Video conferencing software

alfaview

Video conferencing software from Germany

GermanyEUEU hostedFree planEU controlled
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alfaview is video conferencing software made in Germany, with separate plans for businesses, non-profit organisations and education. Paid plans are priced per meeting room rather than per participant, which keeps the cost predictable for groups that meet often.

alfaview is European controlled and EU hosted. Its published hosting statement places the core conferencing service in Germany; the data-processing agreement permits processing within the EU/EEA. AWS Route 53 is used for DNS and availability, while mobile app stores and credit-card payments are separate, optional channels. These distinctions support the ownership and hosting labels, but not an entirely European supply-chain claim.

The operator is alfaview gmbh in Karlsruhe, Mannheim HRB 730903. Alfaview confirms that alfacube GmbH owns 100% of alfaview and Nikolaos (Niko) Fostiropoulos owns 100% of alfacube. Public group disclosures also identify him as owner, supporting European control. The supplied register extract is dated 15 September 2026; the shareholder lists are marked as 2018 drafts, not newly certified current filings. The DPA calls alfatraining a parent, but the clarified direct shareholder is alfacube. German law applies; the German legal texts are binding.

Pricing

The personal Free plan supports 50 participants. Business One costs 12 euro per room per year, equivalent to 1 euro per month, with annual billing only. Professional costs 3.90 euro per room monthly or 39 euro yearly; business prices exclude VAT. Non-profit and education discounts are available.

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Data and operations

Infrastructure and email path

Verified operational dependencies, shown separately from ownership and from the service's core data hosting.

Supporting services

alfatraining Bildungszentrum GmbH

European provider
Observed
The DPA names alfatraining for group infrastructure, support and development and uses the term parent company. Alfaview now confirms alfacube GmbH as its direct shareholder, wholly owned by Nikolaos (Niko) Fostiropoulos; the DPA wording does not establish a different legal ownership chain. Public group disclosures independently identify him as owner.

Core service hosting

SysEleven GmbH

European provider
Location
Germany (alfaview core-hosting disclosure); DPA contractual scope: EU/EEA
Observed
The DPA lists media, real-time events, account databases and backend services. Ownership reviewed 25 September 2026: secunet owns all of SysEleven; its 2025 financial statements identify Giesecke+Devrient as 75.12% shareholder and trace the controlling interest to the von Mitschke-Collande family. This supports European provider control. Hosting location is supported separately by alfaview's German core-hosting statement and EU/EEA DPA.

Core service hosting

noris network AG

European provider
Location
Germany (alfaview core-hosting disclosure); DPA contractual scope: EU/EEA
Observed
The DPA lists media, real-time events, account databases and backend services. Ownership reviewed 25 September 2026: noris explicitly describes wholly German private ownership and owner management. This supports European provider control beyond its German legal seat; individual shareholder percentages were not verified. Alfaview separately states German core hosting under its EU/EEA DPA.

Core service hosting

Hetzner Online GmbH

European provider
Location
Germany (alfaview core-hosting disclosure); DPA contractual scope: EU/EEA
Observed
The March 2026 DPA lists this provider for TLS-encrypted audio/video and real-time events, customer databases, metadata, authentication and user/billing services. The DPA commits processing to the EU/EEA; the provider's listed German business address is not a verified server location. Existing reviewed Hetzner family ownership is retained.

Core service hosting

OVH GmbH / OVHcloud

European provider
Location
Germany (alfaview core-hosting disclosure); DPA contractual scope: EU/EEA
Observed
The March 2026 DPA lists this provider for TLS-encrypted audio/video and real-time events, customer databases, metadata, authentication and user/billing services. The DPA commits processing to the EU/EEA; the provider's listed German business address is not a verified server location. OVH's Cologne address identifies a German subsidiary of the French Klaba-controlled group.

Core service hosting

IONOS Cloud GmbH

European provider
Location
Germany (alfaview core-hosting disclosure); DPA contractual scope: EU/EEA
Observed
The March 2026 DPA lists this provider for TLS-encrypted audio/video and real-time events, customer databases, metadata, authentication and user/billing services. The DPA commits processing to the EU/EEA; the provider's listed German business address is not a verified server location. Existing reviewed control through United Internet and Ralph Dommermuth is retained.

Core service hosting

Telekom Deutschland GmbH / Open Telekom Cloud

Provider control not verified
Location
Germany (alfaview core-hosting disclosure); DPA contractual scope: EU/EEA
Observed
The DPA names customer databases and uploaded files, with encrypted transmission and storage. It reserves future use for the other core services. The DPA commits processing to the EU/EEA; individual sites, backup allocation and ultimate voting control were not independently established.

Public website

Myra Security GmbH

Provider control not verified
Observed
Privacy policy names Myra for WAF, CDN and encrypted website transport. Root-domain DNS rechecked on 24 September 2026 returns 80.90.22.75 in AS20546, replacing the previous Hetzner address. DNS does not reveal the complete delivery chain or the conferencing backend. Myra's ultimate control remains unverified.

