What LOGITAS does

LOGITAS is a French independent software escrow agent founded in 1990/1991 by Henri Leclerc de Hauteclocque, who remains Chairman. The company serves as a trusted third party between software publishers (depositors) and their licensees/integrators/investors (beneficiaries), holding verified copies of source code, build procedures, deployment documentation, and development environments under a tripartite contractual framework. Its core technical differentiator is high-level technical verification of deposited materials, ensuring that escrowed assets are sufficient for another development team to maintain or restart the software in case of depositor default. Deposits are stored in two copies at distinct sites in France, intentionally outside the scope of US law.

The company's core offering is the LOGITAS Escrow Agreement, supplemented by the Deposit Information Subscription Agreement (a beneficiary-side monitoring add-on), and ancillary services such as deposit copy delivery and arbitration. Pricing is published and SYNTEC-indexed: 760 EUR HT one-time initialization, 2,545 EUR HT annual escrow fee per software, 660 EUR HT one-time and 390 EUR HT annual for the subscription module, plus 825 EUR per half-day for additional interventions. The customer base spans ~350 depositors across all sectors and sizes, from startups to global enterprises, with no disclosed large anchor accounts.

LOGITAS is privately held with stated capital of 38,112 EUR, a team of 1–10 employees, and is led by CEO Sébastien Osvald under Chairman Henri Leclerc de Hauteclocque. The company expanded to Montreal via wholly-owned LOGITAS Inc. in 2013 to serve the North American market. It maintains founder/member status in the International Software Escrow Association (ISEA), FnTC, Numeum, and AQT, and operates a direct enterprise field-sales model targeting publishers, end users, integrators, and investors.

Name

LOGITAS

Legal name

LOGITAS

Website

https://logitas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LOGITAS is an independent French software escrow agent (founded 1990/1991) that verifies and holds source code and technical deposits as a trusted third party between software publishers and their licensees, integrators, and investors across Europe and North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Software Escrow Services

NAICS

Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts (52592)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Escrow & Fiduciary Escrow Services (FSAAANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vendor & Contract Management (Software/Cloud) (BPAEAOAD), Escrow, Trust & Agency Services (escrow, paying agent, trustee) (FSABAIAI)

Keywords

• Software escrow services
• Source code escrow
• Software continuity assurance
• Intellectual property protection
• Software asset verification

Headquarters

HQ city

Rungis

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Escrow Agreement Fees (Depositors): Annual fees charged to software publishers for escrow deposit services including deposit realization, verification, certificate issuance, and storage. Includes one complementary update per year if no additional verification or travel is required.
2. Information Subscription Agreement Fees (Beneficiaries): Annual fees charged to end users/subscribers for deposit monitoring services including up-to-date deposit certificates, quarterly reports, and notifications of deposit events.
3. Initialization and Setup Fees: One-time fees for escrow agreement initialization (760 EUR HT) and subscription agreement setup (660 EUR HT).
4. Additional Services and Delivery Fees: Fees for additional interventions (825 EUR per half-day), travel expenses, and delivery of deposit copies (2,650 EUR HT without subscription).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LOGITAS operates as a trusted third-party software escrow agent, providing independent escrow services for software source code, build procedures, deployment documentation, and development environments. The company offers tripartite contractual escrow agreements between software publishers (depositors) and licensees/beneficiaries, supported by high-level technical verification of deposited materials. Services include deposit realization, verification, certificate issuance, secure dual-site storage, and release procedures in case of depositor default.

