# Softcrow

> Softcrow Trusted Electronic Services B.V. (Almere, the Netherlands, est. 1991) is a software escrow provider. As a zero-knowledge trusted third party it safeguards source code, data and cloud environments so that software users keep continuity if their supplier fails — fully EU-hosted, sovereign, and free of the US CLOUD Act and PATRIOT Act. Suppliers encrypt deposits themselves before delivery; Softcrow never holds the encryption key.

Primary language is Dutch (/nl/); English versions live under /en/. The site is
fully static; all pages are crawlable.

## Services

- [Software Escrow](https://www.softcrow.com/en/software-escrow/): continuity for licensed software; source code deposited, released to beneficiaries if the supplier fails
- [SaaS Escrow](https://www.softcrow.com/en/saas-escrow/): source code and customer data of SaaS applications in escrow
- [CloudSecure®](https://www.softcrow.com/en/cloud-secure/): keeps an entire cloud service running, even through supplier bankruptcy
- [Services overview](https://www.softcrow.com/en/services/): all escrow arrangements, including data, AI and knowledge escrow
- [Pricing](https://www.softcrow.com/en/pricing/): transparent fixed fees

## How it works

- [What is escrow](https://www.softcrow.com/en/what-is-escrow/): introduction to software escrow
- [Security by design](https://www.softcrow.com/en/security-by-design/): zero-knowledge architecture, client-side encryption (AES-256), append-only storage, EU sovereignty
- [The process](https://www.softcrow.com/en/process/): from agreement to deposit to release
- [Release conditions](https://www.softcrow.com/en/release-conditions/) and [verification methods](https://www.softcrow.com/en/verification/)
- [The agreement](https://www.softcrow.com/en/agreement/): the standard tripartite and collective escrow agreements
- [Deposit options](https://www.softcrow.com/en/deposit-options/): web uploader, CLI (HTTPS/SFTP/VPN) and incremental snapshots

## Good to know

- [What is an escrow agent?](https://www.softcrow.com/en/escrow-agent/): the role, the main task (an arrangement that holds up in a bankruptcy) and the tasks of an escrow agent
- [Responsible escrow](https://www.softcrow.com/en/responsible-escrow/): five verifiable questions to assess any escrow agent, with Softcrow's own answers
- [Top 5 escrow providers in the Netherlands compared](https://www.softcrow.com/en/comparison/)
- [Exit strategy and digital sovereignty](https://www.softcrow.com/en/exit-strategy/)
- [Platform dependencies per cloud platform](https://www.softcrow.com/en/platform-dependencies/): Azure, AWS and Google Cloud components and their alternatives
- [Cloud escrow vs CloudSecure](https://www.softcrow.com/en/cloud-escrow-vs-cloudsecure/): how the two continuity approaches differ
- [Escrow and compliance](https://www.softcrow.com/en/compliance/): DORA, NIS2, ISO 22301
- [Downloads](https://www.softcrow.com/en/downloads/): receive the model escrow agreements (Software and SaaS Escrow, Dutch or English) by e-mail
- [FAQ](https://www.softcrow.com/en/faq/)
- [Contact](https://www.softcrow.com/en/contact/): call-back, e-mail or plan an online meeting

## Organisation

- Address: Monitorweg 11, 1322 BJ Almere, the Netherlands
- E-mail: info@softcrow.com — security reports: https://www.softcrow.com/en/security/
- Dutch versions of all pages: https://www.softcrow.com/nl/
- Complete list of all pages: https://www.softcrow.com/sitemap.xml