Compare data rooms.
Two rooms side by side on what a founder needs: price, setup, investor experience, access control and diligence tools.
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Ellty vs iDeals
$149 monthly against quote only. Scores 9.2 and 8.2.
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Ellty vs DocSend
$149 monthly against $45 per seat monthly. Scores 9.2 and 6.6.
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Ellty vs SecureDocs
$149 monthly against $250 monthly. Scores 9.2 and 8.1.
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iDeals vs Datasite
Quote only against quote only. Scores 8.2 and 8.0.
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iDeals vs Ansarada
Quote only against quote only. Scores 8.2 and 8.0.
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vsFirmex vs SecureDocs
Quote only against $250 monthly. Scores 8.1 and 8.1.
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vsDigify vs DocSend
$120 monthly against $45 per seat monthly. Scores 7.0 and 6.6.
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From vendor documentation, in ranking order.
| Provider | Investor Q&A | Viewer activity log | Dynamic watermarks | In-app redaction | NDA e-signing | Mobile app | Open API | Single sign-on | Two-step login | Bulk folder upload | View-only and download control | AI assistance |
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Scores by measure.
| Provider | Setup | Investors | Control | Diligence | Price | Overall |
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| Ellty | 9.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 9.2 |
| iDeals | 9.2 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Firmex | 9.4 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.1 |
| SecureDocs | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Ansarada | 8.7 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Datasite | 8.6 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| Citrix ShareFile | 8.7 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 9.0 | 7.8 |
| CapLinked | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 7.8 |
| Drooms | 8.4 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 7.6 |
| Intralinks | 8.3 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 7.5 |
| DealRoom | 8.1 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.5 |
| SmartRoom | 8.1 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Onehub | 8.7 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 7.3 |
| Digify | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 7.0 |
| ShareVault | 7.6 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 |
| DocSend | 8.3 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 6.6 |
| Venue by DFIN | 6.9 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 6.5 |
Questions founders ask
Which data rooms do founders compare most?
Published-price rooms against each other, a full room against a deck-sharing tool, and two quote-based platforms when a banker runs a sale. The pairs on this page follow those three patterns.
How are the comparisons scored?
Both rooms keep their overall score and their five measure scores from our methodology. A pair page never re-weights the model.
Can I compare two rooms that are not listed here?
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