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Non-EU vendorMaps & NavigationHeadquarters: CA

Transit: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Transit is a public transport app for cities that shows nearby bus, train, walking and bike options, real-time departures and trip planning. Riders can share real-time vehicle locations with other users, and trip feedback is passed to transit agencies. The app works with transit agency partners.

Transit is operated by a company incorporated in Québec and based in Montréal, Canada, so the provider is established outside the EU and the United States. Its privacy policy states that account data is held on servers in Canada, with backups stored in the European Union, while pseudonymised information not linked to an account is held in the United States. The policy includes a GDPR statement, names a data controller role and an EU representative, but does not name a transfer mechanism. For a European organisation, the practical points are the processing locations in Canada and the United States and the absence of a named transfer safeguard.

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Sovereignty score
42 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (CA)
  • Data residency SOV-350
    Hosting inside and outside Europe (OTHER, EU, US)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-340
    Key management with a non-European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-630
    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 11, 2026
HeadquartersCA (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decisionYes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingOTHER, EU, USVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantYesVendor-stated
CategoryMaps & Navigation
TypeProduct
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Transit

The European alternatives to Transit come from our knowledge base of over 6,200 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 Transit

Transit is headquartered in CA, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor.

Transit hosts data in OTHER, EU, US. 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.

Transit 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 Transit 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 Transit?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Transit include BRouter, calimoto and cartes.gouv.fr. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Transit?

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

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

Transit is headquartered in CA (OTHER) and hosts data in OTHER, EU, US. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

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 11, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Maps & Navigation

Maps & Navigation: Maps, route planning and navigation services. 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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