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Self-hosted / open sourceLow-code / No-codeHeadquarters: FI

Vaadin: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Vaadin is a full-stack user interface framework that developers use to build web applications. It is developed by Vaadin Ltd, based in Turku, Finland. Applications are written in code rather than with visual tools. The framework is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence, so organisations can run their business web applications on their own infrastructure.

The company states that its headquarters are in Finland, and its privacy policy names Vaadin Ltd, Lemminkäisenkatu 3 in Turku, as the controller. Because the framework is open source, an organisation can run applications on its own infrastructure, which keeps code and data under its own control. The privacy policy states that personal data is transferred outside the EU and EEA, for example to the United States, under standard contractual clauses. The majority owner is not named on the website, so the ownership structure is unconfirmed.

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Sovereignty score
92 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-2100
    Headquartered in the EU: European law applies
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    Hosting inside and outside Europe (EU, US)
  • 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-690
    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
Headquarters
FI (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
Self-hosted, e.g. in EU, US (your choice)Verified by hand
Open-source
YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Low-code / No-code
Type
Product
Website
vaadin.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Vaadin

The European alternatives to Vaadin come from our knowledge base of over 6,800 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 Vaadin

Vaadin is headquartered in FI and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data.

Vaadin hosts data in 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.

Vaadin 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 Vaadin 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 Vaadin?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Vaadin include Appmixer, Baserow and Betty Blocks. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Vaadin?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Vaadin include Baserow, Convertigo and Corteza. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

Vaadin is headquartered in FI (EU) and hosts data in EU, US. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Vaadin 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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Sources

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Compliance evidence

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