FORDATA VDR vs Sterling Data Rooms
FORDATA VDR
fordatagroup.comSterling Data Rooms
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| Figure | FORDATA VDR | Sterling Data Rooms |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €275/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Data Room Software | 8.4 (#6) | 7.0 (#29) |
| Headquarters | Poznań, Poland | London, United Kingdom |
| Integration | The Enterprise plan includes website integration, while the Life Science page says the VDR is not intended for direct integration with research systems. | Sterling describes a direct Box.com connection that lets customers push documents from Box into the VDR without downloading and uploading them. |
| Support | Technical support is available to every VDR user 24/7 in English, German, Polish, Dutch and Ukrainian. | Sterling’s in-house multilingual customer service team is available 24/7/365 by phone or email, with an experienced deal manager assigned to every project. |
Plans
FORDATA VDR
- LITE€275 a month
- BUSINESSPriced on request
- ENTERPRISE (PRO)Priced on request
In their own words
FORDATA VDR
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.
Sterling Data Rooms
Sterling Data Rooms has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.