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Thincast RD WebServices: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Thincast RD WebServices is a software suite from Thincast Technologies GmbH for secure access to Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) servers. RD Gateway is an SSL-based RDP proxy that exposes only port 443 and hides the remote desktop servers from the internet. RD WebAccess distributes signable .rdp files and RD WebClient opens apps and desktops in an HTML5 browser. The RD AdvancedSecurity add-on provides GeoIP and brute-force protection, time-controlled logons and automatic certificates (ACME). Two-factor authentication works through the Thincast Authenticator app. The components run on Windows and Linux and integrate with Active Directory.

Thincast Technologies GmbH is based in Mödling, Austria; its website names no parent company. The software is meant to be installed on your own servers, so you decide where connections run and data is processed. The product pages say nothing about telemetry or a hosting location, so ask the vendor. The company contributes to the separate open-source project FreeRDP; whether RD WebServices itself is open source is not stated. The suite is an alternative to Microsoft's Remote Desktop roles, without the restriction to Windows.

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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 15, 2026
Headquarters
AT (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
Remote Desktop & Support
Type
Product
Website
thincast.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Thincast RD WebServices

The European alternatives to Thincast RD WebServices come from our knowledge base of over 9,400 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 Thincast RD WebServices

Thincast RD WebServices is headquartered in AT 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 Thincast RD WebServices scores best on data residency.

Thincast RD WebServices 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 Thincast RD WebServices 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 Thincast RD WebServices?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Thincast RD WebServices include AnyDesk, deskMate and DWService. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Thincast RD WebServices?

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

Is Thincast RD WebServices GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Thincast RD WebServices is headquartered in AT (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Thincast RD WebServices 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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