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Escrow State Engine
for Modern Payments

Embed secure, deterministic escrow logic into your marketplace.
Your funds, your users, your data. We handle the orchestration, state transitions, and dispute resolution logic.

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Built for Integration

Designed to be invisible to your users, but indispensable to your operations.

Trustless Security

HMAC-signed requests, replay protection, and strict state transitions. We never hold your private keys.

Deterministic Disputes

Pre-defined resolution paths based on evidence collection. Remove human bias from low-stakes arbitration.

API-First Design

Built for developers. Comprehensive webhooks, idempotent endpoints, and a clear mental model.

The Lifecycle

Escrow Creation

Initialize a contract with milestones and predefined rules.

Milestone Delivery

Contractors submit deliverables; the system locks the state.

Dispute & Resolution

If contested, the engine orchestrates evidence collection and issues a decision.

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POST /v1/escrows

await clearhold.escrows.create({
  external_id: "job_8832a",
  currency: "USD",
  total_amount: 500000, // $5,000.00
  milestones: [
    {
      id: "ms_initial",
      amount: 250000,
      deadline: "2024-04-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
});

Straightforward Pricing

Pay for what you use. No monthly fees, no hidden costs.

Usage-Based

Scale as you grow

Outcome-Driven

Measured by applied decisions

"We bill based on actual utility. No monthly fees, no hidden costs. Measured by the number of escrow decisions processed by the engine."

Starter, Growth, and Scale tiers
Deterministic resolution logic
API-first orchestration

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Enterprise

Custom requirements

Volume-Based

Custom pricing & terms

Built for high-volume platforms requiring dedicated infrastructure, priority support, and advanced audit compliance.

Negotiated Volume Pricing
Priority Support & SLA
On-prem / VPC Deployment

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We charge for applied decisions [DECISION_APPLIED], not individual API calls.

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Escrow State Engine for Modern Payments