EU Sovereignty Score
Non-EU vendorLow-code / No-codeHeadquarters: US

Zapier: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Zapier is a workflow automation platform. Users connect web applications by building automated workflows called Zaps, in which an event in one app triggers actions in others, starting from templates or with help from the AI assistant Zapier Copilot. Zapier also offers tables, interfaces, a canvas and a developer platform, and connects AI assistants to apps through MCP. Administration features include single sign-on, role-based access, SCIM and an audit API. It is a web-based service with free sign-up.

Zapier is a US company, founded in 2011, with San Francisco listed as its headquarters; it has operated fully remotely since its founding. The company states that it complies with the GDPR, the UK GDPR and the CCPA and cites a SOC 2 Type II report. The public pages consulted do not say where customer data is stored. The software is not open source. A European organisation that routes personal data through Zaps should review the data processing agreement and the list of subprocessors, since the vendor is subject to US jurisdiction.

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Sovereignty score
17 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-210
    Headquartered in the US: CLOUD Act and FISA 702
  • Data residency SOV-30
    No hosting in Europe (US)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-320
    Key management with a non-European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-615
    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 October 5, 2026
Headquarters
US (US)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
Only for companies individually certified under the EU-US Data Privacy FrameworkVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
USVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Low-code / No-code
Type
Product
Website
zapier.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Zapier

The European alternatives to Zapier 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 Zapier

Zapier is headquartered in the United States. US vendors fall under the CLOUD Act and FISA 702: US authorities can compel access to data, even when that data sits in a European data centre. That is the core of the jurisdictional exposure in our model.

Zapier hosts data outside the EU (US). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and pulls the data residency score down.

Zapier 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 Zapier 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 Zapier?

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

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

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

Zapier is headquartered in US and hosts data in US. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

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 5, 2026.

Sources

Public sources used in the latest check of this record.

Compliance evidence

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