Category: API Management
4 European alternatives to Frends — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Finnish iPaaS and API management platform tracing its origins to 1988, spun out as an independent European company. Over 250 employees across Finland, Sweden, Germany and Poland, serving 6,000+ customers in 16+ countries as of 2026. Markets itself on GDPR-native, EU-based operations free of US CLOUD Act exposure.
Facts
- Headquarters
- FI (EU)
- Category
- API Management
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Frends
- Locoia↗
German low-code iPaaS and API integration platform headquartered in Hamburg (corrected from proposed Frankfurt, which is only the server-hosting location), with 1000+ connectors. Acquired by Aareon AG (also a German company) in February 2023; infrastructure hosted in Frankfurt, ISO 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant.
DE · commercial
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Frends?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Frends include Axway, Fusio and Locoia. On this page you can compare 4 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Frends?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Frends include Fusio and STOA. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Frends GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Frends is headquartered in FI (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Frends an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.