Ellty vs FORDATA VDR

Ellty provides browser-based document sharing and virtual data rooms for fundraising, M&A, due diligence, and client work. Its document analytics show who opened a file, which pages they read, and time spent on each page. Users can set link expiration, require email verification or passwords, restrict downloads, and revoke access. Depending on the plan, data rooms include visitor management features such as NDAs, Q&A, folder permissions, analytics, and audit logs. Listed capabilities also include audit trails, document watermarking, Q&A workspaces, and e-signatures. Plans specify 50 GB of storage per user and a maximum single-file upload of 2 GB. Ellty says stored documents use AES-256 encryption and data in transit uses TLS 1.3. It describes AWS hosting with backups, threat detection, WAF, DDoS protection, and rate limiting. The service requires no installation and can be accessed in a browser on Mac or desktop computers. Ellty offers a free plan and a 14-day trial without a credit card. It states that its service is not directly SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified.

FORDATA VDR is an online virtual data room for confidential work including due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, audits and fundraising. It provides document and user permissions that administrators can customize in bulk, plus the ability to block room access. Its Q&A module organizes partner questions by status, limits and category; activity reports show file viewers and viewing time. Tools include AI redaction, translation into 59 languages with a side-by-side view, and OCR for searching, anonymizing and translating scanned or graphic content. Security controls include read-only mode, editing and copying restrictions, dynamic watermarks, Fence View, Blur View and screenshot-key blocking. FORDATA states that its European data centers are ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified, with 99.95% uptime by SLA. LITE costs €275 a month and includes 1GB storage and 15 users; higher plans require a quote. A 14-day trial is available. It runs on Android, iOS, macOS, web, Windows and self-hosted environments.