An honest comparison

The sovereign alternative to US AI platforms

Most 'German' and 'European' AI platforms are Azure/OpenAI front-ends with a US parent. Here's what actually differs — factual and verifiable.

'GDPR-compliant' is not the same as sovereign

GDPR compliance describes HOW data is processed. Sovereignty describes WHO owns the processing and which law the provider is subject to. A provider can be GDPR-compliant — and still belong to a US corporation subject to the CLOUD Act. That is exactly the gap we close.

The comparison in detail

Typical 'EU AI' platform

FutureWay AI

AI models

Typical 'EU AI' platform: Prompts go to US models (OpenAI, Azure, Google) — US providers, US law

FutureWay AI: EU models, hosted in France — your prompts never leave the EU

Hosting

Typical 'EU AI' platform: US hyperscalers (Azure, AWS, GCP) — even with an 'EU region' the provider stays bound by US law

FutureWay AI: Application, database and files in Germany, AI processing in the EU

Ownership

Typical 'EU AI' platform: US parent company or US group — the CLOUD Act reaches into the EU subsidiary

FutureWay AI: German company (Bochum) — no US parent, no US branch

Auxiliary subprocessors

Typical 'EU AI' platform: US services often permanently in the path (error tracking, CDN) — regardless of model choice

FutureWay AI: Self-hosted error tracking, no US CDNs, web search via our own EU servers

Value creation & money

Typical 'EU AI' platform: Revenue for models, cloud and payments flows to US corporations

FutureWay AI: Models, operations and payments with EU providers — value stays in Germany/the EU

Dependency

Typical 'EU AI' platform: Models retired, regions blocked, prices dictated — from the US

FutureWay AI: EU providers under EU law — no single-point risk on a US decision

CLOUD Act exposure

Typical 'EU AI' platform: US law can compel disclosure — even from the EU subsidiary

FutureWay AI: No US provider in the default path — the question does not even arise

Transparency

Typical 'EU AI' platform: Provider and subprocessor details often unclear or buried in the docs

FutureWay AI: Every model listed with provider and location, subprocessors in the DPA — verifiable in your browser

Self-hosting

Typical 'EU AI' platform: Usually SaaS only, or 'BYOC' at the US provider

FutureWay AI: A complete Docker Compose stack — runs fully in your own infrastructure

In detail: FutureWay AI compared to Langdock

Why it matters

The CLOUD Act — the structural risk

The US CLOUD Act can compel US companies to hand over data — even from their European subsidiaries. This is not proven access, but a structural increase in risk. With a pure-EU provider it does not arise in the first place.

An 'EU region' is not an EU provider

Data residency says WHERE the servers are. Sovereignty says WHO owns the provider. A US corporation with a Frankfurt data center is still a US corporation under US law. With us, the provider itself is European.

Where your value creation lands

Every euro for models, cloud and payments is a location decision. With US front-ends it flows to US corporations. With us it stays in the European provider ecosystem — strengthening the digital economy you work in.

Staying honest: our own US opt-in

We hide nothing: on explicit request, an organization can enable US frontier models (GPT, Claude) — logged, owner-only, never in auto mode and never by default. The default is 100% EU; US models are a deliberate, documented decision by your organization.

Comparison FAQ

Is not 'GDPR-compliant' enough?

For data processing, yes — for jurisdiction, no. GDPR-compliant does not mean the provider is beyond the reach of the US CLOUD Act. Sovereignty goes beyond GDPR: provider, ownership and law must be European.

What about ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot?

Both are US services under US law — even in 'EU' variants. For sovereignty-sensitive data they are no substitute for an EU provider with EU models and an EU structure.

Is not an 'EU region' the same as an EU provider?

No. An EU region is a server location. The provider — and its parent company — can still be American and therefore bound by US law. We are an EU provider ourselves, not just EU-hosted.

Can I still use GPT or Claude with you?

Yes, optionally. Your organization can explicitly enable US frontier models — logged and never by default. The EU path stays the default; the choice is deliberately yours.

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