Key takeaway: Resistance to European software among German enterprises has dropped by over 90 percent within a year, while migration to such solutions is gaining significant momentum.
Germany is showing a clear shift in software selection: only 4.6 percent of IT decision-makers now categorically reject European solutions, down from 47.7 percent a year ago. At the same time, 39.7 percent of enterprises are already actively implementing European software.
The insights are based on the study “State of Digital Sovereignty 2026: Uncharted Waters” by security provider Myra Security, which surveyed 1,007 IT decision-makers in Germany. The decline in fundamental opposition from 47.7 to 4.6 percent marks a shift in sentiment that is also reflected in implementation rates: 39.7 percent of enterprises are currently rolling out European solutions, up from 20.4 percent in the previous year.
A European comparison with France (504 decision-makers) and Scandinavia (307 decision-makers in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland) reveals a differentiated picture for Germany: in actual implementation, Germany leads with 39.7 percent, just ahead of France (38.5 percent) and Nordic countries (35.5 percent). However, Germany lags significantly behind in fundamental political support for European digital products in state and critical infrastructure: while France shows 93.6 percent support and Nordic countries 88.9 percent, Germany stands at 87.5 percent—though this has risen from 84.4 percent in the previous year.
A countertrend emerges in affinity toward US technology: 19.8 percent of German IT decision-makers report focusing increasingly on US software, compared to 24.8 percent in France and 16.9 percent in Scandinavia. Overall, approximately half of European respondents have sharpened their focus on digital sovereignty.
Particularly relevant for CDOs and compliance officers: 57.6 percent of German decision-makers view digital sovereignty as critical in cybersecurity, 50.1 percent in artificial intelligence, and 57.6 percent in cloud services. Practical barriers remain, however: 34.6 percent cite high migration costs as a barrier, while widespread lack of information about available European alternatives to established US solutions persists.
Source: www.it-daily.net · Published 17 July 2026
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