Ellty

Ellty is a browser-based document-sharing and virtual data-room service for teams handling fundraising, M&A, due diligence, and client work. It is best for people who need to control document access and see how recipients engage with shared material. Its main appeal is combining those controls with deal-room tools; its lack of direct SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification may make it a poor fit for buyers with strict certification requirements.

Overview

Ellty brings document sharing, recipient analytics, and data rooms together for investor relations, dealmaking, sales enablement, and client portals. Teams can see who opened a document, which pages they viewed, and how long they spent on each page. That can help prioritize follow-up, though time spent is only an engagement signal, not evidence of a recipient’s opinion or intent.

Sharing controls include expiring links, email verification, passwords, download restrictions, and access revocation. Ellty says stored documents use AES-256 encryption and data in transit uses TLS 1.3. Its AWS infrastructure includes availability-zone backups, automated threat detection, a web application firewall, DDoS protection, and rate limiting. Ellty says it is not itself SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified, and AWS’s certifications do not extend to Ellty’s service. It also says it does not sell user data or use documents for AI training without consent.

Key features

Document controls and engagement

Expiration, email verification, passwords, download restrictions, and revocation give senders several ways to limit access as circumstances change. Page-level engagement data adds context for sales and fundraising follow-up. The combination is useful when teams need visibility into document circulation, but it does not replace direct communication with recipients.

Data rooms

Data-room features include visitor management, NDAs, Q&A, folder permissions, analytics, and audit logs, with availability depending on plan. Audit trails, document watermarking, and a Q&A workspace suit structured review workflows where teams need to manage access and questions in one place. Ellty also supports e-signatures. A 2 GB maximum upload size and 50 GB of storage per user set practical boundaries for large files and extensive archives.

Pricing

Ellty uses a freemium model, with a free plan and a 14-day free trial that requires no credit card. The plan figures shown are free, billed annually, for each tier:

• Standard: One user, 50 GB per user, a 2 GB maximum upload, and 200 assets per room. It is the smallest option for an individual sharing documents or running a modest room; the 200-asset ceiling may constrain larger reviews.
• Data Room: Two users included, 50 GB per user, a 2 GB maximum upload, and 2,000 assets per room. This raises the room capacity and adds a second seat for small deal teams.
• Data Room Plus: Three users included, 50 GB per user, a 2 GB maximum upload, and 4,000 assets per room. It is the better fit of these tiers for a larger review or a team needing three included users.

All three tiers retain the same per-user storage and file-size limits, so the higher room quotas matter most when a transaction involves many assets. Buyers should also note the annual billing term attached to the monthly price presentation. A custom-pricing tier is not described.

Platforms

Ellty runs on the web and requires no installation. It can be accessed in a browser on Mac or desktop computers, making it suited to browser-based work rather than buyers seeking a listed native mobile app.

Who it's for

Ellty makes the most sense for teams sharing sensitive documents with investors, counterparties, clients, or prospects who need access controls plus a record of engagement. Its data rooms are relevant to fundraising, M&A, and due diligence; its sharing and analytics can also support sales enablement and client portals. Organizations that require their document platform itself to hold SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification should look elsewhere.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Access controls cover link expiry, email verification, passwords, download restrictions, and revocation, giving senders multiple ways to manage exposure.
• Pros: Page-level analytics show who opened a document and how they read it, offering actionable context for follow-up.
• Pros: Room quotas scale from 200 to 4,000 assets across the three listed tiers, with NDAs, Q&A, permissions, analytics, and audit logs supporting review workflows depending on plan.
• Cons: Ellty is not directly SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified, a material drawback for buyers whose policies require those certifications.
• Cons: The 2 GB single-file limit and 50 GB per-user storage cap may be restrictive for large media files or extensive archives.

Alternatives

For a wider comparison, browse Data Room Software.

• Drooms is worth considering if iOS access matters or if a free starter room with 150 MB storage, two user licenses, and three projects is enough.
• Ansarada may suit a team that wants to prepare a room for free before it goes live, or for up to 90 days after creation, whichever comes first.
• Plox is an option for a lighter document-sharing need: its free plan includes 50 documents, a 100 MB maximum upload, 30-day analytics history, and one seat.
• netfiles Deal Room may be preferable for buyers needing broad platform coverage, including desktop, mobile, and Linux, and a paid plan with unlimited users.
• Peony offers a free tier capped at 50 documents, while its paid business plan supports up to 1,000 documents and three data rooms per admin.
• FORDATA VDR is a paid alternative with apps for mobile and desktop platforms as well as web and self-hosted deployment.
• iDeals Virtual Data Room offers single-project plans with unlimited users; consider it if that project structure is a closer fit.
• ShareVault is another paid data-room option.

Verdict

Choose Ellty if your team needs controlled document sharing, recipient-level engagement insight, and data-room workflows in a browser. Its most persuasive advantage is bringing those capabilities into one service with tiered room capacities. Look elsewhere if direct SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification is mandatory, or if the file and storage caps do not fit your workload.