Priced to the risk.
Software escrow starts at $1,595 a year for a single beneficiary, plus a one-time $995 setup fee, with the rate locked for three years. What sits above that depends on how many parties the agreement carries and how deeply you choose to prove the deposit.
Three numbers, openly.
Most escrow work is scoped to one specific arrangement. These are the points it starts from, so you can size the decision before you speak to anyone.
Single beneficiary
One vendor, one beneficiary — the arrangement behind a single licence. A counsel-drafted agreement, unlimited deposits and updates, two US-based vaults, and administration for the life of the agreement.
Multiple beneficiaries
From $1,390One master escrow with beneficiaries added underneath it, or a discrete escrow for each. Priced to how many products and parties the structure actually carries.
Scoped to your structure →Verification
From $295Five depths, from a listing of what is in the deposit through compiling it into working software without the vendor in the room. Chosen level by level.
See the depths →No hidden fees sit under those numbers. The annual fee carries the agreement, the storage, the deposit management and the administration. The only other charges are events you choose or trigger — a deeper verification, storage beyond what is included, a release — and each is quoted before it happens.
What drives the price.
Four levers set the number. We publish where it starts and show you what moves it, so the quote that comes back is a total you could already predict.
More parties and more coordination move the number up.
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You choose how far to prove the deposit; deeper checks cost more.
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One protected customer, or many covered under one managed deposit.
A code drop sits below a running SaaS or a technology asset bundle.
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There is flexibility within our minimums. We can price to fit a smaller team, but not below the floor that keeps the deposit real.
What's included.
The base price covers the parts of escrow that should never be add-ons. Verification is the part you size to your risk.
What every account gets
- A counsel-drafted escrow agreement
- Unlimited deposits and updates, with no per-update charge
- Electronic deposit submission
- Two cubic feet of vault storage, at two US-based sites
- Physical inspection of every deposit on receipt
- Online account management in the RealTime Escrow portal
- Documented chain-of-custody records
- Comprehensive administration for the life of the agreement
Sized to your risk
- Verification depth, from a file listing to a full build and run
- The number of beneficiaries carried on the agreement
- Deposit scope, source code through running SaaS
- Storage beyond the two cubic feet already included
- Re-verification over the life of the agreement
Everything in the left column is in the starting price on every standard agreement. Verification is the one part you size yourself: it is chosen by depth rather than applied automatically, and the top of the ladder is never included by default.
See how it is built and verified: Software escrow agreements → · Verification → · SaaS escrow → · Technology escrow →
Priced by depth.
Verification sits on top of any escrow agreement and is chosen level by level, so you never pay for a depth you did not ask for.
Budget for verification as its own number, not a rounding error on the subscription — a full build verification comfortably exceeds a year of escrow, which is the line most budgets miss. Levels 2 through 5 are scoped to the project and quoted before any work starts.
Go deeper: How verification works → · Technical verification →
The rest of the schedule.
SaaS and intellectual property services follow the same shape: set up once, billed annually, with two cubic feet of vault storage included.
SaaS escrow
For software you never hold a copy of. Three levels, from a source deposit up to production servers kept standing by.
IP Archive
A neutral, dated archive of the intellectual property behind a product, priced by the number of clients rather than beneficiaries.
IP Audit Trail
A running, timestamped record of your intellectual property as it develops, for the moment ownership or priority is questioned.
IP Protection
IP collateral and investment protection, held for the lender or investor whose position depends on the asset staying where it is.
Each of these is set up once and billed annually, and each is scoped to what you are actually protecting. The three-year fee lock and the first-year refund apply here too.
See the services: IP services → · SaaS levels explained → · Technology escrow →
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.
Escrow pricing, answered.
The cost questions vendors and licensees ask most often.
How much does software escrow cost?
Single-beneficiary software escrow starts at $1,595 a year, plus a one-time $995 setup fee. Multiple-beneficiary agreements start at $1,390 a year for the master escrow and are priced to the number of products and parties they carry. Verification is a separate number, starting at $295.
What drives the price of software escrow?
Four things move it: the structure of the agreement, how deep you choose to verify, the number of beneficiaries, and the type of deposit. A single-beneficiary code deposit sits at the starting price. A multi-vendor arrangement with full build verification sits well above it, because deep verification is a project in its own right.
Is there a setup fee?
Yes, a one-time $995 on a standard software or technology escrow. It covers drafting and executing the agreement and standing the account up. After that you pay the annual fee, locked for three years.
Who pays for escrow, the vendor or the licensee?
Either can. In many deals the vendor pays as a condition of closing the sale; in others the licensee pays to secure continuity. The agreement can be structured either way, and the price does not change based on who is invoiced.
What is included in the base price?
A counsel-drafted escrow agreement, unlimited deposits and updates with no per-update charge, electronic deposit submission, two cubic feet of vault storage across two US-based sites, physical inspection of every deposit, online account management, comprehensive administration, and documented chain-of-custody records.
Does verification cost extra?
The standard inspection is included on every deposit: readability, password and encryption check, virus scan. Beyond that you choose the depth. A file listing starts at $295. Deposit analysis, build verification, binary comparison and test plan verification are scoped to the project and quoted before any work starts.
Are there hidden or recurring fees?
No hidden fees. The annual fee covers the agreement, the storage, the deposit management and the administration, and it is locked for three years. The only extras are events you choose or trigger, such as a deeper verification, storage beyond the two cubic feet already included, or a release if the escrow is ever called on. Each is quoted before it happens.
How do I get an exact quote?
Tell us your structure, deposit scope, and verification needs through the form or a quick call. Most quotes come back the same day, with a clear breakdown of the annual fee, the setup fee, and anything specific to your deal.
Make it safe to depend on.
Tell us your structure, deposit scope, and verification needs. Most quotes come back the same day, with no surprises in them, only a number.
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