Why this page changed. Production's /articles/codekeeper-vs-le-as is a long article on the old line-up: setup £149, "from £99", the Validated / Verified / Certified tiers, add-ons such as Assured Recovery, and a tick-and-cross table that marks LE&AS down wherever its site is silent. This page follows the comparison template every competitor page now shares.

Legal review before publication. Every comparative claim on this page (hero table, cards, side-by-side table and FAQ) needs legal sign-off.
Every LE&AS fact is cited from LE&AS's own website, checked on 7 Oct 2026, with a numbered source. Production's article was not used as evidence. The facts file is import2/comparisons/le-as.facts.md.
The sub-line is neutral. It names the question any buyer should ask, not a weakness of the other provider.
The hero table shows three rows where both providers state something, so it reads as a fair summary, not a scorecard.
Production errors on the old page: its Codekeeper prices are in pounds (£149 setup, from £99) while the US pages say $249 and $139; it promises "release processing 24/7/365" and "certificates that auditors accept"; one sentence reads "finalized in live in under 24 hours"; and it calls LE&AS a "solicitor-led practice" that "can arbitrate software disputes", which LE&AS's pages don't say in those words.
LE&AS's website is www.leaas.co.uk (with a double a). leas.co.uk is a different site.
16 Oct: Continuity Pro added; base Continuity no longer includes Agentic Verification, so the hero row says "Included in the Pro levels".

Comparison

Codekeeper vs LE&AS. Compare what you can prove.

LE&AS and Codekeeper both hold source code under an escrow agreement. The question that matters is the same for any provider: will your software come back, and can you prove it?

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Competitor details checked against LE&AS's own website on 7 Oct 2026.

Codekeeper

LE&AS

Published prices

Escrow from $199 per application per month

Standard agreement: £750 setup, £595 a year²

Proof it builds

Agentic Verification, in hours. Included in the Pro levels

Integrity test on each deposit; full verification available³

Who recovers

Released to you, or with Resilience, recovered by us

Source code released by LE&AS to the software user⁵

Social proof straight after the promise. These are the logos production already uses, loaded from codekeeper.co. Where an image can't load (for example in the preview), the name shows instead. Use the approved set only.

Trusted by 3,500+ teams, from regulated enterprises to fast-growing software vendors

The short answer, fair to both sides. Most visitors on a comparison page want a verdict fast. Three cards give it without running anyone down: where LE&AS may suit a buyer better (only what its site states, cited), where Codekeeper suits (only MESSAGING §6 facts), and the one question to put to any provider, us included. The first card rests on LE&AS's prices page, its security page ("all Data does not leave the UK") and its About page (solicitors with at least ten years' commercial and IP experience). Legal should review the card wording as a comparative claim.

The short answer

It depends on what you need back.

Both providers hold the code under an agreement. They differ in what happens next, and in the evidence you hold before you need it.

When LE&AS may suit you

You want a UK provider with published prices, data that stays in the UK, and escrow agreements negotiated and drafted by solicitors with at least ten years' commercial and IP experience.^{2, 3, 4}

When Codekeeper suits you

You want proof the deposit builds before you need it, the option of a recovery we run for you, or a hosted service kept paid and switched on for an agreed period while we recover. Prices are published per application.

The question to ask any provider

“Show me that this deposit rebuilds without the vendor, and give me evidence I can file.” Ask it of every provider on your shortlist, us included.

The side-by-side, with a source for every LE&AS cell. The rows are the same on every comparison page, so buyers can compare providers across pages.

Codekeeper cells use MESSAGING §6 only: the 6 Oct list price for Escrow, software applications ($199, setup $499), Agentic Verification in the Pro levels (Escrow Pro, Resilience Pro and Continuity Pro), the Exit Exercise, Continuity's "paid and switched on for an agreed period", and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 as the only certification. Resilience recovery is shown as best effort, as §6 says.
Flagged ⚑: "50+ integrations", "synced daily" and "in over 150 countries" are production claims still open in to-confirm.md. "3,500+ teams" is production's figure too (MESSAGING §6, used unflagged on the home page); confirm it with the others.
Fact-check, 7 Oct: the Codekeeper column, and the Codekeeper cells in the hero summary, are now word for word the same on all nineteen comparison pages: Resilience recovery shown as best effort, Continuity as "paid and switched on for an agreed period", four rebuilds a year, a Tested Exit Report, and setup of $499 per arrangement ($999 for Continuity). Change them on every page or none.
16 Oct: Continuity Pro added on every comparison page; base Continuity no longer includes Agentic Verification, so the verification cells name Continuity Pro.
LE&AS cells quote or closely paraphrase LE&AS's pages. Where we found nothing, the cell says "Not stated on their website", and the note under the table explains that this is not a claim that they don't offer it.
Worded carefully: LE&AS says it is "ISO9001 compliant", so we quote that rather than writing "certified". Its SaaS agreement is quoted on loss of service because the page doesn't describe how a service is kept running. Its £5m professional indemnity insurance is on its security page but isn't a certification, so it's left out of the table.
Legal review of every row before publication.

