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Upgates: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Upgates is an online store platform developed by EVici webdesign s.r.o., a Czech company. Merchants use it to launch and run one or several web shops, with design customisation, a point-of-sale module, B2B sales, order-processing automation and synchronisation with comparison sites and marketplaces. Integrations are available through a public API, CSV or XML import and custom scripts. The site presents the product as a rented online store on subscription plans, which points to a hosted service, although the hosting model is not spelled out.

EVici webdesign s.r.o. is registered in the Czech commercial register. The vendor's site does not state where customer data is hosted, whether the software is open source, or who owns the company, and no foreign parent was identified. As a Czech company, the provider is established in the EU and subject to GDPR. A European merchant should nonetheless confirm hosting locations, sub-processors and any data transfers in the contract, because these details are not published on the product pages.

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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

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Facts and evidence

Last checked October 10, 2026
HeadquartersCZ (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingEUVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantYesVendor-stated
CategoryE-commerce
TypeProduct
Websiteupgates.com ↗

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The European alternatives to Upgates 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 Upgates

Upgates is headquartered in CZ 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 Upgates scores best on data residency.

Upgates 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 Upgates 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 Upgates?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Upgates include ablefy, SCAYLE and Actindo. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Upgates?

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

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

Upgates is headquartered in CZ (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Upgates 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 10, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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