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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ADatasite Diligence is a sell-side virtual data room, a secure online repository for sharing confidential documents during transactions. The platform supports document review, collaboration, and monitoring of deal activity.N/A

    Progress ShareFile

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AShareFile is a cloud-based file sharing and storage service built for business. The product was acquired by Citrix Systems in 2011, and is now offered by Progress Software.

    $54.45

    per month 3 users (minimum)

    Pricing
    Datasite Diligence Virtual Data RoomProgress ShareFile
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Advanced
    $18.15
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Premium
    $28.59
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Industry Advantage
    $45.83
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Virtual Data Room
    $77.00
    per month per user (minimum 5 users)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Datasite Diligence Virtual Data RoomProgress ShareFile
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Datasite Diligence Virtual Data RoomProgress ShareFile
    Considered Both Products
    Datasite
    Chose Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room
    Datasite is more optional than most other data rooms and is simpler to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room
    Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Roomis easier to use and more fully meets my needs. Other platforms do not offer has much functionality and are not as reliable for notifications when new files are added.
    Incentivized
    Progress ShareFile
    Chose Progress ShareFile
    Progress ShareFile is the option which my employer selected which I have free access to. The other platforms that I have utilized are in connection with an M&A transaction that a client or advisor has engaged for the transaction. ShareFile is simple to use for its options but …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    52 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    36 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    52 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    59 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    27 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    27 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    43 Answers
    Features
    Datasite Diligence Virtual Data RoomProgress ShareFile
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room
    -
    Ratings
    Progress ShareFile
    9.0
    94 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings9.077 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings8.857 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings9.153 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings9.082 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings9.589 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings8.090 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.575 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room
    -
    Ratings
    Progress ShareFile
    9.4
    89 Ratings
    8% above category average
    User and role management00 Ratings9.484 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings9.490 Ratings
    Device management00 Ratings9.571 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room
    -
    Ratings
    Progress ShareFile
    8.8
    90 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Performance00 Ratings9.287 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings8.990 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings8.373 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Datasite Diligence Virtual Data RoomProgress ShareFile
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (55 ratings)
    8.8
    (119 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (53 ratings)
    8.6
    (33 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    1.0
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Datasite Diligence Virtual Data RoomProgress ShareFile
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Datasite
    Datasite is well suited for organizing large quantities of a variety of documents into folders. It is not as well suited for Xcel, which generally requires downloading in order to review, but there are quick preview options for Word and PDF items.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    When we have a particularly large ad or job printing file that would "clog up" the email process, using ShareFile is very helpful. It's also useful for particular photographers we work with to upload a batch of photos all at once. Where it doesn't work as well for us is when trying to get clients to make use of a login to access folders. We find them reluctant to take on the learning curve. It works best for us when we just send them a clickable download link, and at most just require a tracking name and email address.
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    Pros
    Datasite
    • User-friendly interface. We download datarooms for a single deal over 30+ times per deal (as the dataroom gets updated), so the interface being easy to access / navigate is extremely important.
    • Features: Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room gives great tools beyond just downloading a dataroom. Easy notifications when something gets downloaded, two factor authentication, ability to search data room or filter for recently uploaded files, etc.
    • Organization: A lot of data rooms do not allow you to keep organized file paths. When you download a dataroom it often looses all the index folder names. Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room keeps files extremely organized and is always available.
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    Progress ShareFile
    • Secure File Storage and Sharing.
    • Workflows to get customer/affiliate responses to comments on documents.
    • I used to have the signature feature initially, but it was removed from the original plan, so I could only use it if I chose to select the higher plan price.
    • I love the upload notifications and reports on user activity.
    • The document storage versions are fantastic. I am the only user with Delete privileges, and I love that I can make those selections.
    • Integrations with Microsoft 365 - FANTASTIC - thank you.
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    Cons
    Datasite
    • Major feature I noticed in other datarooms that's missing in Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room is bulk download feature. I can select multiple files/folders under a parent folder, however, I would like to be able to download selected files/folders from among multiple folders.
