iDeals is one of the best-known and oldest Virtual Data Room providers worldwide. Founded in 2004, the company became a VDR provider of choice for top-tier financial institutions, investment banks, hedge funds, real estate and legal global enterprises. One of the unique features of iDeals is the virtual data room software flexibility which is equally suitable to host due diligence for a major deal as well as results of clinical trials.
The platform provides utmost security and collaboration tools which are essential for global businesses operating in any industry. Their list of features is expansive enough to suit any deal requirement such as user behavior tracking, data management, and file organizing tools which are especially useful during the due diligence phase of the deal.
Ideals Virtual Data Rooms Features:
Industry Solutions Bankruptcy yes Biotech Licensing yes Board Portals yes Clinical Studies yes Debt Financing yes Distressed Real Estate yes Document Repository yes Due Diligence yes Fundraising yes Hedge Funds yes IPO & Exits yes Litigation yes M&A Buy Side yes M&A Sell Side yes Post Merger yes Private Equity yes Procurement Management yes Restructuring yes
Files & Folders Management File Formats Supported: All MS Office document formats, as well as pdf, txt, pub, rtf, htm, html, mht, jpg, jpeg, jpe, gif, bmp, png, tif, tiff, wmf, and flv Automatic Numerical Indexing of Files & Folders yes Drag & Drop Upload of Multiple Files and Folders yes Desktop Synchronization yes Archives Upload & Extraction yes Export of Data Room Index to Excel yes Document Version Control yes Multilingual Documents Index yes
File Protection & Digital Rights Management Granular Document Permissions yes View-Only Access yes Prevention of Download, Print and Copy yes Remote Shredding of Documents yes Customizable Document Watermarks yes Secure Fence View yes Document Access Expiry yes 256-Bit SSL/TLS Encryption yes Data at Rest Encryption yes
Data Hosting 99.9% Uptime Guarantee yes ISO 27001 Certified yes SOC 2 Certified yes SSAE 16 Certified yes Data Backup yes Virus Scanning yes
Access Security Two-Factor Authentications yes Mobile Device Management yes Granular User Permissions yes Permission Groups yes Access Expiration yes Access Limitation by IP Address yes
Accessibility & Ease Of Use No Plugins yes Scroll-Through Web-Based Document Viewer yes Web-Based Excel Spreadsheets Viewer yes iOS Application yes Android Application yes Mobile Device Interface yes User Interface Languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Russian, Turkish, Portugese, Chinese and Japanese
Search, OCR & Filters Search by Name yes Search by Content (Full Text Search) yes OCR (Optical Character Recognition) yes Filtering by Parameters yes
Collaboration Features Basic Questions & Answers Module yes Advanced Questions & Answers Module yes Secure User Messaging yes New Document Email Notifications yes Files & Folders Notes yes
Activity Tracking & Reporting Tracking of All User Activity yes Real-Time Audit Trail yes Graphic Reports yes Exporting Reports to Excel yes Tracking of Document Viewing Time yes Scheduled Reports (Sending to Email) yes
Customization Branded User Interface yes Custom Domain yes Custom Login Page yes Custom User Invitation Letter yes Custom Agreements for Accessing Data Room yes Active Directory Integration yes Single Sign-On Integration yes Customer-Managed Encryption Keys yes Integrations Through APIs yes Custom Workflows and Features yes
Support & Services Business Hours Support yes 24/7 Email Support yes 24/7 Phone & Email Support yes Online Help Center yes Live Trainings yes Dedicated Project Manager yes Data Room Archive on DVD or USB Drive yes Translation Services yes Support Languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Russian, Turkish, Portugese, Chinese and Japanese
Deployment Options Cloud (Web-Based) yes On-Premise (Installed) yes Multiple Datacenter Locations yes
Trial & Pricing Free Demo yes Free Trial: 30-Day Trial Price: Starts from $99 per Month
Company Info Established: 2008 Locations: United States, Canada, Brasil, Turkey, UAE, Israel, United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, Cyprus, Ukraine, Hong Kong, Japan, India, China, Singapore Employees: 200 Clients: EMAAR, PWC, BARCLAYS CAPITAL, LINKLATERS, BANK OF AMERICA, WELLS FARGO, EY, CITY, SHELL, DELOITTE, ALLEN & OVERY, UBC, KPMG, STARBUCKS, ROTHSCHILD
