Category: Cybersecurity

6 European alternatives to Kaspersky — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.

Cybersecurity company with European data infrastructure and endpoint protection

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Facts

Headquarters: RU (OTHER)
Category: Cybersecurity
Type: Product
GDPR-compliant: Yes
Open-source: No
Data hosting: EU

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Kaspersky

Avira
Avira is a German cybersecurity brand (HQ: Tettnang, DE) operating as a subsidiary of Gen Digital Inc. (US, NASDAQ: GEN) since January 2021. Gen Digital also owns Norton, Avast, AVG, and LifeLock.
DE · commercial
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Bitdefender
Romanian cybersecurity company for antivirus and endpoint protection
RO · commercial
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ESET
European cybersecurity company providing endpoint protection
SK · commercial
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F-Secure
Finnish cybersecurity company specialising in endpoint and cloud protection
FI · commercial
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G DATA
German cybersecurity company for antivirus and endpoint protection
DE · commercial
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WithSecure
Finnish cybersecurity company (formerly F-Secure Business)
FI · commercial
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Kaspersky?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Kaspersky include Avira, Bitdefender and ESET. On this page you can compare 6 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Kaspersky?

Our list of EU alternatives to Kaspersky is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

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

Kaspersky is headquartered in RU (OTHER) and hosts data in EU. 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.

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