Category: BPM & Workflow
8 European alternatives to ToolJet — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Open-source low-code framework (San Francisco, US) for internal tools and approval workflows; self-hostable with an optional ToolJet Cloud.
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Facts
- Headquarters
- US (US)
- EU adequacy decision
- Only for companies individually certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
- Category
- BPM & Workflow
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- Yes
- Data hosting
- Self-hosted, e.g. in self-host, US cloud (your choice)
Sources
Public sources used in the latest check of this record.
Compliance evidence
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Sovereignty profile of ToolJet
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 in the US: CLOUD Act and FISA 702 | 90 |
|---|---|---|
| Data residency (DRS) | No EU hosting (self-host, US cloud) | 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 | 35 |
| Average | 31 |
Why digital sovereignty matters with ToolJet
ToolJet is headquartered in the United States. US vendors fall under the CLOUD Act and FISA 702: US authorities can compel access to data, even when that data sits in a European data centre. That is the core of the jurisdictional exposure in our model.
ToolJet hosts data outside the EU (self-host, US cloud). Personal data therefore leaves the EU, which requires a transfer mechanism under the GDPR and drives the data residency score up.
ToolJet 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 ToolJet together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to ToolJet
The European alternatives to ToolJet 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.
- Camunda↗
Camunda is a German business process management (BPM) and workflow automation platform. Camunda 8 (Self-Managed) moved to the proprietary Camunda License v1 in October 2024 (v8.6); production use requires a paid license. Camunda 7 remains Apache 2.0 but is in maintenance mode.
DE · commercial
- Imixs-Workflow↗
German open-source workflow engine based on BPMN 2.0 for Java applications
DE · open-source
- Kestra↗
Kestra is an open-source, event-driven orchestration platform for data, AI, and infrastructure workflows, built by Paris-headquartered Kestra Technologies (legally registered in La Madeleine, near Lille, France). Released under Apache 2.0, it lets teams declaratively define and run batch and event-driven workflows (YAML-based) with 1600+ plugins, and is used by large enterprises. The company raised a EUR 21M Series A in March 2026 to expand the orchestration platform. Actively maintained: v1.3.26 shipped June 30, 2026, with 27k+ GitHub stars and continuous commit activity.
FR · open-source
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to ToolJet?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to ToolJet include ARIS, Automatisch and Bonitasoft. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to ToolJet?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to ToolJet include Automatisch, Bonitasoft, Flowable, Imixs-Workflow, Joget and Kestra. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is ToolJet GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
ToolJet is headquartered in US and hosts data in self-host, US cloud. 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.
Digital sovereignty in BPM & Workflow
BPM & Workflow: Business process management, workflow automation and process modelling. In this category the choice of vendor determines who has legal access to your data, where that data lives and how easily you can switch later.
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