Side by side

Codekeeper and LE&AS, row by row.

Codekeeper details come from our published line-up. LE&AS details come from LE&AS's own website, checked on 7 Oct 2026, with a source for each.

Codekeeper

LE&AS

What's protected

Software, SaaS and AI applications. Each application gets its own protection and level.

Source code escrow for installed software, and the Access Assure agreement for SaaS^{1, 6}.

Who runs the recovery

Escrow: the deposit is released to you, and you run the recovery. Resilience: the deposit comes to us and we run the recovery, on a best-effort basis.

“The source code will be released by the Escrow Agent (LE&AS) to the Software User”⁵.

Keeping a hosted service switched on

Continuity: we keep the live environment paid and switched on for an agreed period while we recover.

Access Assure is a three-party agreement with the vendor, the user and the hosting provider, and “protects all parties against ‘blank screen’ syndrome and loss of service”⁶.

Proof the deposit builds

Agentic Verification in Escrow Pro, Resilience Pro and Continuity Pro: AI agents rebuild the deposit in the Codekeeper AI Verification Lab, in hours, with four rebuilds a year included. Each successful rebuild issues a Recoverability Certificate.

A “thorough integrity test” before each deposit is accepted. A full verification service is “always available”³.

Human-run exit test

Exit Exercise, an add-on to any plan: our specialists rebuild by hand in a clean room and test the business functions you nominate. You get a Tested Exit Report.

Not stated on their website.

Deposits

50+ integrations, with deposits synced daily.

Through an encrypted FTP service, with updated versions deposited at intervals set in the agreement^{3, 5}.

Published prices

Yes. Escrow for software applications from $199 per application per month. Setup $499 per arrangement, or $999 for Continuity.

Yes. Standard agreement £750 setup and £595 a year. SaaS agreement £1,250 setup and £950 a year².

Certifications

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified, audited by BSI.

Describes itself as “ISO9001 compliant”¹.

Where they operate

3,500+ teams, in over 150 countries. Founded 2014.

UK. Based in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, and says “all Data does not leave the UK”^{1, 3}.

“Not stated on their website” means we couldn't find it on LE&AS's site on 7 Oct 2026. It doesn't mean LE&AS doesn't offer it: ask them. Rebuilds run on supported technology stacks. Escrow means the deposit is released to you and you run the recovery. Resilience costs more because we do the recovery. Continuity costs more again because we also keep the live environment switched on.

Steps 2 and 4: the shift and the proof, briefly. After the table, the page says what Codekeeper believes, without contrasting it against LE&AS: having the code is the start, having it back is the goal. The ladder is the same three proofs as on the home and Why Codekeeper pages, with the agreed wording (the Recoverability Certificate documents the rebuild and doesn't grant release rights). 16 Oct: Continuity Pro added; base Continuity no longer includes Agentic Verification. The Recoverability Certificate rung names Continuity Pro.

What's different

Proof beats promises.

Having the code is the start. Having it back is the goal. Every Codekeeper protection comes with evidence you can file, and the higher you go, the more it proves.

Every protection

Software Resilience Certificate

The deposit is held, and an automated check confirms what's in it, with a vault report.

Proves: it's there.

Escrow Pro · Resilience Pro · Continuity Pro

Recoverability Certificate

AI agents rebuild the deposit in the Codekeeper AI Verification Lab, with no help from the vendor, in hours. You also get the run report, an SBOM and an Exit workbook.

Proves: it builds. Agentic Verification

Add-on to any plan

Tested Exit Report

Our specialists rebuild by hand in a clean room and test the business functions you nominate, without the original developers.

