Data room head-to-head comparisons
Each comparison sets two rooms side by side: the six criteria, the features only one of them lists, and what each costs for your term.
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Ellty vs iDeals 9290 Criteria won: Ellty 2, iDeals 3 · 5 feature differences vs
Ellty vs Datasite 9289 Criteria won: Ellty 2, Datasite 3 · 4 feature differences vs
Ellty vs Intralinks 9285 Criteria won: Ellty 3, Intralinks 2 · 4 feature differences vs
Ellty vs Ansarada 9286 Criteria won: Ellty 4, Ansarada 0 · 2 feature differences vs iDeals vs Datasite 9089 Criteria won: iDeals 3, Datasite 1 · 3 feature differences vs Datasite vs Intralinks 8985 Criteria won: Datasite 4, Intralinks 0 · 2 feature differences 
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Firmex vs SmartRoom 8481 Criteria won: Firmex 3, SmartRoom 2 · 0 feature differences 
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Box vs Citrix ShareFile 8180 Criteria won: Box 3, Citrix ShareFile 2 · 2 feature differences vs Ellty vs Box 9281 Criteria won: Ellty 5, Box 1 · 5 feature differences vs
Ellty vs Digify 9268 Criteria won: Ellty 6, Digify 0 · 4 feature differences vs
Ellty vs ShareVault 9276 Criteria won: Ellty 6, ShareVault 0 · 4 feature differences vs
Ellty vs Venue by DFIN 9272 Criteria won: Ellty 6, Venue by DFIN 0 · 4 feature differences vs
SmartRoom vs SecureDocs 8177 Criteria won: SmartRoom 3, SecureDocs 3 · 3 feature differences 
vs Onehub vs Box 7481 Criteria won: Onehub 2, Box 4 · 3 feature differences vs
Firmex vs DealRoom 8479 Criteria won: Firmex 5, DealRoom 1 · 1 feature difference 
vs Drooms vs SmartRoom 8381 Criteria won: Drooms 4, SmartRoom 2 · 1 feature difference How we build a comparison
Each page starts from the same data as the leaderboard: six criterion marks out of 10 and our 12-item feature checklist, both drawn from the shared provider facts file. The page then adds what a buyer weighing exactly these two rooms needs: where each one pulls ahead, what only one of them ships, and a cost estimate for the term and user count you expect.
The written verdict sets out when each side is the better choice. We avoid declaring a single winner where the answer depends on your deal. A room that wins four criteria can still be the wrong pick if it lacks the one control your security team insists on.
Score gap in each matchup
Questions about our comparisons
How are head-to-head pages different from the top lists?
A top list ranks ten rooms for one need. A head-to-head takes two rooms that buyers often shortlist together and compares them criterion by criterion, feature by feature and on cost for your own term and user count.
Which pairs do you compare?
Pairs that readers shortlist together most often: the leaders of the overall list against each other, long-established enterprise suites, two mid-market rooms, and two general file-sharing platforms that are often weighed against a dedicated data room.
Is the higher score always the better choice?
No. The higher overall score means the room does better on our weighted average. A lower-scoring room can still be right for you if it wins on the criterion you care about most, such as an ISO 27001 certificate, SSO or a published price.
Can I compare two providers that have no page here?
Yes. Open both profiles from the leaderboard, or tick the features you need in the feature checker, which lists every provider side by side.