Digify vs DocSend.

Both are document sharing tools that founders use before a full data room: send a file as a link, see who opened it and for how long.

Digify logo

7.0/10 overall

Cost
$120 monthly
Try it
Free trial offered
Security reports
SOC 2
Since
2011, Singapore

Pick Digify when

  • You want to stop downloads of the deck and early financials.
  • You upload whole folders rather than one file at a time.
  • Several people share files under one account.
DocSend logo

6.6/10 overall

Cost
$45 per seat monthly
Try it
Free trial offered
Security reports
SOC 2, GDPR
Since
2013, United States

Pick DocSend when

  • One founder sends the deck and wants page-level reading analytics.
  • Investors should sign an NDA before they read.
  • You price by seat and keep the seat count low.

Where they differ.

Digify adds view-only and download control and bulk upload, and publishes $120 a month. DocSend prices from $45 per user a month and adds e-signing.

For your round

Neither lists investor Q&A or two-step login in the facts we hold. Once a lead fund starts diligence, most founders move to a full virtual data room.

Five measures, out of 10

Setup speed
Digify
8.0
DocSend
8.3
Investor experience
Digify
7.1
DocSend
7.3
Access control
Digify
6.3
DocSend
5.1
Diligence tools
Digify
4.3
DocSend
3.3
Startup pricing
Digify
9.1
DocSend
8.8

Features compared.

Only Digify

  • Bulk folder upload
  • View-only and download control

Both

  • Dynamic watermarks
  • Viewer activity log

Only DocSend

  • NDA e-signing

Cost for the same project.

Digify and DocSend, same inputs

Totals in US dollars for the life of the room, indicative only. Listed prices are each vendor's entry plan; vendors who only quote get our own market band. Get the real figure from the vendor before you sign.

ProviderHow it is pricedTotal for the projectLink
Digify $120 monthly $480 Pricing details
DocSend $45 per seat monthly $360 Pricing details

Place by use case.

Rank out of 17 when the measures are weighted for each job.

Use caseDigifyDocSend
Seed round#13#15
Series A#15#16
Selling your startup#16#17
Startup due diligence#15#16
SaaS#15#16
Biotech#16#17
Board packs#14#16

Questions

Which is cheaper?
DocSend starts at $45 per user a month; Digify at $120 a month. With three or more senders the per-user model costs more.
Can either replace a data room?
For a deck and a few files, yes. For confirmatory diligence with Q&A and folder permissions, a full room fits better.
Do both offer free trials?
Yes, both list a free trial.

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