We safely store your software's source code. If the vendor goes out of business, its customers get the code and can keep using the software. Until then, the code stays locked. It is protected with modern encryption and can only be unlocked under the rules of your contract, never by a single person.
Software escrow aligns interests that would otherwise pull apart.
You've invested capital and know-how into your software. Escrow lets you answer the customer's natural question — 'what if you're gone tomorrow?' — without handing over the source.
Your business runs on software you didn't write. Escrow guarantees long-term availability of the source and build chain — if your vendor fails, you can keep operating.
An independent Austrian trustee. We custody the deposit, verify each release, and only release the materials when the contractually agreed release events occur.
We draft and notarise a tri-partite escrow agreement between you, your counterparty and KRYPTOS — release events, scope, verification level and term, all defined up front.
Source code, build scripts and documentation are encrypted with post-quantum cryptography before storage. We hold only encrypted data, in Vienna with redundant backup at Mount10 in the Swiss Alps.
We compile the application and run functional tests against the specification. The key is then locked on the blockchain and can only be released under the conditions defined in your contract.
The beneficiary reports a release event, such as the vendor's insolvency. An objection period starts. If there is no objection, the deposit is released; if there is, an independent arbiter decides. When in doubt, nothing is released.
With KRYPTOS, no single person can release your source code, including us. The key is locked on a secure blockchain and released only when the conditions of your escrow contract are met. Every step is recorded on-chain and can be checked by all parties.
Your deposit is protected with encryption designed to withstand future quantum computers.
A smart contract enforces the release rules agreed in your escrow agreement. No one can bypass them.
A claimed release event opens an objection period. Disputes go to a named arbiter. When in doubt, nothing is released.
Source code and personal data never go on the blockchain.
Enterprise buyers want a guarantee that mission-critical SaaS won't disappear in an acquisition or bankruptcy. Escrow unlocks the contract.
Regulators require continuity plans for outsourced software. We custody source and build chain for core banking, claims and risk systems.
Long-lived public infrastructure outlives its vendors. Escrow protects multi-decade IT investments without forcing open-source.
Machinery, medical devices and industrial control systems need maintainable firmware long after the original team has moved on.
Indicative annual fees. We tailor every engagement; the figures below are starting points, not menus.
* Prices are guidance only. Every project is scoped individually — application size, update cadence, verification depth and number of beneficiaries all matter.
Tell us a little about your software, your counterparty and the risk you're trying to hedge. We'll come back within one business day with a proposal — or with the honest answer that escrow isn't the right tool for your situation.