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Ver.iD: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Ver.iD is a Dutch provider of services and software for digital credentials and wallet-based identity. On its Ver.iD Studio platform, organisations design credentials in a rulebook, issue them to digital wallets, make them discoverable, verify data that people share from their wallets, and manage status and revocation. Alongside the platform, Ver.iD offers guided programmes, from use-case exploration and proof-of-concept trials to go-live and login with the EU digital identity (EUDI) wallet. The platform is reached through Studio accounts and developer APIs. Typical sectors are local government, accountancy, insurance, healthcare and finance.

Ver.iD is a trade name of Subst.iD B.V. and is based in Amsterdam. According to an analyst profile, the company works with open standards and in dialogue with regulators. It is privately held, and the sources consulted name no parent company. The vendor does not publish where the platform is hosted, so ask for the hosting location and sub-processors when contracting.

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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

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked September 8, 2026

Headquarters	NL (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model	Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting	EUVerified by hand
Open-source	NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant	YesVendor-stated
Hosting signal	AS12876 - Scaleway SAS, FR (FR)Technically measured
Category	Identity
Type	Product
Website	ver.id ↗

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 Ver.iD

The European alternatives to Ver.iD 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 Ver.iD

Ver.iD is headquartered in NL 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 Ver.iD scores best on data residency.

Ver.iD 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 Ver.iD 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 Ver.iD?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Ver.iD include Adnovum, Airlock and Auðkenni. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Ver.iD?

Our list of EU alternatives to Ver.iD is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

Is Ver.iD GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Ver.iD is headquartered in NL (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Ver.iD 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 September 8, 2026.

Sources

This record was checked via the vendor's website and legal notice when it was added on September 8, 2026. Source links have been recorded per record since 20 September 2026.

Compliance evidence

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