Ellty vs ShareVault
A security-led room with roots in life sciences and IP licensing against a modern room built for speed of setup.
ShareVault has been running since 2003, and our facts file tags it for life sciences, intellectual property, licensing and security. That focus makes sense for biotech partnering and patent deals, where a handful of very sensitive files go to a small number of counterparties over a long period. Ellty, launched in 2020, is tagged for M&A, fundraising and due diligence, and leans on ease of use and published pricing.
The two share a solid core (buyer Q&A, audit trail, dynamic watermarking, bulk folder upload and document rights (view, print, download)) and then go in different directions. ShareVault adds single sign-on and publishes SOC 2 and ISO 27001. Ellty adds e-signature, two-step login and AI features. On our leaderboard Ellty is first of eighteen and ShareVault fourteenth of eighteen, sixteen points apart, with the largest single difference on ease of adoption (9.8 against 6.8).
Bottom line
Ellty comes out ahead on our weighting: it runs the same diligence core, is far quicker for outside reviewers to pick up, adds two-step login, AI and e-signature, and shows its price up front. ShareVault stays a sensible choice for licensing and life sciences work where ISO 27001 and single sign-on are on the counterparty's checklist and the room will stay open for many months.
Choose Ellty if
- External reviewers change often and should find their way around without training
- Your security questionnaire requires two-step login for every outside account
- Budget needs a published figure ($149 a month) before any sales conversation
Choose ShareVault if
- Your partner or acquirer asks for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 by name
- Single sign-on through your identity provider is mandatory
- The deal is a biotech partnering or IP licensing process, which ShareVault is tagged for
Scores side by side
Ellty against ShareVault, mark by mark
Ellty 92 ShareVault 76 Feature checklist: where they differ
- Signing in the room
- 2-step sign-in
- Built-in AI
- Q&A threads
- Access history
- Live watermarks
- Bulk uploads
- Print and download rights
- Corporate SSO
Security: certificates against login controls
The security picture is split rather than one-sided. ShareVault publishes SOC 2 and ISO 27001 and supports single sign-on, which helps when a large pharma partner's procurement team runs the vendor review. Ellty lists SOC 2 for its infrastructure layer and no ISO 27001, but it does list two-step login, which ShareVault's entry in our facts file does not. Both control viewing, printing and downloading, and both watermark each page. Our data protection marks are 9.4 for Ellty and 9.0 for ShareVault.
Long licensing rooms and occasional readers
Licensing rooms tend to run for a long time with readers who visit rarely: a scientific adviser opens the room twice in a quarter, a partner's counsel once before signing. That pattern rewards a room people can use without relearning it. ShareVault's ease of adoption mark is 6.8, seventeenth of eighteen on our list, against 9.8 for Ellty. Ellty also signs documents in the room and lists AI features, which can help when a large data package has to be indexed for reviewers.
Quote against list price over a long term
ShareVault prices by quote and offers a free trial; Ellty publishes $149 a month with a 14-day free trial. For a twelve-month licensing room, Ellty's entry tier comes to $1,788 before any plan changes. With ShareVault, ask for the quote on the same twelve-month basis, what it costs to keep the room open if talks extend, and whether archiving at the end is included. Long rooms are where quoted and published pricing drift furthest apart.
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 | ShareVault | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 92/100 (No. 1) | 76/100 (No. 14) |
| Entry price | $149 a month | Quote only |
| Trial | 14-day free trial | Free trial offered |
| Attestations | SOC 2 (infrastructure) | SOC 2, ISO 27001 |
| Checklist features | 8 of 12 | 6 of 12 |
| Top lists it makes | 13 of 13 | 1 of 13 |
| Founded | 2020 | 2003 |
| Head office | Australia | United States |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
From the shared provider facts file, checked monthly. Prices in USD, indicative; confirm with each provider.
Ellty vs ShareVault: questions
Is ShareVault good for life sciences deals?
Our facts file tags ShareVault for life sciences, IP and licensing, and it publishes ISO 27001 alongside SOC 2 with single sign-on support. Those points fit pharma partnering, where the counterparty's procurement review is strict. Check the support model for your time zones as well.
Does ShareVault have two-step login?
Two-step login is not listed for ShareVault in our facts file, while single sign-on is. If every external user must use a second factor, confirm with ShareVault how that is enforced for people outside your identity provider.
Which is easier for outside reviewers?
Ellty scores 9.8 on ease of adoption in our model and ShareVault 6.8. In practice, ask each vendor to show how a first-time reviewer finds a document and asks a question without help.
How do the prices compare?
Ellty publishes $149 a month at entry with a 14-day free trial. ShareVault quotes per project and also offers a free trial. Ask ShareVault for a written quote based on your real term, not the planned one.