Why this page changed. Production's /articles/codekeeper-vs-ses-escrow is a long article on the old line-up: setup $249, "from $139", the Validated / Verified / Certified tiers, add-ons such as Assured Recovery, and a tick-and-cross table that marks SES Escrow 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 SES Escrow fact is cited from SES Escrow'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/ses-escrow.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.
Fair on continuity: SES's SaaS Continuity is the closest like-for-like with Codekeeper Continuity on any comparison page, so the sub-line and the first card say so.
Production errors on the old page: it says SES's "costs are hidden" (disparaging; dropped), contains the typo "scope pf services", and claims Codekeeper responds "within minutes during critical release events" and is "always live, always verified, and always ready".
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 SES Escrow. Ask what comes back.

SES Escrow and Codekeeper both hold software under escrow agreements, and both offer continuity for SaaS. 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 SES Escrow's own website on 7 Oct 2026.

Codekeeper

SES Escrow

Proof it builds

Agentic Verification, in hours. Included in the Pro levels

Code Validation, witnessed by an SES consultant, with an independent report³

Hosted service

Continuity keeps the live environment paid and switched on for an agreed period while we recover

SaaS Continuity: SES recreates the working service, typically for 6 months²

Deposits

50+ integrations, synced daily

Automated from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and others, as often as the app changes⁴

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 SES Escrow 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 SES's SaaS Continuity page ("full responsibility for rapidly recreating the working service", "typically 6 months"), its validation page (rebuilds witnessed by an SES consultant) and its accreditations page. 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 SES Escrow may suit you

You want a UK provider that will recreate a SaaS service for you and keep it going for a continuity period, typically six months, with rebuilds witnessed by its consultants, and ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and Cyber Essentials Plus.^{2, 3, 5}

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 SES Escrow 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.
SES Escrow cells quote or closely paraphrase SES Escrow'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.
Pricing image to check before launch: SES's validation page carries an image named "SES pricing table image". Our fetch tool can't read images, so we couldn't see whether it shows prices. The cell says "Free quotation on request", which is SES's own text. If the image publishes prices, add them with a citation.
Who runs the service during SaaS Continuity isn't spelled out by SES, so the cells quote SES's own words only.
Left out on purpose: client counts and years (SES's pages give 2,000+ and 3,000+ clients, founding in 2003 and "more than 25 years", and ISO 27001 since 2010 and 2012), and SES's no-setup-fee transfer offer (their commercial offer, not a comparison point).
Legal review of every row before publication.

Side by side

Codekeeper and SES Escrow, row by row.

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

Codekeeper

SES Escrow

What's protected

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

On-premise and SaaS (cloud) software escrow, with template, bespoke and public sector agreements¹.

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.

With SaaS Continuity, SES “will take full responsibility for rapidly recreating the working service on behalf of the client”².

Keeping a hosted service switched on

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

SaaS Continuity provides “a period of service continuity, typically 6 months”².

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.

Code Validation: the developer rebuilds the application while an SES testing consultant witnesses it, with an independent report. Basic deposit reporting on every deposit³.

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.

Code & Deployment Validation adds a simulated release, to test whether the build documentation is enough to rebuild the application³.

Deposits

50+ integrations, with deposits synced daily.

Automated deposits from repositories including GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket, scheduled as often as the application changes⁴.

Published prices

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

Free quotation on request⁴.

Certifications

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

ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and Cyber Essentials Plus^{1, 5}.

Where they operate

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

UK. Based in Handforth, England, and says it has clients in 45+ countries¹.

“Not stated on their website” means we couldn't find it on SES Escrow's site on 7 Oct 2026. It doesn't mean SES Escrow 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 SES Escrow: 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 SES Escrow?

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

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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 SES Escrow?

Can we switch from SES Escrow 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?

SES Escrow offers a free quotation on request.⁴ 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?

SES offers Code Validation, where the developer rebuilds the application while an SES consultant witnesses it, and Code & Deployment Validation, which adds a simulated release.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. SES Escrow is based in Handforth, England.¹ 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 SES Escrow 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.

SES Escrow, home page: services, certifications and address. https://www.ses-escrow.co.uk/
SES Escrow, SaaS Continuity Escrow. https://www.ses-escrow.co.uk/saas-continuity
SES Escrow, Software Validation. https://www.ses-escrow.co.uk/software-escrow-validation-verification
SES Escrow, Automated Source Code Deposits. https://www.ses-escrow.co.uk/software-escrow-automated-source-code-deposits
SES Escrow, Accreditations. https://www.ses-escrow.co.uk/accreditations

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.

The same close on every page. A comparison page closes on the visitor's own situation: the demo is where the side-by-side becomes specific. Every page ends on the same two actions in the same order: Book a demo, then the sample evidence pack.

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Bring the agreement you have today. We'll show you what each Codekeeper protection covers, side by side.

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