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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 164 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where iDeals 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/ideals/alternatives

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

- Datasite Diligence: 20
- Papermark Data Rooms: 16
- iDeals Virtual Data Room: 11
- SecureDocs: 10
- Peony Data Room: 8
- FirmRoom: 6

## Virtual data rooms

**Small business**: 61 of 84 answers did not name iDeals (iDeals is #6 of 18 at 8%).

- Papermark Data Rooms: first choice in 10 of those 61
- iDeals Virtual Data Room: first choice in 8 of those 61
- FirmRoom: first choice in 6 of those 61
- Peony Data Room: first choice in 6 of those 61
- DocSend: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Ellty: first choice in 3 of those 61
- SecureDocs: first choice in 3 of those 61
- CapLinked: first choice in 2 of those 61

**Mid-market**: 46 of 84 answers did not name iDeals (iDeals is #1 of 13 at 27%).

- Papermark Data Rooms: first choice in 6 of those 46
- Ideals VDR: first choice in 4 of those 46
- iDeals Virtual Data Room: first choice in 3 of those 46
- Datasite Diligence: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Firmex: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Peony Data Room: first choice in 2 of those 46
- SecureDocs: first choice in 2 of those 46
- DocSend: first choice in 1 of those 46

**Enterprise**: 57 of 84 answers did not name iDeals (iDeals is #5 of 11 at 5%).

- Datasite Diligence: first choice in 18 of those 57
- SecureDocs: first choice in 5 of those 57
- Intralinks: first choice in 4 of those 57
- SS&C Intralinks: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Ansarada: first choice in 3 of those 57
- CapLinked: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Datasite Diligence®: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Govern 365: first choice in 1 of those 57

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