Continuity for the software students use.
Schools and universities run on LMS, SIS, and assessment platforms from EdTech vendors that don't always survive. Software escrow for EdTech keeps the systems recoverable and the student data protected.
When the EdTech vendor folds.
Schools and universities run on LMS, SIS, and assessment platforms built by EdTech vendors that don't always survive. Escrow keeps the systems recoverable and the student data protected.
or sunset
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Student data, protected.
Continuity isn't only the software. When an EdTech platform holds student records, escrow is structured so the data comes out usable and stays protected in the meantime.
The data comes out usable
A deposit that includes the data schema, export format, and documentation, so student records can be read and moved, not recovered as an opaque dump.
Held by a neutral third party
The deposit sits with EscrowTech, not the buyer, and is released only on the conditions in the agreement. Student data stays protected until a release condition is met.
Records outlive the vendor
Transcripts, enrollment, and assessment history often have to outlast the platform that stored them. Escrow keeps a recoverable copy independent of the vendor.
Verification is matched to the risk, never automatic. EscrowTech does not run or export every deposit by default; the deepest checks are never standard. Escrow keeps the records recoverable; it does not replace your FERPA and privacy obligations.
Running as hosted SaaS, where code alone won't restore the service? See SaaS escrow →
See it from your seat.
The same escrow reads differently depending on where you sit. Here is what it does for each.
Stay running
If the vendor behind your LMS, SIS, or assessment platform stops supporting it, escrow is how the system keeps running and the student data stays reachable, so teaching and records don't stop with the vendor.
For licensees →Document the control
Escrow is a continuity control you can point to: a named third party, a defined deposit, and written release conditions, documented for the board, auditors, and the people who approve the platform.
For compliance →Two vaults. One in a granite mountain.
Deposits are held in two physical, US-based vaults, one inside a granite mountain, monitored around the clock. The provider has to satisfy the people who approve the deal, and EscrowTech is the one their legal teams already recognize.
Education escrow, answered.
The questions schools, universities, and EdTech buyers ask most often.
What is software escrow for EdTech?
Software escrow for EdTech is an arrangement where a neutral third party holds the source code and materials behind an education platform, such as an LMS, SIS, or assessment tool, and releases them to the school only if a condition written into the agreement is met. It keeps the software recoverable if the vendor stops supporting it.
Why do schools need escrow for EdTech platforms?
Schools and universities run day to day on software built by EdTech vendors, and those vendors don't always survive. Escrow gives the institution a way to keep a critical platform running, and its records reachable, if the vendor folds, is acquired, or sunsets the product.
What happens if our LMS or SIS vendor folds?
With escrow in place, the deposit is released on the agreed conditions, and your team gets the source code and materials needed to run and maintain the platform, or move off it in an orderly way, instead of losing access to the system and the student data inside it.
Is student data protected and recoverable in escrow?
Escrow is structured so student records come out usable, by depositing the data schema, export format, and documentation alongside the code, and the deposit stays with a neutral third party until release. Escrow keeps the data recoverable; it does not replace the school's own FERPA and privacy obligations.
What does an EdTech deposit include?
Typically the source code, build scripts and toolchain, dependencies, configuration, and, where the platform holds records, the data schema and export documentation. In short, what a new team would need to stand the platform back up and read the student data, not just the code.
Is the deposit verified?
It can be, matched to the risk. Verification ranges from confirming the materials are present to a full build and run. EscrowTech does not compile or run every deposit by default; the deepest verification is never standard or automatic, you choose the level.
Who holds it and stays neutral?
EscrowTech holds the deposit as an independent third party and administers the escrow agreement only. It stays neutral between the school and the vendor and does not decide the underlying commercial dispute; it acts on the release conditions written into the agreement.
How is EdTech escrow priced?
Pricing is custom, based on how the deposit is structured, whether one institution or many are covered, and how far you choose to verify. Ask for a quote and we will price it to your setup before you commit.
Make it safe to depend on.
Tell us what your students learn on. We'll structure the escrow and the verification around it.
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