Ellty vs Digify
Two published-price tools that both control what readers do with a file; only one is built to run diligence.
Digify, founded in 2011 and based in Singapore, is tagged in our facts file for document rights and tracking: it stamps files, controls what a reader can do with them and records who opened what. Ellty, founded in 2020 in Australia, does those things too, then adds the parts that turn a protected folder into a working deal room: buyer Q&A, e-signature, two-step login and AI features.
That difference in scope shows in the scores. Ellty ranks first of eighteen at 92/100 and Digify seventeenth of eighteen at 68/100. Digify lists four of our twelve checklist items and Ellty eight. Both publish a monthly entry price and both offer a free trial, so this is one of the few pairs on our list you can compare hands-on with no sales call at all.
Bottom line
Ellty comes out ahead for any process where the other side asks questions and the paper trail has to hold up: it matches Digify on document rights and adds Q&A, two-step login, e-signature and AI. Digify is a fit for a narrower job, sending a protected deck or a small set of files and seeing exactly who read them, where a full room would be more than you need.
Choose Ellty if
- Investors or buyers will send questions that you need to answer and log inside the room
- Your security review asks for two-step login on every external account
- Closing documents should be signed in the same place the diligence happened
Choose Digify if
- You mainly need to send a protected file set and track opens, at $120 a month
- There is no formal Q&A stage, just a few readers on each document
- A lower entry price than Ellty's $149 a month matters more than the deal toolkit
Scores side by side
Ellty against Digify, mark by mark
Ellty 92 Digify 68 Feature checklist: where they differ
- Q&A threads
- Signing in the room
- 2-step sign-in
- Built-in AI
- Access history
- Live watermarks
- Bulk uploads
- Print and download rights
- None
The shared ground: protecting the file itself
On control of individual documents, the two overlap well. Both list audit trail, dynamic watermarking, bulk folder upload and document rights (view, print, download). That is the set that answers "what happens after someone opens it": stamps carry the reader's identity, rights settings block printing or downloading where needed, and the log shows each view. For a founder sending a financial model to a few funds, that covers most of the risk.
What a deal adds on top
A diligence process brings structure that a sharing tool does not attempt. Ellty lists buyer Q&A, e-signature, two-step login and AI features; Digify lists none of these in our facts file. Q&A is the one most teams feel first: once ten or twenty reviewers are asking for clarifications, an inbox stops working. Two-step login matters for security questionnaires, which often ask whether external users must verify a second factor. Our diligence toolkit criterion reflects the gap (9.5 for Ellty against 6.6 for Digify), and so does deal support (9.2 against 6.6).
Two published prices, side by side
Digify publishes $120 a month at entry and Ellty $149 a month. Neither charges per seat on its lowest tier in our data, so the comparison is simple: six months comes to $720 on Digify and $894 on Ellty at entry level, a difference of $174. The question is whether the Q&A, two-step login and signing are worth that difference for your process, or whether you would end up buying them elsewhere. Both offer a free trial, so load the same sample folder into each before deciding.
What each costs for your term
Move the sliders to your expected term and user count. Published entry prices only; quote-only providers show a labelled market range.
Neither side charges per seat on its lowest tier, so the total moves with the number of months alone.
Worked out from each vendor's lowest published tier in US dollars. Bigger plans, extra storage, more admins and sales tax all lift the real figure, so read it as a floor and get the vendor's own number. Budgeting detail is on the pricing page.
Specs
| Ellty | Digify | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 92/100 (No. 1) | 68/100 (No. 17) |
| Entry price | $149 a month | $120 a month |
| Trial | 14-day free trial | Free trial offered |
| Attestations | SOC 2 (infrastructure) | SOC 2 |
| Checklist features | 8 of 12 | 4 of 12 |
| Top lists it makes | 13 of 13 | 0 of 13 |
| Founded | 2020 | 2011 |
| Head office | Australia | Singapore |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
From the shared provider facts file, checked monthly. Prices in USD, indicative; confirm with each provider.
Ellty vs Digify: questions
Is Digify a virtual data room?
It covers part of the job. Digify lists document rights, watermarking, an audit trail and bulk upload, which handle protected sharing well. It does not list a Q&A module, two-step login or e-signature in our facts file, so a full sale or a large raise usually needs more than it provides.
Which is cheaper, Ellty or Digify?
Digify's published entry price is $120 a month and Ellty's is $149 a month. Digify costs less at entry level; Ellty includes more of the deal workflow. Both prices are indicative and depend on the plan and room size.
Do both track who opened each document?
Yes. Both list an audit trail and dynamic watermarking, so every view is recorded and each page carries the reader's identity. Ask each vendor what the activity reports look like for a whole folder, not only a single file.
Which has stronger security certifications?
Our facts file shows SOC 2 for both, with Ellty's covering its hosting infrastructure. Neither lists ISO 27001. Ellty adds two-step login, which Digify does not list, and both control printing and downloading on each file.