NewEscrow Pro, Resilience, Continuity and Agentic Verification: from holding the code to proving it comes back.The new line-up is here.See what's new
Why this page exists, and what changed. This page keeps production's URL (/software-escrow) and its search intent ("software escrow"). In the new model, Software is an application type, not a product. So the page explains what we deposit for on-premise and licensed software, then shows every protection that fits it, with the Software price row.
  • Headline: keeps the search phrase and production's angle ("the software your business runs on") without "guaranteed recovery path".
  • Prices: the Software row of the 6 Oct list. Production's $139, the $249 setup and the "R3,499 per hour" release fee are gone.
  • Visual: a deposit mock that answers "what do you hold?" before anyone scrolls. Fleet Ledger is the same fictional application used on the home and Escrow pages.
  • Dropped: "Live in 24 hours" (no source), "Unlimited deposits", the Validated, Verified and Certified tiers.
Software escrow

Software escrow for the systems your business runs on.

For on-premise and licensed applications. Codekeeper holds the source code, build assets, data and documentation it takes to bring the application back, and checks what's there. With Pro, we prove it builds.

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Escrow $199. Escrow Pro $449. Per software application per month.

  • Trusted by 3,500+ teams
  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified
  • 50+ integrations, synced daily
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Step 1, the exposure, answered as the search question. People reach this URL by searching "what is software escrow", so the definition comes first, reworded from production's FAQ and "What is software escrow?" block. The three risks are production's (vendor failure, security gaps, frozen deals), written calmly; "continuity guarantees" becomes "continuity terms". Production shows a diagram here (what-is-diagram-software-escrow.png). It couldn't be opened from the kit to check for old product or tier names, so the three-party model is drawn as a product screen instead. Swap the production diagram back in only after someone has checked it.

What is software escrow?

A neutral party holds the code, under terms agreed up front.

Software escrow is an agreement between a software vendor, its customer and a neutral escrow agent. The vendor deposits the source code, data and documentation. The agent holds and checks them. If an agreed release condition is met, the deposit is released to the customer, who can then maintain the software without the vendor. It protects against:

  • Vendor failure. Insolvency or a discontinued product can cut off support and force a costly migration.
  • Security gaps. Without the source code, you can't fix a vulnerability the vendor no longer patches.
  • Stalled deals. Enterprise buyers often ask for continuity terms before they sign.
Step 2, the shift, made specific to software. Production lists three asset types (source code, data, documentation). Build and deployment assets are added because a rebuild needs them; production's own Backup page describes them in the same words, and the Escrow page mock lists build scripts. The comparison underneath carries the canonical shift: having the code is the start, having it back is the goal. Card links go to production's asset pages to keep that search traffic.

What we deposit

Everything it takes to rebuild it, not just the code.

On-premise software runs on your servers. To bring it back without the vendor, your team needs the code and everything around it: how it's built, the data it runs on and the knowledge to operate it.

Source code

The whole codebase needed to build and deploy the application, with its history. Source code escrow

Build and deployment assets

Build scripts, environment files and configuration needed to produce a working installation. Deployment assets escrow

Data

The databases, records and information the software needs to operate. Data escrow

Documentation

The technical knowledge that turns source code into running software. Document escrow

A copy of the code

  • Source files, without the scripts and settings that build them
  • No one has checked what's there
  • Whether it builds is found out on the day you need it

A deposit with Codekeeper

  • Code, build assets, data and documentation, synced daily
  • An automated check of what's deposited, with a vault report and a Software Resilience Certificate
  • With Pro, rebuilt by AI agents in a sealed sandbox, with a Recoverability Certificate
Step 3, the model: application, then protection, then agreement and deposit. Production's four steps start with "Book a free consultation" and end with "Certify your resilience". These follow the new model instead. The agreement types (two-party, three-party, multi-party) are from production's FAQ. "Drafted by our legal team" and jurisdiction choice are production claims ("Legal framework included", "Jurisdiction selection"); confirm both are still offered on the new plans. Production's "24/7/365 event processing" and its fee are left out: no service levels for operations, and the fee differs between pages.

How it works

From signature to certificate in four steps.

1

Add the application

The on-premise or licensed software your business, or your customer, depends on.

