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Ellty vs DocSend for fundraising
DocSend shines at the outreach stage: a deck link and a page-by-page view of how long each investor lingered. Once diligence starts, Ellty covers what DocSend leaves out, such as investor Q&A, folder permissions per group, reading-only files and 2-step verification, for one flat $149 a month rather than a fee per seat.
Ellty
Full deal room with AI, a listed price and a 14-day free trial.
- Price
- $149 a month
- Trial
- 14-day free trial
- Certifications
- SOC 2 (hosting)
Pick Ellty when
- A lead investor or LP has started diligence
- Investors will send written questions
- Different investors should see different folders
- Several people on your team need access
DocSend
Deck sharing with page-level analytics, priced per user.
- Price
- $45 a user a month
- Trial
- Free trial available
- Certifications
- SOC 2, GDPR
Pick DocSend when
- The job is still sending the deck ahead of first meetings
- Page-by-page time on the deck is the main thing you track
- One person sends every link
- Your team already pays for Dropbox
Criterion by criterion
The five scores behind each total, on the same 0 to 10 scale.
Deck stage against diligence stage
DocSend fits the outreach weeks. Once a term sheet or a soft circle arrives, investors ask for the model, contracts and legal files, and a room with Q&A and permissions does that job.
Price model
DocSend is priced per user, so a team of four pays four seats. Ellty lists a flat monthly price for the room.
Security
DocSend has the lowest security rating in this group of 16. Ellty lists two-step login, dynamic watermarks and view-only control per file.
Features: what each one lists
Only Ellty
- Q&A module
- 2-step verification
- Drag-and-drop folders
- View-only files
- AI features
Both
- Investor activity log
- Dynamic watermarks
- NDA e-sign step
Only DocSend
Nothing Ellty does not also list.
Cost of the same raise in each room
Pick a raise type and adjust the months, users and data volume. Listed prices and planning bands, indicative.
- Ellty $596Listed price Visit Ellty
- DocSend $540Listed price Pricing notes
USD before tax, for the full raise period. Vendor list prices where published; elsewhere our planning bands, which are budgeting ranges and never a vendor quote. Get a written price before you commit.
Which places higher, raise by raise
Across our use-case rankings, how often Ellty places above DocSend in each group.
| Raise group | Use cases | Ellty higher | DocSend higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company rounds and offerings | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| Fund raises | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| Real estate and projects | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Debt and structured capital | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Raise documents and process | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Raises by sector | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Ellty vs DocSend: questions
Should I run DocSend and Ellty side by side?
Plenty of issuers do: the deck travels as a tracked link, and the diligence files live in the room. Keep the model and legal files only in the room so nobody works from an outdated copy.
Where do investor questions go on DocSend?
Our research file shows no Q&A module for DocSend, so follow-ups land in email and someone has to log them manually.
Which suits an LP raise?
LPs expect a DDQ, the PPM, side letter folders for some of them and proof of what each one opened. That is data room work; a deck tool handles the introduction.