What Escrow.com does

Escrow.com operates a licensed online escrow platform that holds buyer funds in trust while goods or services are transferred between counterparties, releasing payment only after buyer inspection or milestone approval. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Freelancer Limited (ASX: FLNCF) since 2015, with operating entities in the United States (Internet Escrow Services, Inc.), Australia (Payments Australia Pty Ltd, AFS licence 501215), and Canada (Canadian Payments Inc., FINTRAC MSB and Bank of Canada PSP). It carries money transmitter licenses in 48 US states and dedicated escrow licenses in California, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington, and is the recommended payment system for GoDaddy, Shopify Exchange, ClassicCars.com, Uniregistry, and eBay Motors.

The product portfolio centers on the core consumer and broker escrow workflow and layers in developer-facing integrations: Escrow Pay for one-line escrow payments, Escrow Offer for negotiation flows with Make Offer buttons or API calls, and Escrow API plus Escrow Buttons for embeddable transaction initiation across websites, marketplaces, classifieds, and mobile apps. Specialized modules include Milestone Transactions for staged service payments, Broker Escrow with configurable privacy modes, Domain Concierge Service for managed domain transfers, and vehicle-specific Lien Holder Payoff and Title Collection add-ons at $60 each. The company additionally publishes the quarterly Domain Investment Index and IPv4 Investment Index, leveraging proprietary transaction data as market intelligence.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through transaction fees, calculated as a tiered percentage of transaction value with minimums (e.g., 2.6% on vehicles under $5K tapering to 0.7% above $10M), paid by buyer, seller, or split between parties. Reported FY2025 revenue was $12.3M, up 18.8% year-on-year, marking the fifth consecutive profitable year, with the cumulative protected volume exceeding $7.5B across more than 3M customers. Customer concentration is dominated by a long tail of individual and SMB users, with enterprise demand concentrated in domain aftermarket (uber.com, snapchat.com, twitter.com, gmail.com), automotive (ClassicCars.com), and an emerging B2B IT hardware channel via the April 2026 BrokerBin partnership covering 10,000+ traders across 65 countries.

Name

Escrow.com

Legal name

Escrow.com, Inc.

Website

https://escrow.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Escrow.com is a licensed online escrow provider, wholly-owned subsidiary of Freelancer Limited, that secures high-value peer-to-peer and B2B transactions including domain names, vehicles, electronics, and IT hardware across the US, Australia, and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Escrow Services

NAICS

Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts (52592)

akta.pro primary industry

Escrow & Fiduciary Escrow Services (FSAAANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Escrow, Trust & Legal Settlement Disbursements (FSAMAKAO), Escrow, Trust & Agency Services (escrow, paying agent, trustee) (FSABAIAI)

Keywords

• Online escrow services
• Secure payment processing
• Domain name escrow
• Vehicle escrow services
• Transaction protection platform

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Transaction/ Escrow Fees: Escrow.com generates revenue through transaction fees charged on completed escrow transactions. Fees are calculated as a percentage of the transaction value with minimum amounts, varying by transaction type (vehicle, general merchandise, domain, etc.). The fee can be paid by buyer, seller, or split between parties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Escrow.com is a licensed online escrow service that holds buyer funds in secure trust accounts while high-value transactions between buyers and sellers are verified and completed, releasing payment only after both parties confirm delivery and acceptance. The company serves multiple verticals including domain names, motor vehicles, electronics, general merchandise, luxury goods, services, IPv4 addresses, and M&A deals, and provides developer APIs (Escrow Pay, Escrow Offer, Escrow Buttons) for embedding escrow functionality into third-party websites and marketplaces.

Product overview

Escrow.com operates as a licensed online escrow platform offering a portfolio of transaction protection services. The core platform provides a five-step escrow process holding funds in trust while goods or services are delivered. The product suite includes three main integration tools (Escrow Pay, Escrow Offer, and Escrow API/Buttons) for merchant and developer embedding, plus specialized transaction modules (Milestone Transactions, Broker Escrow, Domain Concierge). Vehicle-specific add-ons (Lien Holder Payoff, Title Collection) address automotive transaction complexity. The company also publishes market intelligence reports on domain names (.AI Domain Investment Index) and IPv4 addresses (IPv4 Investment Index). Supported currencies include USD, AUD, EUR, GBP, and CAD.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Escrow Pay: A payment integration product that allows businesses to add escrow payments to their website, mobile app, online store, classified site, or marketplace via a single API call.
• Escrow Offer
• Escrow API
• Domain Concierge Service

