Tech Sovereignty Audit Report
Prepared by SovereignStack · May 2026
Illustrative example. This is a high-level operational resilience diagnostic for informational purposes only — not legal counsel, a GDPR audit or a compliance certification. Scores reflect jurisdictional dependency, not a legal finding; tools under third-country transfer frameworks (e.g. US FISA §702) may warrant a Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA) with qualified counsel.
Overall risk score
Acme Technologies Ltd currently operates with significant exposure to US-controlled digital infrastructure. Of the nine primary tools audited, seven are operated by US-headquartered corporations subject to American jurisdiction, executive orders and sanctions regimes.
The Atlantic Council's 2026 report notes that recent US posture has "caused even the most transatlantic of EU leaders to question the reliability of the United States." This report provides a prioritised roadmap to materially reduce that exposure within 12 months.
Payments & Finance
85% — High| Current tool | Dependency | EU alternative |
|---|---|---|
| US Stripe | High | Mollie NL |
| US PayPal | Medium | Mangopay LU |
Replace Stripe with Mollie or Adyen for card processing. Migrate PayPal flows to SEPA Direct Debit where possible. Estimated migration effort: 2–3 weeks.
Cloud Infrastructure
72% — High| Current tool | Dependency | EU alternative |
|---|---|---|
| US AWS (S3, EC2) | High | Hetzner Cloud DE |
| US Cloudflare CDN | Medium | Bunny.net SI |
Begin migrating stateless workloads to Hetzner or Scaleway. Data-residency compliance improves immediately. Estimated migration effort: 4–8 weeks.
Productivity Software
60% — Medium| Current tool | Dependency | EU alternative |
|---|---|---|
| US Microsoft 365 | High | Nextcloud + OnlyOffice DE |
| US Slack | Medium | Element / Matrix UK |
Evaluate Nextcloud Hub as a Microsoft 365 alternative. Element/Matrix provides an open, sovereign communication platform. Estimated migration effort: 6–10 weeks.
AI & Analytics
75% — High| Current tool | Dependency | EU alternative |
|---|---|---|
| US OpenAI API | Medium | Mistral AI FR |
| US Google Analytics | Low | Matomo EU |
Replace Google Analytics immediately — Matomo is a like-for-like, GDPR-compliant drop-in. Migrate non-critical LLM calls to Mistral AI first.
Identity & Access
40% — Low| Current tool | Dependency | EU alternative |
|---|---|---|
| US Auth0 / Okta | Medium | Keycloak EU |
Identity posture is relatively strong. Consider migrating Auth0 to self-hosted Keycloak for full control. Low urgency — plan for a 12-month horizon.
A prioritised 12-month plan to materially lower US-tech dependency.
- Replace Google Analytics with Matomo
- Audit all active Stripe integrations and map to Mollie
- Register Hetzner Cloud account and begin staging
- Migrate payment processing to Mollie
- Move file storage and static assets to Hetzner / Scaleway
- Pilot Nextcloud for internal document collaboration
- Full Microsoft 365 to Nextcloud Hub migration
- Migrate Slack to Element / Matrix
- Evaluate Mistral AI for primary LLM workloads
- Complete AWS to Hetzner / Scaleway migration
- Migrate Auth0 to self-hosted Keycloak
- Annual sovereignty re-audit and scorecard review
Migration progress tracker
0/12 doneCheck off tasks as you complete them — progress saves in your browser.
“When the US sanctioned ICC prosecutor Karim Khan in 2025, Microsoft cut off his email, banks and card networks froze him out, and the Court migrated to Proton Mail and openDesk. Complete digital disconnection took days, not years — and it began with an executive order.”
For businesses with EU customers and GDPR obligations, the risks are both operational and legal. Storing EU personal data on US-jurisdiction infrastructure remains contested post-Schrems II. None of this is a legal verdict on any provider — it is the case for understanding, and being able to reduce, your concentration of dependency.
This is a sample. Yours will be based on your actual tools.
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