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UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS): sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

UDS Enterprise is a desktop virtualisation platform from Virtual Cable S.L. It manages and delivers virtual Windows and Linux desktops (VDI), virtualises applications, including third-party ones, and provides remote access to physical Windows, Linux and macOS devices through a cross-platform connection broker. The vendor lists automation, scheduling, monitoring and high availability as core functions. The software runs on-premises or in public, hybrid or multi-cloud environments; UDS Cloud and managed DaaS options are also offered. It is intended as an alternative to Citrix or VMware Horizon environments. Its open-source base is the OpenUDS project, licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

Virtual Cable S.L. is based in Rivas-Vaciamadrid near Madrid, Spain. The website does not state its ownership structure. When installed on your own servers, you decide where desktops and data run, including inside the EU. In its privacy policy the company refers to European and Spanish data-protection rules and to the Spanish regulator AEPD. For the cloud and DaaS variants, it is worth settling the chosen region and the underlying cloud provider in advance.

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Sovereignty score

94 / 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-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-6100
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 12, 2026

Headquarters	ES (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting	Self-hosted, e.g. in EU (your choice)Verified by hand
Open-source	YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	NoVendor-stated
Category	Remote Desktop & Support
Type	Product
Website	udsenterprise.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS)

The European alternatives to UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS) come from our knowledge base of over 8,000 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 UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS)

UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS) is headquartered in ES 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 UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS) scores best on data residency.

UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS) 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 UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS) 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 UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS)?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS) include AnyDesk, DWService and FastViewer. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS)?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS) include DWService. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS) GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS) is headquartered in ES (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes UDS Enterprise (OpenUDS) 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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