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Tebis: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Tebis is CAD/CAM and MES software for manufacturing, focused on single parts and small series such as dies, moulds and models, production machining, automotive and aerospace. Its CAD functions are geared to manufacturing, for example model preparation, springback compensation, electrode design and reverse engineering. The CAM side programs milling, drilling, turning, EDM and laser processes with collision checking and simulation. There are also quality control (CAQ) and the ProLeiS MES for planning, manufacturing control and internal logistics. With the Tebis Browser you can view CAD files without a Tebis workstation.

Tebis AG is a German company, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Planegg (Martinsried) near Munich, and is described as an owner-managed company. The software is commercial and closed-source. Tebis states that it is audited for information security under TISAX. The website gives no information on cloud hosting, so where and by whom systems are hosted is a point for a European organisation to clarify with the vendor.

Sovereignty score
71 / 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-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 5, 2026
Headquarters
DE (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
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Type
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Website

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Tebis

The European alternatives to Tebis 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 Tebis

Tebis is headquartered in DE 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 Tebis scores best on data residency.

Tebis 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 Tebis 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 Tebis?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Tebis include ACCA software, ALLPLAN and AUCOTEC Engineering Base. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Tebis?

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

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

Tebis is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Tebis 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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Sources

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Compliance evidence

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CAD & Engineering: Computer-aided design, 3D modelling and engineering simulation software. 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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