Ellty review for startups.
Investor Q&A, NDA e-signing, view-only files and AI help in one room, priced openly at $149 per month and testable on a 14-day free trial.
Facts checked Sep 30, 2026. Editorial score, no paid placement.
Overview.
Ellty started in 2020 and runs from Australia. It is built for the full arc of a company raise or sale: the first upload of a numbered index, per-group access for each fund, watermarked reading, a question log your team approves, and an export of everything at closing.
Two things set it apart for founders. The monthly price sits on the website, so the cost of a round is known before anyone books a call, and the AI tools take on the slow parts of diligence, such as filing a messy upload into the right folders or drafting a first answer to a question you have already answered twice.
Why a founder would pick it
You can start on the trial on a Tuesday, have the lead fund reading by Wednesday and keep the same room through confirmatory diligence and closing. Billing by the month means the room can be archived once the wire lands.
| Key fact | Ellty |
|---|---|
| What you pay | $149 monthly |
| Before paying | 14-day free trial |
| Security reports | SOC 2 (hosting) |
| Year started | 2020 |
| Home base | Australia |
| Hosting model | Cloud |
Score breakdown.
Startup score 9.2 of 10, place 1 of 17 on our startup ranking; the 17-room mean is 7.6.
Strengths
- Price visible up front and a 14-day free trial to build the real room first.
- Q&A, watermarks, view-only control and a per-viewer log in one product, the set a Series A lead or acquirer expects.
- AI help for sorting uploads and drafting repeat answers.
- Investors can sign the NDA inside the room before the first folder opens.
Not listed yet
- Ellty does not list in-app redaction at the time of writing.
- No single sign-on, open API or native mobile app is listed; the room runs in a mobile browser.
- The hosting attestation is SOC 2 for the infrastructure; ISO 27001 is not listed.
Features.
Ellty lists 8 of the 12 features we track; in-app redaction, mobile app, open api, single sign-on are not listed.
| Feature | Listed | What it does for a founder |
|---|---|---|
| Investor Q&A | Funds and buyers ask questions against a file; you assign, answer and publish replies, and the thread stays on record. | |
| Viewer activity log | Shows which investor opened which file, for how long and when, and exports the record. | |
| Dynamic watermarks | Stamps the viewer email and the time across every page, so a forwarded screenshot points back to its source. | |
| In-app redaction | Blacks out salaries, customer names or personal data inside the platform without keeping a second copy. | |
| NDA e-signing | Investors sign the NDA or click-through terms before the room opens. | |
| Mobile app | An installable phone and tablet app on top of the mobile website. | |
| Open API | Lets your engineers create rooms, add users or pull activity into your own tools. | |
| Single sign-on | Your team signs in with Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID or Okta instead of another password. | |
| Two-step login | Every login needs a one-time code or an app approval as well as the password. | |
| Bulk folder upload | Drag a whole folder tree in at once and keep its numbering. | |
| View-only and download control | Set each file to view only, print or download, and change it later without resending anything. | |
| AI assistance | Vendor-listed help such as auto-filing, document summaries, search across files or drafted answers. |
Pricing.
Ellty is listed at $149 each month. Entry plans have limits on seats or storage; check the current plan page.
| Scenario | Months | Seats | Indicative cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed or angel round | 2 | 1 | $298 |
| Seed round | 3 | 2 | $447 |
| Series A | 4 | 3 | $596 |
| Sale of the company | 6 | 4 | $894 |
What Ellty costs against the field
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 |
| iDeals | Quote (our band) | $2,450 to $8,100 | Pricing details |
| Firmex | Quote (our band) | $2,450 to $8,100 | Pricing details |
| SecureDocs | $250 monthly | $1,000 | Pricing details |
| Ansarada | Quote (our band) | $2,450 to $8,100 | Pricing details |
| Datasite | Quote (our band) | $6,500 to $18,900 | Pricing details |
| Citrix ShareFile | $55 monthly | $220 | Pricing details |
| CapLinked | $299 monthly | $1,196 | Pricing details |
| Drooms | Quote (our band) | $2,450 to $8,100 | Pricing details |
| Intralinks | Quote (our band) | $6,500 to $18,900 | Pricing details |
| DealRoom | Quote (our band) | $2,450 to $8,100 | Pricing details |
| SmartRoom | Quote (our band) | $2,450 to $8,100 | Pricing details |
| Onehub | $15 monthly | $60 | Pricing details |
| Digify | $120 monthly | $480 | Pricing details |
| ShareVault | Quote (our band) | $2,450 to $8,100 | Pricing details |
| DocSend | $45 per seat monthly | $360 | Pricing details |
| Venue by DFIN | Quote (our band) | $6,500 to $18,900 | Pricing details |
More on prices and models in our startup data room pricing guide.
Where it fits.
Security and setup.
Security and compliance
Admins and guests log in with a second step, pages carry the reader name, files can be locked to view only, and every open is recorded. The hosting provider holds a SOC 2 report.
Getting started
Drag the whole folder tree in and the numbering survives. Investors are grouped, so a new fund inherits the right rights in one click.
Check during the trial or demo
- Upload your real folder index and confirm the numbering holds.
- Invite a test investor and open a file as that person on a phone.
- Set one folder to view only and one to hidden, then check the activity log.
- Ask for the current security report and where data is hosted.
Alternatives.
8.2/10 · Quote only
A UK deal room priced by quote, with redaction, Okta-style single sign-on and an API, plus both ISO 27001 and SOC 2. A trial is offered.
See the review
8.1/10 · Quote only
A Canadian room popular with law firms and mid-market advisers: quoted price, redaction, ISO 27001 and a trial.
See the review
8.1/10 · $250 monthly
A flat $250 per month room with questions, NDA signing and an API, easy for a small finance team to run; trial offered.
See the reviewHead to head: Ellty vs iDeals, Ellty vs DocSend, Ellty vs SecureDocs.