Category: Cybersecurity

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

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Facts

Headquarters: DE (EU)
Category: Cybersecurity
Type: Product
GDPR-compliant: Yes
Open-source: Yes
Data hosting: EU

Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to WireGuard

Avira
Avira is a German cybersecurity brand (HQ: Tettnang, DE) operating as a subsidiary of Gen Digital Inc. (US, NASDAQ: GEN) since January 2021. Gen Digital also owns Norton, Avast, AVG, and LifeLock.
DE · commercial
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Bitdefender
Romanian cybersecurity company for antivirus and endpoint protection
RO · commercial
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Clavister
Swedish cybersecurity company with firewalls and network security solutions
SE · commercial
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CrowdSec
French open-source collaborative intrusion prevention system
FR · open-source
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EclecticIQ
Dutch threat intelligence platform for cyber threat analysis
NL · commercial
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Elastic Security
Dutch open-source SIEM and endpoint security powered by Elasticsearch
NL · open-source
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ESET
European cybersecurity company providing endpoint protection
SK · commercial
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F-Secure
Finnish cybersecurity company specialising in endpoint and cloud protection
FI · commercial
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to WireGuard?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to WireGuard include Avira, Bitdefender and Clavister. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to WireGuard?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to WireGuard include CrowdSec and Elastic Security. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

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

WireGuard is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes WireGuard an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

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