Category: Low-code / No-code
8 European alternatives to Lowdefy — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
South African open-source (Apache 2.0) low-code framework for building internal tools and configuration dashboards via declarative, Git-manageable YAML files.
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Facts
- Headquarters
- ZA (OTHER)
- EU adequacy decision
- No — no adequacy decision
- Sovereignty model
- Open-source, distributed
- Category
- Low-code / No-code
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- Yes
- Data hosting
- EU
Sources
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Compliance evidence
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Sovereignty profile of Lowdefy
How this vendor scores on the five dimensions of the Digital Sovereignty Heatmap: 0 is sovereign, 100 is high exposure. These are the same scores the assessment uses.
| Jurisdictional exposure (JES) | Headquartered outside the EU (ZA) | 50 |
|---|---|---|
| Data residency (DRS) | EU-only hosting | 0 |
| Cryptographic key sovereignty (CKS) | Self-hostable: encryption keys under your own control | 10 |
| Platform lock-in (PLS) | Open source: low switching costs | 20 |
| Source & runtime sovereignty (SRS) | Source code auditable, forkable and self-hostable | 25 |
| Average | 21 |
Why digital sovereignty matters with Lowdefy
Lowdefy is headquartered in ZA, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor.
Data is hosted exclusively in the EU, so Lowdefy scores best on data residency.
Lowdefy is open source. You can audit the source code, self-host the software and keep the encryption keys under your own control. Switching is easier because data and software are not tied to a single party.
What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Lowdefy together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Lowdefy
The European alternatives to Lowdefy come from our knowledge base of over 3,600 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.
- Convertigo↗
French open-source low-code platform for enterprise mobile and web applications
FR · open-source
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Lowdefy?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Lowdefy include Baserow, Betty Blocks and Convertigo. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Lowdefy?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Lowdefy include Baserow, Convertigo and Corteza. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Lowdefy GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Lowdefy is headquartered in ZA (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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