Aiven
Fully managed open-source databases – PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka, OpenSearch, and more – deployable in the region and cloud of your choice, including the EU.
Quick facts
Headquarters Helsinki, Finland
Company Aiven Ltd
Founded 2016
Ownership VC-backed
Hosting 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇩🇪 Germany
Infrastructure Mixed infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source Partial
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Subscription · from Free tier available
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web
Languages
EN
76 · Strongly European
Try Aiven Why does it score 76?
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30Ownership & control
VC-backed, no non-EU parent
15/25Data sovereignty
Mixed infra, all EU/EFTA-hosted
18/30Accountability & trust
Partially open source + GDPR + audited
13/15EuroPoints total
76/100
See how they compare
Aiven
Qdrant
WeaviateEuroPoints
Strongly European
Strongly European
Strongly European
Legal jurisdiction
Ownership & control
Data sovereignty
Accountability & trust
Independence bonus
Headquarters
Helsinki, Finland
Berlin, Germany
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Founded
2016
2021
2019
Open source
Partial
Full
Full
Infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
GDPR
Free tier
Pricing
Subscription · from Free tier available
Open-core · from Free
Open-core · from Free
Platforms
Web
Web, Self-hosted
Web, Self-hosted
Languages
en
en
en
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