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Self-hosted / open sourceDatabase & Data ManagementHeadquarters: GB

TypeDB: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

TypeDB is a graph database for modelling and querying connected data. Its TypeQL language checks writes and queries against a model of the domain, so data that does not fit the model is rejected. Organisations use it for knowledge graphs and for data with complex relationships. It can run locally in a Community Edition, be self-hosted with vendor support, or be fully managed on Google Cloud or AWS. The core database is published on GitHub under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.

TypeDB Ltd is a UK company with its registered office in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, so it sits outside EU jurisdiction. The website names no owners or investors. Hosting regions for the managed cloud on Google Cloud and AWS are not stated on the vendor's public pages. For a European organisation, self-hosting on its own European infrastructure with the MPL-licensed software keeps the data under the organisation's control. A managed subscription means a contract with a UK company and a question about where the data is stored.

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Sovereignty score
77 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (GB)
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    No hosting in Europe (OTHER)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-390
    Self-hostable: encryption keys under your own control
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-680
    Open source: low switching costs
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-665
    Source code auditable, forkable and self-hostable

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
HeadquartersGB (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decisionYes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty modelOpen-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hostingOTHERVerified by hand
Open-sourceYesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantNoVendor-stated
CategoryDatabase & Data Management
TypeProduct
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to TypeDB

The European alternatives to TypeDB 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 TypeDB

TypeDB is headquartered in GB, 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.

TypeDB hosts data outside the EU (OTHER). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

TypeDB is open source. You can audit the source code, self-host the software and keep the encryption keys under your own control. Switching is easier because data and software are not tied to a single party.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs TypeDB 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 TypeDB?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to TypeDB include Aiven, ArangoDB and DuckDB. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to TypeDB?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to TypeDB include DuckDB, Elastic, Firebird SQL, MariaDB and Meilisearch. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

TypeDB is headquartered in GB (OTHER) and hosts data in OTHER. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. 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.

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Compliance evidence

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