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Zoznam.sk: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Zoznam.sk is a Slovak internet portal that began in 1997 as a web directory for the Slovak internet and later developed into a search service and portal with news and other services. The site is operated by Zoznam, s.r.o. The portal bundles websites such as Topky and Šport and is aimed mainly at Slovak users. The service is offered as a website, and the company moved to Bratislava in 2000.

Zoznam is a Slovak company inside the European Union, so Slovak and EU law apply. The website does not state who owns the company. The website does not state where user data is stored and contains no GDPR statement. For a European organisation this is a European consumer service with news and search features rather than a business platform. The website does not mention a data processing agreement for business use.

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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 October 11, 2026
Headquarters
SK (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
NoVendor-stated
Category
Search Engines
Type
Product
Website
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Zoznam.sk

The European alternatives to Zoznam.sk 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 Zoznam.sk

Zoznam.sk is headquartered in SK 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 Zoznam.sk scores best on data residency.

Zoznam.sk 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 Zoznam.sk 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 Zoznam.sk?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Zoznam.sk include Ecosia, Lilo and MetaGer. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Zoznam.sk?

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

Is Zoznam.sk GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Zoznam.sk is headquartered in SK (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Zoznam.sk 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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Compliance evidence

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