Tools

Zoom

Default video tool. Easy, not sovereign, with a mixed privacy history.

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Proprietary · https://zoom.us

Video meetings

Zoom cloud

Hosting: Global SaaS

EU hosting options exist; vendor is US.

Fair 1.7 Easy 4.3 Secure 2.7

Pillar Criterion Score Evidence
Easy Day-one UX Can non-technical staff use it without a project? 5 Almost everyone already has the app. Source
Easy Operate Admin burden, updates, backups and language coverage. 5 Zoom operates the service. Source
Easy Integrate SSO, mail/CalDAV, APIs and common NGO connectors. 3 Calendar plugins; SSO on paid plans. Source
Fair Lock-in / exit Can you leave with your data in open formats, at known cost? 2 Recordings can be downloaded; the network effect stays. Source
Fair Sovereignty EU legal entity, EU hosting, and exposure to extra-EU lawful access? 2 US company with some EU infrastructure. Source
Fair Openness Open source or open standards? Are independent implementations possible? 1 Closed source clients. Source
Secure IT security Authentication, encryption, patch cadence and independent audit. 3 Security improved after 2020 incidents; still a large attack surface. Source
Secure User security 2FA, roles, phishing resistance and safe defaults. 3 Waiting rooms and passcodes help if used. Source
Secure Personal data GDPR fit: DPA, residency, sub-processors and Schrems II posture. 2 US processor and a long sub-processor list. Source