What sets Federated Core apart is its privacy model.

Federated Core Platform is a privacy-first, self-hosted alternative to the dominant cloud productivity suites and SaaS software (“Software as a Service”) — think Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Proton — but one where your organization actually owns and controls its data.  Put bluntly, use those and you think you own the data, but you don’t.  They do.  Now think about what you do with those services.

Built on open-source foundations, Federated Core Platform bundles a full suite of business tools

  • email,
  • calendar,
  • file storage,
  • video conferencing,
  • CRM,
  • VPN,
  • project management,
  • and more

into a single, deployable stack that runs on your own infrastructure or any cloud you choose.

For enterprises wary of handing sensitive data to hyperscalers (i.e., massive cloud service providers with vast global data centers), it offers the functionality of modern SaaS without giving them surveillance.

What sets Federated Core apart is its privacy model.

Using Federated Core, organizations can interoperate with one another while keeping their data private within their own environments.

This makes Federated Core particularly compelling for industries with strict compliance requirements where data residency and auditability aren’t optional such as

  • non-profits,
  • healthcare,
  • legal,
  • finance,
  • government,
  • DIOCESES,
  • PARISHES,
  • RELIGIOUS ORDERS.

Instead of accepting a vendor’s opaque terms of service (i.e., the small print, and even the large print), teams get full administrative control, audit logs, and the ability to inspect the code their business runs on.

If you or your company is using SaaS, you are effectively renting your data to someone else (e.g., hyperscalers).

It’s simple: stop renting access to your own company’s data.

Federated Core Platform gives organizations the productivity stack they need without the lock-in, the data harvesting, or the escalating per-seat fees (i.e., the more people you have using the SaaS service, the more they charge you).

For IT and security leaders, it’s a rare chance to consolidate tools, reduce third-party risk, and put data governance back in-house, without asking employees to sacrifice the polished, integrated experience they expect from modern software.

Millions of people use the same applications offered by Federated Core Platform every day.

 

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