2

Choose the protection

Escrow if you'll run the recovery, Resilience if you'd rather we did, Continuity if the live environment must stay on. Then choose the level.

3

Put the agreement in place

Two-party, three-party or multi-party, drafted by our legal team under the jurisdiction you need, and managed in the app.

4

Connect and certify

Connect the repositories once and deposits sync daily, or upload by hand. We check what's there and issue a Software Resilience Certificate.

Step 3 continued: which protection fits, with the Software price row. All five protections apply to a software application, so all five show, with the 6 Oct 2026 Software prices (Escrow $199, Escrow Pro $449, Resilience $399, Resilience Pro $649, Continuity $1,449). The level lines are the canonical ones. The note is the price logic sentence word for word, then setup, claimants, cost coverage and Enterprise, as confirmed in MESSAGING.md §6. Each card links to the page that explains the job.

Protections for software

The whole line-up. One price row for software.

Attach the protection that matches the job. Prices are per software application per month.

Released to you

Escrow

Everything you need to be protected.

Custody, release under the Escrow Agreement, an automated check and a Software Resilience Certificate.

$199per application per month

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Released to you

Escrow Pro

Everything you need to recover.

Escrow plus Agentic Verification: proof the deposit builds, and a Recoverability Certificate.

$449per application per month

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Recovered by us

Resilience

We recover it.

The deposit comes to Codekeeper. If the application fails, we run the recovery.

$399per application per month

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Recovered by us

Resilience Pro

Proven before we need it.

Resilience plus Agentic Verification, so recovery starts from a deposit we know builds.

$649per application per month

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Kept switched on

Continuity

Full continuity.

Everything in Resilience Pro, plus the live environment kept paid and switched on for an agreed period while we recover.

$1,449per application per month

Explore Continuity

Escrow means the deposit is released to you and you run the recovery. Resilience costs more because we do the recovery. Continuity costs more again because we also keep the live environment switched on. Setup is $499 per arrangement, or $999 for Continuity. One claimant is included; more are an add-on. Cost coverage is quoted for Resilience and Continuity. Enterprise: talk to us. See all prices

Step 4, the proof, with the existing Escrow Pro film. MESSAGING.md §10 places the Escrow Pro film on this page. The copy is the confirmed proof ladder: a Software Resilience Certificate with every protection, and Agentic Verification with Pro and Continuity (4 rebuilds a year, on supported technology stacks; no stack is named). The certificate line keeps the agreed wording: release rights come from the agreement. The strip below routes buyers who need a tested exit to the Exit Exercise.

The proof

Know it builds before you need it.

Every protection includes a Software Resilience Certificate: the deposit is held, and an automated check confirms what's in it. Escrow Pro, Resilience Pro and Continuity add Agentic Verification. AI agents rebuild your deposit in a sealed sandbox, with no help from the vendor, in hours.

  • 4 rebuilds a year that you start, on supported technology stacks
  • Build steps, an SBOM, an Exit workbook and a deployable copy
  • A Recoverability Certificate for each successful rebuild. It documents the rebuild; release rights come from the agreement
How Agentic Verification works

Need to show you could exit and keep working?

An Exit Exercise rebuilds the software by hand in a clean room and tests the business functions you nominate, without the original developers. Add it to any plan.

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The platform facts that remove friction. 50+ integrations, daily sync, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, AES-256 at rest and TLS in transit are confirmed. The named integrations match the home page. Version history, multi-factor authentication and the two dashboards (vendor and customer) come from production ("Version history", "Multi-factor authentication access control", "Dual-dashboard visibility"); confirm them before launch. "Military-grade" and "AES-256/512" are gone.

Built to stay current

Connect once. The deposit keeps itself current.

Codekeeper supports 50+ integrations. Connect the vendor's repositories once and we sync source code, data and documents daily, so the deposit matches the version you run.

  • GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps, plus AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
  • Manual uploads for anything that doesn't live in a repository
  • Every deposit logged, with its version history
  • Vendor and customer each see the deposit's status in their own dashboard
  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified, with AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS in transit and multi-factor authentication
Software escrow is bought in three situations. Buyers protect themselves, vendors use escrow to unblock enterprise deals, and regulated firms need evidence for their exit plans. Each card names the situation and the outcome. The regulated card routes to the solutions page instead of quoting regulation here.