Authorised outbound email

Sweego / Mindbaz

Provider control not verified
Observed
DPA names Mindbaz in Lille, France for account, invitation, guest-link, password-reset and deletion emails. Root-domain SPF is v=spf1 mx ~all; that limited DNS authorization does not replace the contractual transactional-mail disclosure. Existing Mindbaz ultimate-control uncertainty is retained.

Authoritative DNS

Amazon Web Services Route 53

US-controlled DNS
Observed
The four awsdns nameservers were reconfirmed on 24 September 2026. Alfaview confirms Route 53 provides authoritative DNS, routing and health checks, outside its conference media/data path. This is an active, non-optional service-availability dependency and involves DNS queries/metadata; it is not evidence of AWS hosting conference content. The claim that no suitable European replacement exists is the vendor's assessment, not independently established.

Why this matters

Amazon Web Services Route 53 resolves domain names to service addresses. This is an active availability dependency: a DNS disruption can prevent connections. DNS queries and related metadata are distinct from the audio, video and files exchanged with the service; DNS use alone does not show that this provider hosts that content.

AWS ownership record ↗Sovereign Cloud distinction ↗

Supporting services

EML Speech Technology GmbH

Optional feature or channel

European provider
Observed
Optional transcription by the group affiliate. Privacy policy states German processing and no transfer outside the EU/EEA. The Free-plan clause permits speech snippets of 30 seconds or less and associated transcripts to improve models, described by the company as anonymized. That clause remains published although the current Free pricing table excludes live transcription.

Supporting services

DeepL SE

Optional feature or channel

Provider control not verified
Observed
Optional translation can send audio streams and transcripts, as listed in the DPA. DeepL is a German operator with international investors, including Benchmark, IVP and Index Ventures. The reviewed company disclosure does not establish a controlling voting majority. Control is therefore not verified; international investment alone is not proof of non-European control. Alfaview's DPA specifies EU/EEA processing; a Cologne address alone is not a server-location check.

Message delivery channel

sipgate GmbH

Optional feature or channel

European provider
Observed
Optional booked telephone dial-in; the DPA identifies participant telephone numbers sent to sipgate. Ownership reviewed 25 September 2026: sipgate names founders Tim Mois and Thilo Salmon, describes continuing owner-managed independence, and states it has financed itself without external investors. These disclosures support European provider control.

Supporting services

Zammad GmbH

Provider control not verified
Observed
German support-software provider founded by Martin Edenhofer. Alfaview names it for support chat and tickets, including IP addresses, messages and contact details. A secondary registry summary reports Edenhofer as sole shareholder. The official register lists a shareholder filing from 9 January 2015, but its contents could not be retrieved in this review. This is an ownership-verification gap, not evidence of a non-European owner; customer-specific hosting was not independently checked.

Supporting services

Friendly Captcha GmbH

Provider control not verified
Observed
German provider founded by Benedict Padberg and Guido Zuidhof; its employer disclosure describes a fully bootstrapped business. A secondary registry summary reports Interlink GmbH (Germany) at 75% and Zuidhof Digital B.V. (Netherlands) at 25%. The underlying holding-company control was not independently verified from primary ownership records. No non-European controller was established. Alfaview names form-abuse prevention and states EU/EEA processing.

Payment processing

Clearhaus A/S / Unzer / KKR

Optional feature or channel

Non-European provider
Observed
Optional credit-card payment channel; the privacy policy also documents invoice and SEPA direct debit. Clearhaus is a Danish independent controller for transaction numbers and card data, separate from conference content. Unzer acquired Clearhaus and identifies KKR as majority owner. Its non-European control therefore extends beyond the Visa/Mastercard networks, despite the Danish legal seat.

Why this matters

When this payment method is used, Clearhaus A/S / Unzer / KKR processes payment and billing data. This role alone does not establish access to the service's other customer content.

App distribution

Apple App Store

Optional feature or channel

Non-European provider
Observed
Optional mobile-app distribution channel. Desktop downloads and browser access are also offered. The store processes download, account and device information under its own policy; this does not establish processing of conference content. It remains a distribution dependency for users choosing this store.

Why this matters

When this distribution channel is used, Apple App Store supplies the native app and can process store account, download and device data. Distribution alone does not establish access to content exchanged within the service.

App distribution

Google Play

Optional feature or channel

Non-European provider
Observed
Optional mobile-app distribution channel. Desktop downloads and browser access are also offered. The store processes download, account and device information under its own policy; this does not establish processing of conference content. It remains a distribution dependency for users choosing this store.

Why this matters

When this distribution channel is used, Google Play supplies the native app and can process store account, download and device data. Distribution alone does not establish access to content exchanged within the service.

Public DNS records identify visible providers and routes, not every backend location or private data-region setting.

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