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TimeSec: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

TimeSec is a German time-recording solution for the construction trades and skilled crafts. Employees record working and project time through an app, the web or terminals on site; crews can be booked together by a foreman, including without an internet connection, and identification can work with an NFC card or token. The package also covers surcharge calculation, absence management, import and export for payroll, and a digital site diary module. According to the vendor, location data is captured only when clocking in and out. The software is delivered as SaaS; the terminals are matching hardware from the vendor.

TimeSec Zeitmanagement GmbH is based in Berlin, Germany; the website names no parent company. According to the vendor, data is processed and stored in Germany, with role-based access and regular backups. The website says a data processing agreement and the technical and organisational measures are available. For a European organisation this means a vendor and data processing within the EU; ask which hosting provider is used and whether sub-processors are involved.

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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 14, 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
Category
Time Tracking
Type
Product
Website
timesec.de ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to TimeSec

The European alternatives to TimeSec come from our knowledge base of over 9,200 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 TimeSec

TimeSec 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 TimeSec scores best on data residency.

TimeSec 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 TimeSec 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 TimeSec?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to TimeSec include 123erfasst, ADMIA Chrono and amacos. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to TimeSec?

Our list of EU alternatives to TimeSec is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

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

TimeSec is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes TimeSec 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 14, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Time Tracking

Time Tracking: Apps for tracking time spent on tasks and projects. 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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