Who it's for

When the software is hard to replace.

Buying software you can't replace quickly

Put release rights in writing before you sign, and know the code, data and documentation are there if the vendor stops.

Selling licensed software to enterprises

Answer the continuity question in due diligence with a certificate. With Pro, show the software builds.

Regulated firms with exit plans

Evidence for your file: certificates and, with Pro, run reports, SBOMs and Exit workbooks. Evidence by regulation

Route to the other application types, and to Backup. Production ends with "Need protection for other software types?". The same need is met here with the new model: the other two application types with their own Escrow prices, and Software Backup for systems you run yourself.

Other applications

Protect the rest of your stack in the same account.

SaaS

Hosted and subscription applications

Code, infrastructure, data exports and the access to bring it back.

Escrow $249 · Pro $599

SaaS escrow

AI

AI models and AI systems

Models, prompts, pipelines, vector stores and the workflows around them.

Escrow $649 · Pro $849

AI escrow

Your own systems

Applications you build and run

Daily backups of code, data and configuration, restored when you choose.

Backup from $99

Software Backup
The secondary conversion, on every page. Visitors who aren't ready to talk can still leave their email. The sample evidence pack is the same offer on every page, so the site has one lead magnet instead of a different e-book per page. It also carries the launch story: proof, not promises. The button goes to the sample evidence pack page.

Sample evidence pack

See what your auditor would receive.

An anonymised set of outputs from a real Agentic Verification run, so you can judge the evidence before you talk to us.

  • Recoverability Certificate
  • Run report
  • SBOM and Exit workbook excerpts
Get the sample evidence pack
Keep the answers people search for. Production's FAQ ranks for "what is software escrow", "software escrow agent", "release conditions" and "how much does software escrow cost", so those questions stay, reworded. Removed: "guarantees access", "immediate access", the $5,000 and 40+ hours savings (unsourced), $139 per month and "Larger plans cover five agreements or unlimited" (the old plan structure). The release-time answer uses the Trust Center figure and is flagged until operations confirm it.

Questions

Software escrow, answered.

What is software escrow?

Software escrow is an agreement in which a software vendor deposits the source code, documentation and other materials needed to maintain its software with a neutral escrow agent, such as Codekeeper. The agent holds and checks the deposit for both parties. If an agreed release condition is met, the deposit is released to the beneficiary, who can then maintain and support the software without the vendor.

What is a software escrow agent?

A neutral third party that holds the deposit for both sides. Codekeeper manages the deposits, checks what's in them and releases them when the agreed conditions are met.

What does a software escrow deposit include?

Whatever it takes to rebuild and run the application: source code, build and deployment assets, data and technical documentation. The agreement lists it, and our automated check confirms it's there.

What are the release conditions?

The conditions written into your Escrow Agreement, for example the vendor's insolvency, discontinued support or a material breach. When one is met, we verify it and release the deposit to the beneficiary.

How quickly do we get access after a release?

Once release conditions are verified, beneficiaries typically have access within two to three hours.

How does a software escrow agreement work?

The agreement says what gets deposited, when it's released and who receives it. Two-party agreements run between the vendor and Codekeeper, so protection can extend to any customer who asks. Three-party agreements name one beneficiary, who signs too. Multi-party agreements name several, each with its own release conditions.

Who runs the recovery?

With Escrow, you do: the deposit is released to you. With Resilience, the deposit comes to Codekeeper and we run the recovery. Continuity also keeps the live environment paid and switched on for an agreed period while we recover.

How much does software escrow cost?

For a software application, Escrow is $199 per month and Escrow Pro $449, with a $499 setup per arrangement. Resilience is $399 and Resilience Pro $649. Continuity is $1,449, with a $999 setup. One claimant is included. See pricing

Do we need software escrow if we have a disaster recovery plan?

Usually, yes. A disaster recovery plan restores systems you control. With licensed software, the vendor holds the source code, so your plan can't rebuild it. Escrow fills that gap. For systems you build yourself, Software Backup may be all you need.

The same close on every page. The close repeats the hero's promise in the buyer's words, then offers the two standard actions. Every page ends on the same two actions in the same order: Book a demo, then the sample evidence pack.

Protect the software your business runs on.

We'll look at the application, the agreement and the right protection with you.

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