Category: Document Management (DMS)
8 European alternatives to OpenKM — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
OpenKM is a document management system (DMS). The Community Edition is available free of charge but has been distributed as a closed binary since version 7.0 (released 2024); source code is no longer published. Versions up to and including 6.x were released under GPL-2.0 with full source code. The Professional and Cloud editions are commercial.
Facts
- Headquarters
- ES (EU)
- Category
- Document Management (DMS)
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to OpenKM
- ELO Digital Office↗
German ECM system for document management, archiving and business processes
DE · commercial
- LogicalDOC↗
Italian open-source DMS with full-text search and document version management
IT · open-source
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to OpenKM?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to OpenKM include agorum, DocuWare and Doxis (SER Group). On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to OpenKM?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to OpenKM include agorum and LogicalDOC. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is OpenKM GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
OpenKM is headquartered in ES (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes OpenKM an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.