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Virtual data room reviews

We score every provider on the same 40+ criteria across security, deal features, support and real pricing. Filter the list by what your deal actually needs, then open a review for the full breakdown.

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#	Provider	Score	From	Free trial	Security	Best for
1	Ellty	9.6/10	$149/mo	Yes	SOC 2 Infra	M&A, due diligence, real estate and fundraising deals	Read
2	iDeals	9.3/10	Custom	Yes	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Mid-market to enterprise M&A and due diligence	Read
3	Datasite	9.1/10	Custom	No	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Sell-side advisors and large-cap M&A	Read
4	Intralinks	9/10	Custom	No	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Financial services and regulated enterprise deals	Read
5	Ansarada	8.9/10	Custom	Yes	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Deal readiness, M&A and board governance	Read
6	Firmex	8.8/10	Custom	Yes	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Mid-market M&A, legal and diligence projects	Read
7	Drooms	8.6/10	Custom	No	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Real estate portfolios and European transactions	Read
8	Diligent	8.5/10	Custom	No	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Boards and GRC teams needing secure document workflows	Read
9	SmartRoom	8.4/10	Custom	No	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Complex diligence with heavy permission control	Read
10	DealRoom	8.3/10	Custom	Yes	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Corporate development and integrated deal workflows	Read
11	Box	8.2/10	$15/user/mo	Yes	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Teams wanting broad content management with sharing controls	Read
12	Citrix ShareFile	8.1/10	$55/mo	Yes	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Professional services and SMB document exchange	Read
13	ShareVault	8/10	Custom	Yes	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Life sciences, biotech and IP-heavy diligence	Read
14	CapLinked	7.9/10	$299/mo	Yes	SOC 2	SMB deals and teams wanting API-driven workflows	Read
15	SecureDocs	7.8/10	$250/mo	Yes	SOC 2	Startups and SMBs wanting transparent pricing	Read
16	Onehub	7.7/10	$15/mo	Yes	SOC 2	Budget-conscious SMBs and client portals	Read
17	HighQ	7.6/10	Custom	No	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Law firms and legal collaboration at scale	Read
18	Venue by DFIN	7.5/10	Custom	No	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Capital markets, IPO and regulatory filings	Read
19	EthosData	7.4/10	Custom	Yes	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Advisors wanting quick, managed deal rooms	Read
20	Brainloop	7.3/10	Custom	No	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	DACH enterprises with strict data-residency needs	Read
21	Digify	7.2/10	$120/mo	Yes	SOC 2	SMBs needing DRM and document tracking	Read
22	DocSend	7.1/10	$45/user/mo	Yes	SOC 2	Fundraising decks and lightweight sharing	Read
23	BlackBerry Workspaces	7.1/10	Custom	Yes	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	Security teams needing persistent file-level DRM	Read
24	ForData	7/10	Custom	Yes	ISO 27001	European mid-market M&A and diligence	Read
25	Sterling	7/10	Custom	No	SOC 2 · ISO 27001	SMBs running standard diligence projects	Read