40 European Identity vendors.
Identity: Identity and access management — SSO, MFA, directory services. Below, every vendor in the knowledge base headquartered in the EU or the EEA, each checked by us for headquarters, owner, hosting and licence. Non-European vendors are listed at the bottom with a link to their European alternatives.
60 vendors in total: 40 European, 16 American, 4 other; 18 open source. Last checked: 4 October 2026.
Why this matters for digital sovereignty
Identity and access management is the key to every other system, so a breach or foreign government access here carries outsized weight under GDPR. Assess where identity and credential data is stored, who ultimately owns the vendor, and whether self-hosting is an option.
European vendors
- Bare.IDEU sovereign
German managed Keycloak platform for identity and access management
Germany
- cidaasEU sovereign
German cloud identity and access management platform with CIAM focus
Germany
- Clever Cloud KeycloakEU sovereign
French cloud platform with integrated identity management
France
- ConnectisEU sovereign
Dutch identity and access management consultancy and platform
Netherlands · owner in Norway
- DunaEU sovereign
Dutch AI platform for business identity verification and onboarding, aligned with eIDAS 2.0.
Netherlands
- EngityEU sovereign
German GDPR-compliant cloud IAM/CIAM as a European Okta alternative.
Germany
- Evolveum midPointSelf-hosted / open source
Slovak open-source identity governance and administration platform
Slovakia · open-source
- FourthlineEU sovereign
Amsterdam-based KYC and AML verification for banks and fintechs.
Netherlands
- FreeIPASelf-hosted / open source
FreeIPA is a free, open-source (GPLv3) identity management suite sponsored by Red Hat (a US/IBM subsidiary), developed primarily at Red Hat Czech s.r.o. in Brno. Deployed as self-hosted software; ultimate control rests with IBM/Red Hat (US).
Czechia · owner in United States · open-source
- HankoEU sovereign
EU passkey-first authentication components for customer identity
Germany · open-source
- IAMcloudEU sovereign
Dutch cloud identity platform for zero-trust access management
Netherlands
- iDenfyEU sovereign
Lithuanian identity verification and fraud prevention (Kaunas).
Lithuania
- IDnowEU-hosted, non-EU parent
Munich-based identity verification (video-ident, AutoIdent); majority-owned by Corsair Capital (US) since March 2025.
Germany · owner in United States
- itsmeEU sovereign
Benelux digital identity and verification platform
Belgium
- KanidmSelf-hosted / open source
Open-source identity/directory; self-hostable.
Germany · open-source
- KlippaEU sovereign
Groningen-based identity verification and document processing.
Netherlands
- LemonLDAP::NGSelf-hosted / open source
French open-source SSO/IDP.
France · open-source
- midPoint (Evolveum)EU sovereign
EU identity governance; self-host.
Slovakia · open-source
- NethServerSelf-hosted / open source
Italian open-source server platform with identity management and groupware
Italy · open-source
- NEVIS SecurityEU sovereign
Swiss IAM and MFA suite used in regulated sectors
Switzerland
- NexisEU sovereign
German identity governance and access-intelligence platform (Nexis Controle).
Germany
- OmadaEU sovereign
Danish identity governance and administration (IGA) platform (Omada Identity).
Denmark
- OndatoEU sovereign
Lithuanian KYC, AML and age verification (Vilnius).
Lithuania
- OneSpanEU sovereign
Belgian digital identity verification and security solutions
Belgium
- OpenLDAPSelf-hosted / open source
open-source LDAP directory service for identity management
Germany · open-source
- OryEU sovereign
German open-source identity infrastructure for cloud-native apps
Germany · open-source
- privacyIDEASelf-hosted / open source
EU MFA/token server; self-hostable.
Germany · open-source
- SignicatEU sovereign
Norwegian digital-identity and KYC hub with eID connections across Europe.
Norway
- SimpleSAMLphpSelf-hosted / open source
Open-source SAML toolkit; self-hostable.
Norway · open-source
- SybolEU sovereign
Spanish corporate wallet for verifiable credentials, aligned with eIDAS 2.0.
Spain
- Systancia CleanroomEU sovereign
French privileged access management (PAM) solution by Systancia, part of the cyberelements platform.
France
- UbisecureEU sovereign
Finnish CIAM, IDaaS and B2B IAM specialist founded 2002, provider of the largest B2B IAM deployment for the Finnish Government and a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) issuer via RapidLEI; commercial/proprietary platform with EU-based hosting.
Finland
- UniventionEU sovereign
Open-source identity management and IT infrastructure from Germany
Germany · open-source
- Ver.iDEU sovereign
Dutch aggregator for decentralised digital identity and eIDAS 2.0 wallets.
Netherlands
- VeriffEU sovereign
Estonian AI-driven identity verification (Tallinn).
Estonia
- VerimiEU sovereign
German identity platform for secure digital identity verification
Germany
- WALLIXEU sovereign
European privileged access management (PAM) solution
France
- WebIDEU sovereign
Berlin-based digital identification (video-ident, eID) for KYC.
Germany
- yes.comEU sovereign
German identity verification platform via banks for strong customer authentication
Germany
- ZitadelEU sovereign
Swiss open-source identity management with cloud-native architecture
Switzerland · open-source
Non-European vendors in this category
For each vendor, the page with European alternatives and the sovereignty profile.
- Non-EU vendorAuth0United States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorAuthentikUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorBeyondTrustUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorCyberArkIsrael · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorDelineaUnited States · 3 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorDuo SecurityUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorFusionAuthUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorGluuUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Self-hosted / open sourceIBM Security Verify Access (ISAM/WebSEAL)United States · 3 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorKeycloakUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Self-hosted / open sourceMicrosoft Active DirectoryUnited States · 7 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorMicrosoft EntraUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorOktaUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorPing IdentityUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorSailPointUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorSaviyntUnited States · 6 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorShibbolethUnited Kingdom · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorSumsubUnited Kingdom · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorWorkOSUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorWSO2 Identity ServerUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
Frequently asked questions
Which European Identity vendors are there?
The knowledge base lists 40 European Identity vendors, including Bare.ID, cidaas, Clever Cloud Keycloak and Connectis. Every record is checked for headquarters, ultimate owner, hosting locations and licence.
Are there open-source options for Identity?
Yes. Open-source Identity software from Europe includes Evolveum midPoint, FreeIPA, Hanko and Kanidm; you can self-host it with the encryption keys under your own control.