EU sovereignCloud Storage (Personal)Headquarters: CH

Swisscom myCloud: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Swisscom myCloud is the cloud storage service of Swiss telecommunications provider Swisscom. Private users can back up photos, videos and other files automatically, open them from computers, smartphones and TV, and share files through links. The service is available to Swisscom customers and non-customers, and is used through a web interface and desktop and smartphone apps.

Swisscom AG has its registered seat in Ittigen near Bern, Switzerland. The Swiss Confederation holds the majority of the share capital, so the ownership structure adds no foreign parent company. Swisscom states that photos and videos are stored in Switzerland, outside the EU. Organisations that process personal data should check the contractual terms directly with the provider, including whether a data processing agreement under Article 28 GDPR is available, before storing business records in the service.

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Sovereignty score

67 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign

Jurisdiction SOV-2100
Headquartered in Switzerland: Swiss law, recognised by the EU as adequate
Data residency SOV-380
Hosting in Switzerland only (recognised by the EU as adequate)
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	CH (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model	Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting	CHVerified by hand
Open-source	NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	NoVendor-stated
Category	Cloud Storage (Personal)
Type	Product
Website	swisscom.ch ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Swisscom myCloud

The European alternatives to Swisscom myCloud come from our knowledge base of over 7,800 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 Swisscom myCloud

Swisscom myCloud is headquartered in Switzerland and falls under Swiss law, including the revised Swiss data protection act. Switzerland is not an EU member, but the European Commission recognises its level of data protection as adequate. Its Swiss headquarters does not by itself bring it under US legislation such as the CLOUD Act.

Swisscom myCloud hosts data in Switzerland only. Switzerland is not part of the EU or the EEA, so the GDPR does not apply there directly; the European Commission does recognise Swiss data protection as adequate, so personal data can go there without extra safeguards. Our model therefore scores it between EU hosting and hosting outside Europe. If you require strictly EU hosting, take this into account.

Swisscom myCloud 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 Swisscom myCloud 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 Swisscom myCloud?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Swisscom myCloud include CloudMe, Cozy Cloud and Cryptee. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Swisscom myCloud?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Swisscom myCloud include Cozy Cloud, Cryptee, Filen and Internxt. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Swisscom myCloud GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Swisscom myCloud is headquartered in CH (EFTA) and hosts data in CH. That makes Swisscom myCloud 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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Compliance evidence

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Cloud Storage (Personal): Personal cloud storage — sync and share files. 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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