Products and services

• Escrow.com Core Platform The world's largest online escrow service providing secure third-party payment protection for high-value online transactions between buyers and sellers across multiple asset categories including domain names, vehicles, electronics, general merchandise, and luxury goods.
• Escrow Pay A payment integration product that enables businesses to add secure escrow payments to their websites, mobile apps, online stores, classified sites, or marketplaces with a single line of code. Supports no chargebacks for sellers.
• Escrow Offer A negotiation tool that allows buyers and sellers to negotiate prices for high-value items including domain names, cars, boats, aircraft, and fine art through Make Offer buttons or API calls, protected by escrow payment security.
• Escrow API A developer-facing API that enables programmatic escrow transaction management, payment processing, and button integration for websites, marketplaces, classified sites, shopping carts, and mobile applications. Designed to be as simple to integrate as Stripe.
• Escrow Buttons Embeddable button widgets that allow buyers and sellers to initiate escrow-protected transactions on any website or mobile app.
• Milestone Transactions A transaction structure enabling staged payments where funds are released in phases as goods are delivered or services are performed, supporting multiple disbursements for milestone-based service engagements.
• Broker Escrow A broker-mediated transaction service where a broker acts as a trusted third party, facilitating transactions between buyers and sellers with configurable privacy settings (confidential, transparent to buyer, transparent to seller, or transparent to both parties).
• Domain Concierge Service A managed domain transfer service where Escrow.com holds the domain in its own registrar account throughout the transaction, managing receipt of funds and domain transfer with security verification at each stage.
• Vehicle Lien Holder Payoff Service A $60 vehicle transaction add-on that verifies current lien payoff amounts, sends title release instructions to lien holders, and disburses payoff checks at transaction close.
• Vehicle Title Collection Service A $60 vehicle transaction add-on where the seller sends the signed title to Escrow.com, which verifies and images it before forwarding to the buyer upon payment authorization.
• Digital Letter of Credit A transaction service for documented high-value commercial transfers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $7.5 billion in transactions protected
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BrokerBinstrategicGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 April 2026Partnership to provide secure payment services to BrokerBin's global network of over 10,000 IT hardware traders across 65 countries. Escrow.com's escrow platform protects high-value B2B equipment transactions from fraud and non-delivery risks. The partnership includes participation in BrokerBin's biannual Roadshow networking events and supports the growing IT refurbishment and circular economy sector.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• eBay: Marketplace with Money Back Guarantee / buyer protection programs that replicate escrow-like behavior on a much larger GMV base. Competes with Escrow.com in the vehicle and general merchandise segments.
• PayPal: Global payments platform whose 'Goods and Services' buyer protection functions as a de facto escrow for smaller transactions. Comparable to Escrow.com as a payment intermediary with built-in dispute resolution, though it does not specialize in high-value escrow.
• Stripe: Developer-first payment platform whose Connect product enables marketplaces to build custom escrow-style flows. Escrow.com's API/Buttons pitch explicitly positions itself as 'as simple as Stripe', making Stripe the closest broad-platform reference point.
• Shopify: Commerce platform whose Shopify Exchange recommendation of Escrow.com signals ecosystem alignment. Shopify's broader payments infrastructure makes it an indirect competitor in merchant payment integration.

Direct peers

• Dan.com: Domain name marketplace that offers integrated payment and installment (lease-to-own) solutions for domain transactions. Directly comparable to Escrow.com's core domain transaction vertical.
• Afternic (GoDaddy): GoDaddy-owned domain aftermarket that handles domain transfer and payment for high-value name sales. Notable because GoDaddy is also an Escrow.com recommendation partner, illustrating both collaboration and competitive overlap.
• Sedo: Largest global domain marketplace, with integrated payment and transfer services for high-value domain transactions. Overlaps directly with Escrow.com's domain segment.
• Bond Trust: Licensed escrow and trust services provider handling commercial, real estate, and M&A escrows. Comparable to Escrow.com in regulated escrow administration, though more focused on legal/transactional escrow than online consumer flows.

Emerging players

• Bring a Trailer: Curated online auction platform for enthusiast vehicles that uses Escrow.com-style settlement flows. Comparable in the high-value vehicle niche but as a marketplace operator rather than a pure escrow provider.
• SquadX (Escrow for Services): Emerging platforms offering escrow-style payment holding for freelance services and milestone-based engagements. Overlaps with Escrow.com's Milestone Transactions product line for services use cases.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors5 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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