the EEA, but at least one cloud and one monitoring provider are listed as storing data outside it. A European organisation should compare that list with its own requirements and check which data sits with which provider. The pages consulted do not describe a self-hosted option or an open-source edition.

Sovereignty score
59 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-2100
    Headquartered in the EU: European law applies
  • Data residency SOV-350
    Hosting inside and outside Europe (EU, OTHER)
  • 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-645
    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 10, 2026
Headquarters
NL (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EU, OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Type
Product
Website

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Simplicate

The European alternatives to Simplicate 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 Simplicate

Simplicate is headquartered in NL and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data.

Simplicate hosts data in EU, OTHER. Exactly what stays within the EU — and what does not — is defined by the vendor's data processing agreement and sub-processor list, not by a setting you control yourself; check those documents for the precise scope, including backups, logs and support access.

Simplicate 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 Simplicate 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 Simplicate?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Simplicate include ADITO, Axelor CRM and Axonaut. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Simplicate?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Simplicate include Axelor CRM. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

Simplicate is headquartered in NL (EU) and hosts data in EU, OTHER. That makes Simplicate 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 CRM

CRM: Customer relationship management — sales pipelines, contact 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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