Data room software by solution

10 kinds of work, each with its process, documents, security points, evaluation checklist, cost guidance and a ranking that re-weights the same six criteria.

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Solution	What the work involves	Key requirements	Typical room
M&A	Sell-side and buy-side company sales with several bidders, staged access and a formal Q&A process.	Per-bidder permission groups Q&A with approval steps View-only and watermarked files	Competitive processabout 6 months	Open
Due diligence	Document review for any transaction or investment, built around request lists, search and an evidence trail.	Request tracking Full-text search Exportable audit trail	Competitive processabout 4 months	Open
Private equity	Fund-side deal teams running repeated acquisitions, portfolio exits and investor reporting.	Repeatable room templates Fast setup per deal Investor and lender groups	Competitive processabout 6 months	Open
Fundraising	Seed to growth rounds and fund raises, where founders share a deck and a diligence folder with investors.	Quick setup Per-investor engagement view Predictable monthly cost	Focused roomabout 3 months	Open
Real estate	Property sales, portfolio transactions, financing and asset management with large drawing and lease files.	Large file and drawing support Per-asset folder structure Long-term asset rooms	Competitive processabout 8 months	Open
Law firms	Law firms hosting rooms for clients across transactions, disputes and regulatory matters.	Matter-based rooms Redaction and privilege control Client-ready reporting	Competitive processabout 6 months	Open
Life sciences	Licensing, partnering, clinical and regulatory document sharing for biotech, pharma and medtech.	Document rights control Long partnering rooms Compliance attestations	Competitive processabout 12 months	Open
Investment banking	Advisers running many sell-side processes at once, with large bidder lists and heavy Q&A.	Q&A at volume Bidder analytics Multi-room administration	Large or cross-borderabout 6 months	Open
Board reporting	Standing rooms for board packs, committee papers and governance records.	Simple director experience Long-term access control Version control	Focused roomabout 12 months	Open
Restructuring	Distressed sales, insolvency and restructuring processes that need a room live within days.	Same-day setup Creditor and lender groups Defensible records	Focused roomabout 3 months	Open

Typical room size and length are planning assumptions used for the cost guidance on each page, not rules.

Why the order changes between solutions

The overall fit score gives deal workflow the largest weight, then security controls and admin experience. That suits a typical company sale. Other work leans differently: a board room barely needs a Q&A module but must be easy for directors, and a life sciences partnering room cares more about document rights than about AI.

Each solution page keeps the six criteria and changes the weights. The values are not a second score; they are the same inputs seen from a different buyer's chair. A platform lower on one page may still be the right choice if its strengths match your must-haves, which is why every page also lists the features that matter for the work and how many platforms list all of them.

Criterion weights on each solution page

	Workflow	Security	Usability	Pricing	AI	IT fit
Default fit score	26	20	18	14	13	9
M&A	30	20	18	12	14	6
Due diligence	30	20	18	10	16	6
Private equity	28	18	18	14	14	8
Fundraising	20	14	26	24	10	6
Real estate	26	18	20	14	14	8
Law firms	24	24	20	14	10	8
Life sciences	26	24	18	12	12	8
Investment banking	28	20	16	10	16	10
Board reporting	18	22	26	16	10	8
Restructuring	30	20	18	14	12	6

Deal workflow coverage carries the largest weight on 8 of 10 solution pages.

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Percent of the score per criterion. Darker cells carry more weight. The default fit score row is shown first for reference.

Platforms that list every key feature, by solution

Private equity6 key features 0/18

Investment banking6 key features 0/18

Fundraising6 key features 1/18

Real estate6 key features 1/18

Board reporting6 key features 1/18

M&A6 key features 2/18

Due diligence6 key features 2/18

Life sciences6 key features 2/18

Law firms6 key features 3/18

Restructuring6 key features 4/18

The narrowest field is private equity: 0 of 18 platforms list all of its key features.

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Key features per solution are set on each page (for example Q&A, redaction or single sign-on). Counts from our facts file.

Frequently asked questions

Why are there separate pages per solution?

Because the same platform can be right for one job and wrong for another. A founder raising a seed round needs fast setup and a clear price; a bank running a broad auction needs Q&A at volume and bidder analytics. Each page sets out the process, documents, security points and costs for one kind of work.

How are the rankings on solution pages calculated?

Each page re-weights the six fit-score criteria for its buyer and adds a small bonus (up to 0.3) when the vendor positions the product for that work in our facts file. Every page prints its weights against the default.

Does the order change between solutions?

Yes. 4 different platforms appear in a top three across the 10 pages, and the positions below the top move more.

What if my project does not match any solution?

Use the feature comparison to filter by your own must-haves, or answer the five questions in the software quiz. The pricing guide covers costs for any room size.