Pricing · October 2026 · Bank-led sell-side processesDatasite pricing
Quote-only pricing, often arranged through the adviser running the deal, for a platform with AI features, redaction, SSO and a mobile app.
- Entry price
- On request
- Billing
- Quote per project
- Free trial
- Not listed
- Features listed
- 10 of 12
Datasite is frequently chosen by the investment bank or adviser running a sale, and the room appears on the deal budget as part of the process rather than as a separate purchase. That can leave the seller without a clear view of what the room costs. Our records show no published price and no free trial, so the quote is the only figure there is.
The feature list is among the broadest in the directory: AI features, redaction, single sign-on, a mobile app and document rights control. That breadth, together with the service model around large auctions, is what a Datasite quote is pricing. Whether you need all of it is the real question behind the number.
How Datasite bills
Datasite prices by quote. When an adviser arranges the room, the cost may be passed through to the seller, absorbed in fees, or invoiced directly, and each route changes who can negotiate it. Ask early how the room is being paid for. Then ask what drives the figure: the size of the document set, the number of bidder groups, the term and the level of service all plausibly feed a quote of this kind.
Datasite and its closest rivals, priced for a banker-run auction
What a quote should cover
10 of the twelve features we track are listed for Datasite. Less common across the directory: Redaction, Mobile app, Single sign-on, AI features.
Listed
- Q&A module
- Audit trail
- Dynamic watermarking
- Redaction
- Mobile app
- Single sign-on
- Two-factor authentication
- Bulk upload
- Document rights management
- AI features
Not in our records
- E-signature
- API
Estimate a Datasite room
Preset to a banker-run auction: 6 months, 10 users, 40,000 pages.
Your room
Datasite cost scenarios
Contested auctions tend to run long, and a room that was scoped for four months may stay open for eight. Datasite rooms also tend to hold large data sets, so the page counts in the grid are set high. Read the estimate column as where a quote of that size usually lands, and the term columns as the cost of the nearest published-price room, which shows how much a delay adds when the meter runs monthly.
| Team | Datasite quote, our estimate |
|---|---|
| 5 users 15,000 pages | $5,000 to $15,000 |
| 25 users 50,000 pages | $7,500 to $30,000 |
| 100 users 120,000 pages | $18,000 to $72,000 |
Estimate: our model, not Datasite's; USD, pre-tax, assumed page counts. For a term check, Ellty at $149/mo would run $447, $894, $1,788 for 3, 6, 12 months at any of these team sizes.
What moves a Datasite quote
- Bidder groups. A broad auction with dozens of parties is a different scope from a targeted sale to two buyers, and the quote will reflect it.
- Data set size. Large carve-outs and multi-country targets bring tens of thousands of pages. Volume is a likely input to any quote of this kind.
- Who negotiates. A quote negotiated by the seller directly can differ from one bundled through the adviser. Ask to see it either way.
Datasite pricing against its closest rivals
Intralinks, Ansarada and iDeals are the profiles most like Datasite on features, scores and billing. Each is costed for the same banker-run auction.
| Provider | Price basis | Trial | This room | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datasite | Quote | No | Not published | 10/12 |
 Intralinks | Quote | No | Not published | 8/12 |
 Ansarada | Quote | Yes | Not published | 8/12 |
 iDeals | Quote | Yes | Not published | 9/12 |
Intralinks, Ansarada and iDeals quote as well; price all of them from one written brief. Only Datasite lists mobile app in this group.
Evaluating without a free trial
Datasite does not list a trial, so evaluation means a demo, often set up by the bank. Ask for the demo to follow your own script: upload a sample folder, set up two bidder groups with different permissions and run one question through the workflow, rather than watching a standard presentation.
Questions to settle before you sign
- Who is the contracting party for the room, the seller or the adviser, and who sees the quote?
- How is the price affected if the process runs past the planned close date?
- Which AI features are included, and does any of your content leave the room to use them?
- What does archive delivery at close include, and is it part of the quote?
A Datasite quote is easiest to justify for a large, banker-run process with many bidder groups, where its breadth and service are used every day. For a smaller sale, ask your adviser whether a lighter or published-price room was considered, and compare the quote against the market estimate on this page before the engagement letter is signed.
Datasite pricing FAQ
How much does Datasite cost?
Datasite quotes rather than lists. Our model's estimate for a banker-run auction (40,000 pages) is $6,000 to $24,000.
Who pays for a Datasite room in a sale?
It varies. The room is often arranged by the adviser and the cost may be passed to the seller or included elsewhere. Ask how it is paid for and request the quote in writing.
Does Datasite offer a free trial?
Not in our records. Expect a demo instead and bring your own test script.