Dropbox DocSend vs. FirmRoom

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dropbox DocSend
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
DocSend is a secure file and document sharing solution that gives users analytics and control on sent documents to see who opens documents, who they forward them to, and how long they look at each page. Users can turn off access, password protect, or set an expiration at any time. DocSend integrates with SalesForce as well as Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive. Use cases include investor relations, board management, and similar transactions where secure sharing is required. Additionally,…
$10
per user/per month
FirmRoom
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
FirmRoom is a cloud-based virtual data room. The solution helps organizations to manage due diligence, and other information-dense processes, through secure document management and file sharing. Features such as drag and drop, bulk upload, & smart search enable seamless collaboration. Additional key features include data tracking, data analytics, audit trails, customized notifications, individual and bulk invitations, bulk file upload, and a user activity tracker. The vendor states FirmRoom…
$400
Pricing
Dropbox DocSendFirmRoom
Editions & Modules
Personal
$10
per user/per month
Standard
$45
per user/per month
Advanced
$150
per month
Enterprise
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Standard
$400/month
Business
$1500/month
Enterprise
$3000/month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Dropbox DocSendFirmRoom
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
Dropbox DocSendFirmRoom
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(22 ratings)
9.8
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Dropbox DocSendFirmRoom
Likelihood to Recommend
Dropbox
DocSend works really great if you want to send out a doc to a prospect and want to track when they open it and what content they view. The reporting on this works really well and I've been happy with this functionality. Where it falls short is when you're trying to use it for a live demo utilizing the join.me integration. There are a lot of issues when you try to switch your screen and it only works 2/3s the time. I'd prefer an all-in-one solution instead of this Frankenstein model.
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DealRoom
This is a great data room for a simple transaction. It does not offer all of the bells and whistles like some data rooms--but the price point is a fraction of what those data rooms cost. And I think this is a great solution for an M&A project. I'm not sure it would be as good for tracking what users viewed a document or how long--although in all honesty, I didn't see such features. These days, most clients want to try and use Dropbox or Google Docs and I feel that firm room is a far superior solution to those often-used choices and the price point is not very painful and does not decrease the attractiveness of the offering.
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Pros
Dropbox
  • Additional information from users who have already downloaded the files or material.
  • Additional information if the download link(s) have been resent.
  • Password encryption if necessary.
  • Email verification for third-party download via email.
  • Add-ons with other platforms and applications, such as Outlook and Gmail.
  • Seal of documents by electronic signature
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DealRoom
  • Securely Store Documents
  • Customizable Permissions
  • Organize Files
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Cons
Dropbox
  • DocSend has a newer feature called Spaces, it lets you place multiple files into a single "deal room". Unfortunately for us, we need it to support nested file structures for larger content sets. Their support team says this is on the way.
  • I'd like to be able to change the icons for links add to Space, currently, they're a default icon.
  • Navigating the UI is just a bit laborious, it feels like it should be easier to get to link creation since that is what you're doing 90% of the time you go to the site.
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DealRoom
  • There is some latency in loading larger documents. So sometimes it wasn't quite as quick as I would have liked.
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Support Rating
Dropbox
I haven’t used the support as our internal teams do a great job of fixing and supporting our DocSend use.
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DealRoom
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Alternatives Considered
Dropbox
DocSend is more convenient than DocuSign if you are already using Dropbox, otherwise a lot of these solutions come down to pricing and preference on user interface. For us, DocSend was great until our needs changed to needing a more sophisticated contract management tool. With further integrations and API accesses in the future, I think it will be easier to have all systems communicating and working together .
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DealRoom
In expensive cost and simple design. There was basically no onboarding needed and you can sign up for yourself online. Security standards are similar to other M&A data rooms, but pricing is much less expensive. Never have to worry about permissions when adding new users to the virtual data room.
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Return on Investment
Dropbox
  • For about $100 you can optimize all
  • Of your pipelines that rely on decks or documents - worth it!
  • The time you’d spend having to send each link to individual clients without tracking is well worth the $100 on the product
  • We’ve been able to close our fundraising round and increase partnerships by utilizing DocSend - would recommend!
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DealRoom
  • Much less expensive than per page data rooms
  • Can view documents quicker with the in-platform viewer
  • Almost no training required which saves me time when inviting new users
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