Most founders first use DocSend to send a pitch deck as a link and watch how long each page is read. Ellty is a complete data room for what happens after the deck lands: a fund asks for the cap table, the contracts and the model.
9.2/10 overall
6.6/10 overall
Both record who opened what. In this pair, only Ellty lists a question workflow, file-level locks against downloading, a second login step and whole-folder upload, the pieces a lead fund leans on during confirmatory diligence.
A common path is to send the deck as a tracked link and open a data room the day a fund asks for more. The room is where the round gets decided, which is why it carries the permissions and the record.
Five measures, out of 10
Nothing the other lacks.
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.
| Provider | How it is priced | Total for the project | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellty | $149 monthly | $596 | Visit Ellty |
| DocSend | $45 per seat monthly | $360 | Pricing details |
Rank out of 17 when the measures are weighted for each job.
| Use case | Ellty | DocSend |
|---|---|---|
| Seed round | #1 | #15 |
| Series A | #1 | #16 |
| Selling your startup | #1 | #17 |
| Startup due diligence | #1 | #16 |
| SaaS | #1 | #16 |
| Biotech | #1 | #17 |
| Board packs | #1 | #16 |