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Self-hosted / open sourceRemote Desktop & SupportHeadquarters: DE

XPipe: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

XPipe is a connection hub and terminal launcher for managing remote systems from your own desktop. It presents servers, containers and virtual machines in one hierarchical overview and supports, among other things, SSH (including config files, agents, jump servers and tunnels), Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, WSL, VNC, RDP and a remote file browser. Nothing extra has to be installed on the target systems. The application is delivered as a native installation for Windows, macOS and Linux, with a webtop variant that runs as a Docker container.

XPipe is developed by XPipe UG (haftungsbeschränkt) in Ludwigsburg, Germany. It follows an open-core model: the core is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and available on GitHub, while some components for paid plans are closed source. According to the project, all data is stored only on your own systems in an encrypted vault, and teams can synchronise through their own git repository. No vendor cloud is required, so your connection data stays under your own control.

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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 14, 2026
Headquarters
DE (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Open-source, distributedVerified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
YesVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Remote Desktop & Support
Type
Product
Website
xpipe.io ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to XPipe

The European alternatives to XPipe come from our knowledge base of over 8,400 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 XPipe

XPipe is headquartered in DE 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 XPipe scores best on data residency.

XPipe 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 XPipe 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 XPipe?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to XPipe 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 XPipe?

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

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

XPipe is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes XPipe 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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Digital sovereignty in Remote Desktop & Support

Remote Desktop & Support: Remote access, remote support and screen sharing. 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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