Category: Identity

8 European alternatives to Okta — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.

Cloud identity provider with SSO, MFA, and lifecycle management

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Facts

Headquarters: US (US)
Category: Identity
Type: Product
GDPR-compliant: Yes
Open-source: No
Data hosting: US, EU

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Okta

NEVIS Security
Swiss IAM and MFA suite used in regulated sectors
CH · commercial
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Clever Cloud IAM
French cloud platform with integrated identity management
FR · commercial
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Zitadel
Swiss open-source identity management with cloud-native architecture
CH · open-source
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Evolveum midPoint
Slovak open-source identity governance and administration platform
SK · open-source
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FreeIPA
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).
CZ · open-source
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Hanko
EU passkey-first authentication components for customer identity
DE · open-source
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Kanidm
Open-source identity/directory; self-hostable.
DE · open-source
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LemonLDAP::NG
French open-source SSO/IDP.
FR · open-source
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Okta?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Okta include NEVIS Security, Clever Cloud IAM and Zitadel. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Okta?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Okta include Zitadel, Evolveum midPoint, FreeIPA, Hanko, Kanidm and LemonLDAP::NG. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

Okta is headquartered in US and hosts data in US, 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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