Category: GIS & Geospatial
8 European alternatives to terrestris — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
German GIS company specialised in open-source geospatial solutions
Facts
- Headquarters
- DE (EU)
- Category
- GIS & Geospatial
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- Yes
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to terrestris
- Camptocamp↗
Swiss company specialised in open-source GIS and geospatial web applications
CH · open-source
- Coexya↗
French digital transformation and consulting group (1,000+ employees, hubs in Lyon, Paris, Rennes, Brest, Lille) offering GIS/geomatics consulting and implementation, including marine geomatics; acquired by Talan group in 2024, a French-headquartered (Paris) consulting group, so no foreign-parent flag applies.
FR · commercial
- Eurosense↗
Belgian aerial-survey and geospatial services provider founded 1964 (HQ Wemmel, Belgium), offering orthophotos, LiDAR, multispectral/satellite imagery processing, 3D modeling and terrain modeling, with offices across NL, DE, FR, HU, SK, PL, CZ, BG and RO. Employee count (~51-200 per rationale) not independently confirmed on the fetched page.
BE · commercial
- Hexagon Geospatial↗
Swedish company with powerful geospatial software for remote sensing and map analysis
IE · commercial
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to terrestris?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to terrestris include 52°North, Camptocamp and Coexya. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to terrestris?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to terrestris include 52°North, Camptocamp, GeoServer and GRASS GIS. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is terrestris GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
terrestris is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes terrestris an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.