Ellty vs iDeals Virtual Data Room

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.

iDeals Virtual Data Room is secure software for confidential dealmaking and critical business transactions. It brings due diligence checklists, Q&A management, electronic signatures, reporting and project archiving into deal workflows. Administrators can assign eight permission levels and use access schedules, IP or domain restrictions, and single sign-on. Integrations include Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive, Google Drive, Okta, Entra ID, Google Workspace and authenticator apps; Dropbox is marked as coming soon. The company lists ISO/IEC 27001, 27017, 27701 and 27018, SOC 2 and SOC 3 certification, GDPR compliance and HIPAA compliance. It says files are protected with TLS in transit and AES 256-bit encryption at rest, and reports 99.95% infrastructure uptime. Core is presented for small to medium deals, Premier for complex high-stakes transactions, and Enterprise for high-volume pipelines. Pricing is on request; a free trial is available. The service is listed for Android, iOS, macOS, web, Windows and API access. Video files cannot be viewed online in the mobile apps; downloading depends on permissions.