Proves: you could exit and keep working. Exit Exercise

Switching, without terms we can't confirm. Production runs a switching offer (a buyout agreement drafted "within 24 hours", "no extra costs", "$0" until the old contract ends) and the old comparison pages mention it. None of its terms are confirmed for the new line-up, so this strip only invites the conversation. Sales must confirm the offer before any term appears here. The button is mid-page navigation to the switching page, not a third CTA. It also reminds buyers to check their current notice terms, which is fair to both providers.

Already have an agreement with LE&AS?

Ask us how switching works. Bring your current agreement and its notice terms, and we'll plan the move with you and your counterparties.

Ask us how switching works

The secondary conversion, on every page. Visitors who aren't ready to talk can still leave their email. The sample evidence pack is the same offer on every page, so the site has one lead magnet instead of a different e-book per page. It also carries the launch story: proof, not promises. The button goes to the sample evidence pack page.

Sample evidence pack

See what your auditor would receive.

An anonymised set of outputs from a real Agentic Verification run, so you can judge the evidence before you talk to us.

Recoverability Certificate
Run report
SBOM and Exit workbook excerpts

Get the sample evidence pack

The five questions buyers ask when comparing. Switching, agreements, prices, verification and jurisdiction, in the order sales hears them. Codekeeper answers use MESSAGING §6 only. The switching answer reuses the Why Codekeeper wording, which sales should confirm. The price answer gives both sides without calling either cheaper, and asks buyers to compare what's included. The jurisdiction answer makes no Codekeeper claim about governing law or hosting region, which are still open in to-confirm.md. Legal review before publication. 16 Oct: Continuity Pro added; base Continuity no longer includes Agentic Verification. The verification answer names Continuity Pro.

Questions

Comparing Codekeeper and LE&AS?

Can we switch from LE&AS to Codekeeper?

Yes. Tell us about the agreement you have today, who's party to it and its notice terms. We'll plan the move with you and your counterparties. Ask us how switching works

What agreement do we sign with Codekeeper?

It depends on the protection. With Escrow, the Escrow Agreement sets out when the deposit is released to the beneficiary, and you run the recovery. With Resilience, a Resilience Arrangement brings the deposit to Codekeeper, and we run the recovery on a best-effort basis. A Recoverability Certificate documents a rebuild; release rights always come from the agreement.

How do the prices compare?

Both publish prices, in different units. LE&AS lists £750 setup and £595 a year for a standard agreement.² Codekeeper's Escrow for software applications starts at $199 per application per month, with $499 setup per arrangement, and Escrow Pro, from $449, adds Agentic Verification. Compare what's included: how deposits stay current, and what proof you hold before you need it. See pricing

How does verification differ?

LE&AS integrity tests each deposit before accepting it, and offers full verification.³ Codekeeper's Agentic Verification is included in Escrow Pro, Resilience Pro and Continuity Pro: AI agents rebuild the deposit in the Codekeeper AI Verification Lab, with no help from the vendor, in hours, and four rebuilds a year are included. Each successful rebuild issues a Recoverability Certificate. For a human-run test of the business functions you rely on, add an Exit Exercise.

Does it matter where the provider is based?

It can. Where the provider is based, where deposits are stored and which law governs the agreement all shape how a release works in practice. LE&AS is based in Warwickshire and says its data does not leave the UK.^{1, 3} Before you sign with anyone, us included, ask where deposits are stored and which law governs the agreement.

Sources, so anyone can check us. Every LE&AS statement above links to one of these pages, read on 7 Oct 2026 (the facts file records the exact wording). The disclaimer line is the agreed text for all comparison pages; "tell us" goes to the contact page so corrections reach the team. Recheck these pages before launch and at least every quarter: prices and services change.

Sources

Where these details come from.

LE&AS, home page: services, experience, ISO 9001 statement and address. https://www.leaas.co.uk/
LE&AS, Prices. https://www.leaas.co.uk/prices/
LE&AS, Security: data centres, FTP deposits, integrity testing and verification. https://www.leaas.co.uk/security/
LE&AS, About us. https://www.leaas.co.uk/about-us/
LE&AS, Source Code Escrow. https://www.leaas.co.uk/services/source-code-escrow/
LE&AS, SaaS Escrow Services (Access Assure). https://www.leaas.co.uk/services/saas-escrow-services/

Checked on 7 Oct 2026.

Based on information publicly available on 7 Oct 2026. Trademarks belong to their owners. If something has changed, tell us and we'll correct it.

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