A software escrow is a deposit of source code of software and other materials with a third party escrow agent. We provide adaptable Escrow agreements designed to suit your business requirements.Choose from Cloud or on-premises solutions, available in 17 jurisdictions. The key to a successful escrow agreement is in the contract language and the administration. This practice note addresses key issues in drafting and negotiating a software source code escrow agreement involving an independent thirdparty escrow agent. Escode, global leader in Software Escrow. We can provide a variety of free template agreements which can offer a great starting position when negotiating the perfect software escrow agreement. You should end up agreeing what constitutes each "full release" with the software vendor. Escrow would have had to have been established already. Escrow Agreement, one (1) complete copy of the Escrow Materials.