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Uptime Kuma (self-host): sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted monitoring tool that checks whether websites, services and servers are available. It supports monitor types such as HTTP(s), TCP, ping, DNS records, keyword and JSON queries, WebSocket, push and Docker containers. When a check fails, it can send notifications through channels such as Telegram, Discord, Slack or email, and it can publish status pages, optionally on your own domain. It also shows response-time charts and certificate information, and supports two-factor authentication. The usual way to run it is with Docker or Docker Compose; it can also be installed directly with Node.js.

Uptime Kuma is open source under the MIT licence. It is maintained by an individual developer, Louis Lam, whose GitHub profile lists Hong Kong; no commercial vendor operates a hosted service for it. Because you run it yourself, the monitoring data, configuration and server location stay under your control, within the EU if you host it there. Alerts are sent to the notification services you configure, so the jurisdiction of those services is worth checking.

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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 July 2, 2026

Headquarters	EU (EU)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision	No — no adequacy decisionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model	Open-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hosting	EUVerified by hand
Open-source	YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	YesVendor-stated
Hosting signal	CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US (US)Technically measured
Category	DevOps
Type	Product
Website	uptime.kuma.pet ↗

The hosting signal shows the network that serves the vendor's website, often a CDN, and not necessarily where the service or your data is hosted. How we verify · Something wrong? Suggest a correction

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Uptime Kuma (self-host)

The European alternatives to Uptime Kuma (self-host) 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 Uptime Kuma (self-host)

Uptime Kuma (self-host) is headquartered in EU 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 Uptime Kuma (self-host) scores best on data residency.

Uptime Kuma (self-host) 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 Uptime Kuma (self-host) 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 Uptime Kuma (self-host)?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Uptime Kuma (self-host) include Buddy, CFEngine and Checkmk. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Uptime Kuma (self-host)?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Uptime Kuma (self-host) include CFEngine, Checkmk, Codeberg and Eclipse Che. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Uptime Kuma (self-host) GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Uptime Kuma (self-host) is headquartered in EU (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Uptime Kuma (self-host) 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 July 2, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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DevOps: CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring, container registries. 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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