# Box alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 232 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Box holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/box/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Datasite Diligence: 43
- iDeals: 25
- Papermark Data Rooms: 17
- SecureDocs: 13
- FirmRoom: 12
- Intralinks: 12

## Virtual data rooms

**Small business**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Box (Box is #14 of 18 at 2%).

- FirmRoom: first choice in 9 of those 74
- Papermark Data Rooms: first choice in 9 of those 74
- Peony Data Room: first choice in 8 of those 74
- SecureDocs: first choice in 8 of those 74
- iDeals Virtual Data Room: first choice in 7 of those 74
- iDeals: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Ellty: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Firmex: first choice in 4 of those 74

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Box (Box is #12 of 13 at 0%).

- iDeals: first choice in 15 of those 79
- Datasite Diligence: first choice in 10 of those 79
- Papermark Data Rooms: first choice in 8 of those 79
- Firmex: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Ideals VDR: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Intralinks: first choice in 4 of those 79
- SS&C Intralinks: first choice in 4 of those 79
- FirmRoom: first choice in 3 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Box (Box is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Datasite Diligence: first choice in 33 of those 79
- Intralinks: first choice in 8 of those 79
- SS&C Intralinks: first choice in 7 of those 79
- SecureDocs: first choice in 5 of those 79
- iDeals: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Ansarada: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Firmex: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Govern 365: first choice in 2 of those 79

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