Software Escrow Agreement

Ensure business continuity

  • Guarantee of the latest version of the source code

  • Secure online deposit with encryption

  • SaaS and On-Premise Escrow

  • Verification of the Escrow elements by IT experts

  • 24/7 Dashboard accessible by multiple users

Software Escrow agreement

Have you considered all the potential risks
associated with your software supplier?

Bankruptcy

If the supplier goes bankrupt or becomes insolvent, the continued maintenance and support of the software is at serious risk.

Maintenance issues

If the supplier fails to provide updates, bug fixes, technical support, or decides to discontinue the software, what then?

Change of ownership

If a supplier is acquired by another company, the new owner may not provide the same level of service or support.

Software Escrow Explained

What is a Software Escrow Agreement

A Software Escrow is a contract between a software supplier and client that allows the client to access the software source code under pre-defined specific conditions.

The Software Escrow requires the supplier to deposit their source code with a trusted Software Escrow service provider.

At Vaultinum, we provide an automated secure update of the source code from the supplier's GitHub repository for increased peace of mind.

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3 Different Types of Software Escrow

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How does a Software Escrow Agreement work?

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Select Escrow type

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Add information on beneficiaries

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Deposit your documents

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Make your payment online

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Your Escrow is now valid

Our Escrows accommodate all software delivery models

What to Include in an On-premise Escrow?

What to Include in an On-premise Escrow?

  • Software Source code
  • Software object code
  • Executable code
  • Technical documentation use to design and produce the software
  • Tools needed to develop, compile and/or deploy the software

What to Include in a SaaS Escrow?

What to Include in a SaaS Escrow?

  • Access codes to the platform
    Deployment procedure : written documentation; Infrastructure as Code or AMI machine package
  • Documentation: user, technical or deployment guides, contracts with cloud or managed service providers
  • Database if dedicated to a single customer or Database common to several customers when split is possible

Vaultinum, the safe choice

Encrypted deposit

Your data is encrypted and securely stored on our own servers, using the AES 256 encryption algorithm.

Secure storage

At Vaultinum, nothing is in the cloud. We guaranty the archiving of your source code on our proprietary datacenter in Swizterland.

Verification of deposits

We make sure that the source code deposited is the right one. Vaultinum’s Escrows come with the option of added verification by one of our IT experts.

Dashboard

Our online dashboard allows for multi-user access, making it easy to manage multiple escrow agreements in one place.

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Our Pricing Plan

At Vaultinum, a Software Escrow agreement is possible no matter the delivery method of software, whether it is installed on client machines, SaaS or cloud based. Vaultinum offers 3 types of Software Escrows depending on the needs of the supplier and client:

Access Clause

access clause
480€/year
Sovereign Datacenter in Switzerland
Encrypted deposit
Certificate of deposit
Free updates
Contract template
Dashboard access for beneficiaries
Legal team at your service
Vaultinum follows up source code updates

Bipartite

Bipartite escrow
720€/year
Sovereign Datacenter in Switzerland
Encrypted deposit
Certificate of deposit
Free updates
Contract template
Dashboard access for beneficiaries
Legal team at your service
Vaultinum follows up source code updates

Tripartite

Tripartite escrow
960€/year
Sovereign Datacenter in Switzerland
Encrypted deposit
Certificate of deposit
Free updates
Contract template
Dashboard access for beneficiaries
Legal team at your service
Vaultinum follows up source code updates

For Increased Peace of Mind

800€verified deposit
from 3800€controlled deposit