Recover the running service.
Cloud continuity escrow is about bringing the hosted service back up, not just reading the code. The deposit holds what it takes to redeploy and run the application if the provider goes dark.
More than a code drop.
For a hosted service the question is whether you could stand it back up. Cloud continuity escrow is scoped to that answer.
A code drop alone rarely restarts a cloud service. Continuity escrow holds the deployment configuration, infrastructure-as-code, and runtime state, so a new team has what it needs to redeploy and run the application.
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From provider-dark to running.
The measure that matters is uptime. Here is the service going dark and coming back, now run by you.
Verified to redeploy.
A deposit you have never stood up is a promise, not a guarantee. You choose how far to verify while a problem is still fixable.
Match the level to your risk. A continuity review confirms the materials would actually redeploy, at the level your risk calls for. It is not automatic on every deposit, and the top of the ladder is never standard or included by default. See verification options →
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.
Cloud continuity, answered.
The questions licensees, vendors, and their counsel ask most often about recovering a hosted service.
What is cloud continuity escrow?
Cloud continuity escrow is a deposit built to recover a running hosted service, not just its source code. A neutral third party holds the deployment configuration, infrastructure-as-code, and runtime state needed to stand the application back up, released to you only on the conditions written into the agreement.
How is cloud continuity escrow different from source code escrow?
Source code escrow holds the code so it can be read and rebuilt. Cloud continuity escrow holds what it takes to run the service: deployment configuration, infrastructure-as-code, dependencies, and runtime state. For a hosted application, the code alone rarely restarts it.
What does a cloud continuity deposit include?
Typically the source and build, deployment scripts and infrastructure-as-code, configuration and secrets, runtime and database state, container images, and dependencies. The deposit is scoped to what a new team would need to redeploy and run your service.
Can you actually redeploy a SaaS application from escrow?
That is what a continuity review checks. EscrowTech does not verify every deposit by default; verification is a menu of options matched to your risk, and a continuity review confirming the materials would redeploy is never automatic or included as standard.
What happens if my SaaS provider goes out of business?
If a release condition fires, such as the provider ceasing business or filing for bankruptcy, the continuity deposit is released to you. With the deployment materials and runtime state in hand, you can redeploy the service and keep it running without the provider.
What are the release conditions for a cloud continuity deposit?
The triggers written into the agreement, such as the provider ceasing business, filing for bankruptcy, or failing to support the service. They are drafted to fire in the situations you are actually worried about, not buried in a template so narrow it never triggers.
Who holds the deposit and stays neutral?
EscrowTech holds the deposit as a neutral third party and administers the escrow agreement only. It does not take sides between provider and customer, and does not decide the underlying dispute; it releases the materials when an agreed condition is met.
How long does it take to set up cloud continuity escrow?
Most agreements are drafted, reviewed, and signed in about two weeks. Scoping the continuity deposit to how your service is deployed is the part worth getting right, so the materials would actually redeploy if you needed them.
Priced to your risk, no surprises.
You shouldn't have to guess what this costs. Cloud continuity escrow starts at $1,595 a year, custom-priced to your structure and how far you verify, so you know what you're committing to before you begin. See pricing →
Make it safe to depend on.
Tell us how your service is deployed. We'll scope the continuity deposit and verification to it.
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