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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (54.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.00 Per Month
Free Trial 1 Single project, 5 administrators, unlimited users, 0.5–2 GB of storage Per Month
Box
Star Rating
(5,178)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansIdeals Virtual Data Room
Star Rating
(758)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 1 Single project, 5 administrators, unlimited users, 0.5–2 GB of storage Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansBox vs Ideals Virtual Data Room
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Ideals Virtual Data Room easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Ideals Virtual Data Room overall.
- Reviewers felt that Ideals Virtual Data Room meets the needs of their business better than Box.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Ideals Virtual Data Room is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Ideals Virtual Data Room over Box.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Box
Business Starter
$5.00
Per Month
Secure file collaboration, storage and native e-signatures for up to 10 users
- 100 GB of storage
- 2 GB file upload
- 25 file versions
Ideals Virtual Data Room
Core
Free Trial
1 Single project, 5 administrators, unlimited users, 0.5–2 GB of storage Per Month
Fast, secure, and powerful VDR for small to medium deals
- 24/7 multilingual support
- AI-powered redaction
- Customizable dynamic watermarks
Free Trial
Box
Free Trial is available
Ideals Virtual Data Room
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
4,383
9.4
655
Ease of Use
8.7
4,427
9.5
666
Ease of Setup
8.7
1,091
9.4
619
Ease of Admin
8.7
988
9.4
580
Quality of Support
8.4
3,025
9.5
635
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
880
9.4
575
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
4,279
9.4
645
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.2
57
Not enough data
9.1
53
Not enough data
9.3
57
Not enough data
9.1
57
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
9.2
50
Not enough data
9.0
54
Not enough data
9.3
51
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Signature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Scalability
9.0
55
Not enough data
9.2
55
Not enough data
9.2
54
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
64
Not enough data
9.2
71
Not enough data
9.0
60
Not enough data
9.3
68
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
File Management
8.6
2950
Not enough data
8.7
3313
Not enough data
8.9
3268
Not enough data
8.3
3169
Not enough data
8.5
2267
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
7.3
47
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
7.6
47
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
2852
Not enough data
9.1
3409
Not enough data
7.8
2641
Not enough data
8.3
2554
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
2004
Not enough data
8.7
1859
Not enough data
8.7
1789
Not enough data
8.6
2043
Not enough data
8.7
1666
Not enough data
9.1
2130
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
813
Not enough data
8.5
611
Not enough data
8.6
573
Not enough data
8.5
497
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
450
Not enough data
9.2
516
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.4
551
Not enough data
7.8
468
Not enough data
9.3
534
Platform Content
Not enough data
9.3
534
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.9
527
Platform Performance
Not enough data
9.2
518
Not enough data
8.8
494
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
7.5
16
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
File Management
9.0
113
Not enough data
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.3
93
Not enough data
8.7
105
Not enough data
8.9
111
Not enough data
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.4
93
Not enough data
8.2
91
Not enough data
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.9
112
Not enough data
9.0
108
Not enough data
8.7
105
Not enough data
Workflow
8.4
95
Not enough data
8.3
97
Not enough data
8.5
100
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
8.6
91
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
92
Not enough data
9.0
108
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.7
89
Not enough data
8.6
91
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Box and Ideals Virtual Data Room share no categories
Unique Categories
Box is categorized as AI Agents For Business Operations, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), E-Signature, and Cloud Content Collaboration
Ideals Virtual Data Room is categorized as Virtual Data Room (VDR)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Box
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Ideals Virtual Data Room
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Higher Education
9.3%
Information Technology and Services
7.4%
Computer Software
6.3%
Education Management
5.6%
Marketing and Advertising
5.5%
Other
65.8%
Financial Services
13.5%
Biotechnology
8.0%
Investment Banking
6.7%
Oil & Energy
4.7%
Information Technology and Services
4.3%
Other
62.8%
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Discussions
How does this service differ from Dropbox?
4 Comments
SP
The services are similar to users, but Box has a lot of security integrations & features that tend to make it more IT-friendly. Depends how you want it to...Read more
Is there a way to sync multiple box accounts?
3 Comments
SM
I'm not specifically sure about syncing folders, but you can give access to people via email address. Read more
Is there any way this app could be cheaper?
3 Comments
SS
The best way is to get a coupon code. However with my personal experience with the app I would suggest to go ahead with Dropbox. It’s expensive but has all...Read more
I would love to get some ideas for how to use this product post sales as well.
1 Comment
SU
Hi Jonathan,
Thanks for choosing iDeals and your compliment, it is very much appreciated from our side.
As for the further usage of iDeals, there is an...Read more
Can we extend the characters on the file name?
1 Comment
JR
I, for one, am not clear on the question here. I'm confused by the file naming question and the file size question being asked together, I don't understand...Read more
How does a virtual data room work?
1 Comment
BM
I think of a virtual data room as an electronic file cabinet where I control who can view any given document. The system is ideal for sharing confidential...Read more
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