Product overview

LOGITAS offers a unified software escrow platform providing escrow agreement services as a trusted third party. The core offering consists of the LOGITAS Escrow Agreement service, which enables software publishers to deposit source code and technical documentation with verified completeness, protected for release to beneficiaries in case of depositor maintenance default. This core service is supplemented by the Deposit Information Subscription Agreement (add-on module) that provides beneficiaries with direct monitoring, certificates, and alerts about deposit status changes. The service is designed for software publishers, end users, integrators, and investors seeking intellectual property protection and software continuity guarantees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LOGITAS Software Escrow Independent software escrow service as a trusted third party, enabling software publishers to deposit source code and technical documentation for release to beneficiaries (end users, integrators, investors) in case of the depositor's maintenance default. Includes verification of deposit completeness, escrow agreement management, and release procedures.
• LOGITAS Escrow Agreement Tripartite contractual system between the Depositor (software publisher), LOGITAS, and Beneficiaries that defines trigger events, release procedures, and verification requirements for software deposits. Covers all successive versions, targets, and beneficiaries under a single signed contract with annual renewal.
• Deposit Information Subscription Agreement An agreement between Beneficiaries and LOGITAS that provides direct notifications about deposit status, including annual deposit certificates, warnings about agreement termination or material withdrawal, and quarterly reports for multiple tracked escrow agreements. Includes free deposit copy delivery in case of depositor default.
• Deposit Copy Delivery Service Delivery service for deposit copy to beneficiary without subscription agreement, including execution of delivery procedure and media copying costs (2,650 EUR HT). Also includes additional technical interventions (825 EUR per half-day) and travel expenses.

Quantifiable outcome

• LOGITAS deposits served as technical evidence in a $150 million case where a French company successfully defended against US litigation in New York court in 1999

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FnTC (National Trusted Third-Party Federation)coreOthersProfessional membership federation for trusted third-party services in France. LOGITAS is a member displaying FnTC affiliation.
• Numeum (Union of Digital Ecosystem in France)coreOthersProfessional organization representing the digital ecosystem in France. LOGITAS is a member of this industry body.
• Association Quebecoise des Technologies (AQT)coreOthersQuebec technology association. LOGITAS Inc. is a member and partner of AQT to serve the North American market.
• International Software Escrow Association (ISEA)coreOthersInternational association for software escrow services. LOGITAS is a founder member, enabling the company to answer client requirements worldwide.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Escrow Europe (Escrow Europe Group): Escrow Europe is a pan-European escrow agent offering software escrow and verification services across multiple jurisdictions. It is comparable in scope and customer profile to LOGITAS, competing for similar European software publisher and licensee mandates.
• Software Escrow Ltd (SES): Software Escrow Ltd is a UK-based dedicated software escrow specialist offering deposit, verification, and SaaS escrow services. It competes directly with LOGITAS in European markets with similar target customers and similar verification-led positioning.
• NCC Group - Software Resilience: NCC Group's Software Resilience division is one of the largest dedicated software escrow providers globally, offering source code escrow, verification, and SaaS continuity services. It is the most direct head-to-head competitor to LOGITAS in source-code and SaaS escrow, with overlapping target customers (software publishers, licensees, investors).
• Integrella Software Escrow: Integrella is a UK- and Ireland-based software escrow specialist focused on verification-led escrow services for software publishers and SaaS providers. It competes with LOGITAS in the same 'verification beyond storage' positioning and serves a similar mix of publisher and licensee customers.

Emerging players

• Codekeeper: Codekeeper is a newer, digitally native software escrow provider offering automated continuous verification and cloud-based deposit workflows. It targets modern SaaS publishers and licensees with a more productized, lower-friction approach than traditional agents like LOGITAS, representing an emerging competitive vector.

Broad incumbents

• Iron Mountain - Intellectual Property Management: Iron Mountain offers code escrow services (Source Code Control) as part of its much broader records management, data protection, and IP management portfolio. It is the largest US-domiciled incumbent with overlapping software escrow capability, serving global enterprise customers with single-vendor procurement preferred.

Regional players

• Pragmatika / Sollich Consulting: Pragmatika is a Germany-based software escrow specialist serving DACH-region software publishers and licensees. It is comparable to LOGITAS as a regionally focused, technically-oriented escrow agent targeting European enterprise customers.
• Custodia (Arkhineo / CDC Arkhineo): Custodia/Arkhineo is a French and European trusted third party providing certified digital archiving and escrow-adjacent services. It is comparable to LOGITAS in providing trusted third-party services in France, competing for similar regulated-industry and French public-sector mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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