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Self-hosted / open sourceDNS Privacy & FilteringHeadquarters: US

Zenarmor: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Zenarmor is a network security product for firewalls and gateways, combining network filtering and DNS security with policy management from one console. It can be deployed on a gateway, in the cloud or on an endpoint, and runs on a range of hardware. Zenarmor is developed by Sunny Valley Cybersecurity Inc., which trades as Zenarmor and is based in Cupertino, California. Its privacy notice states that the company complies with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

Zenarmor's headquarters are in the United States, so the company is subject to US law. The privacy notice does not name the countries where personal data is processed. Because the product runs on the customer's own gateways and endpoints, the organisation decides where the software and its configuration reside. The hosting location of the cloud console is not stated publicly, and the vendor's site does not describe the product as open source. For a European organisation, local deployment is the relevant model, with the cloud components requiring separate review.

Sovereignty score
55 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-210
    Headquartered in the US: CLOUD Act and FISA 702
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    No hosting in Europe (US)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-380
    Closed source, but self-hostable: encryption keys and runtime under your own control
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-645
    Closed source, but self-hostable on your own infrastructure

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
HeadquartersUS (US)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decisionOnly for companies individually certified under the EU-US Data Privacy FrameworkVerified by hand
Data hostingSelf-hosted, e.g. in US (your choice)Verified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantNoVendor-stated
CategoryDNS Privacy & Filtering
TypeProduct
Websitezenarmor.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Zenarmor

The European alternatives to Zenarmor 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 Zenarmor

Zenarmor 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.

Zenarmor runs on infrastructure you choose and control yourself. You decide where the data lives, including fully within the EU if you want — this is not a fixed hosting choice made by the vendor.

Zenarmor is closed source, but you run the software yourself on your own infrastructure. The encryption keys and the runtime therefore stay under your own control, though you cannot audit or modify the source code. Ask about export options and open standards to limit software-level lock-in.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Zenarmor 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 Zenarmor?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Zenarmor include AdGuard DNS, AdGuard Home and Blocky. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Zenarmor?

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

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

Zenarmor is headquartered in US and hosts data in US. Its GDPR compliance is limited or unclear. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

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Compliance evidence

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