    • Another feature I'd love to see is a "New*" menu item in Q&A, just like we have in the Documents section correctly. I know I can still use the date to filter the latest answered questions, but having the "New" option makes it a lot easier to do a quick filter. My idea is that this option will show all activity that I haven't looked at since my last login, irrespective of date.
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    Progress ShareFile
    • The web console is not the most user friendly site to use to get to, and send my files.
    • We have had users that have not liked the change in workflow to get files from Progress ShareFile when they were used to just clicking on files on an email.
    • That management of the tools are not the most user friendly. There have been some improvements but keeping up with certs and setting up new users can be more work than expected.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Datasite
    It is my go to data room provider and I am super comfortable using it. I don't think I would want to use anything else since I can't trust them like I can trust Datasite
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    Progress ShareFile
    It's a highly effective and secure storage system, has robust workarounds for serving the various equipment limits of our users, meets high security requirements of HIPAA standards, significantly reduces our needs for producing paper trails.
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    Usability
    Datasite
    It's easy to manoeuvre across. And you can just use the search bar at the top to find specific files, so you don't have to search through all the folders. Relevant in a big deal with lots of workstreams, such as CDD, FDD, ODD, RDD.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    ShareFile is so easy to use I was able to download all of my projects files and have them set up to sync before my supervisor could even come over to explain the process to me. It is a neatly organized and intuitive software that allows even the less tech-savvy to become power users.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Datasite
    Great customer service and prompt responses to requests.
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    Progress ShareFile
    The software has never been down when I needed to use it.
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    Performance
    Datasite
    Files download and upload very quickly.
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    Progress ShareFile
    Easy to use, easy to integrate with Outlook. I only gave it a 9 because I have found that sometimes it does not play nicely with Outlook and can slow it down. But, when that happens (not frequent), I restart Outlook and all is well again
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    Support Rating
    Datasite
    Customer service has always solved my issues in a relatively short period of time.
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    Progress ShareFile
    Citrix was generally responsive and helpful in solving technical issues. Like any cloud based SaaS product there is a danger that it may go down. This was a rare occurrence over my three years of using the product. The more common issue we encountered was clients forgetting their login which was easily managed through a forgot password functionality.
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    Implementation Rating
    Datasite
    Excellent product and resource.
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    Progress ShareFile
    Good documentation for the API. With a little help from RS tech staff, any competent programmer should be able to integrate RightSignature with an existing system in a week or three. That help is easy to get as well
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    Alternatives Considered
    Datasite
    While the other players might offer certain additional features over the Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room, the cost justification does not exist for any of those features. A secure data room at the cost of offering that is provided and the level of security functions make it at par with the other competitors and hence a go to choice for any organisation's requirements
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    Progress ShareFile
    ShareFile is easier and does what you need. I have moved a few organizations from SharePoint to ShareFile. Just easier. You can setup different areas for different departments, setup their permissions and it is easy enough for them to do what they want in their zones. The mobile app works great as well. So you can all the features you really use from SP, but just easier to setup and use.
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    Scalability
    Datasite
    There is a bulk download, and it appears there is a bulk upload which makes it easier to get multiple files onto the platform when needed.
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    Progress ShareFile
    I am a one person office. I have no idea how this software would scale to a larger office.
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    Professional Services
    Datasite
    As a professional services provider that leverages Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room, Datasite is very helpful and useful.
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    Progress ShareFile
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    Return on Investment
    Datasite
    • Allows my organization to quickly identify new data that has been uploaded in order to quickly communicate status to clients.
    • No limits on number of files or file sizes which make it a great tool for any deal, large or small.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    • All of our clients and consulting engineers find ShareFile easy to use, thus complementing our business.
    • Our staff also find ShareFile intuitive, accessible, and easy to use, making it an ideal, everyday indispensable desktop tool for everyone in our company.
    • ShareFile can be linked to our firm's primary website as a placed for private use. We haven't found need for this yet, but might in the future.
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    ScreenShots

    Datasite Diligence Virtual Data Room Screenshots

    Screenshot of Analytics - For tracking deal progress from every angleScreenshot of Q&A - Bringing order to a cumbersome processScreenshot of Redaction - For redacting (and unredacting) with confidenceScreenshot of Search - Navigate projects with intelligence assistanceScreenshot of Blueflame AI Assistant - Unlock insights and accelerate your dealScreenshot of Mobile - Keep things moving while on the go

    Progress ShareFile Screenshots

    Screenshot of the ShareFile dashboardScreenshot of ShareFile's Outlook PluginScreenshot of the Projects interfaceScreenshot of ShareFile's link sharing optionsScreenshot of ShareFile's e-signature