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- Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great to have a web-based version of this product!
Reviewed on 2021/03/03
Excellent.
Excellent.
Pros
This is the first web-based product of this kind that I have used and I found it much easier to manage than those other products.
Cons
I think some of the security features are too stringent and there should be flexibility for companies re: what level of security they want.
Alternatives Considered
Diligent BoardsReasons for Switching to Ansarada
Web-based, pricing, features.- Industry: Investment Banking
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
my review
Reviewed on 2023/11/03
Pros
good platform, user friendly, great customer service.
Cons
sometimes laggy, can be down for a long period of time.
- Industry: Banking
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10
Not a fan of the direction this VDR is going
Reviewed on 2020/08/04
Our team has seen extensive changes with our point of contact at the company. The quality of...
Our team has seen extensive changes with our point of contact at the company. The quality of service has seemed to declined since when we first started using this software and has gotten more expensive that it should have in comparison to other products that are available.
Pros
I am very comfortable with this software since we have been using it for a while. The added security features is a nice touch that some other options dont have.
Cons
Not intuitive, expensive for what you get, many individuals have complained about not being able to see PDF's due to settings the software requires each user to make on their computers.
Alternatives Considered
Intralinks VDRProReasons for Switching to Ansarada
Ansarada was the main VDR we used when my team initially started working their but we have switched since to alternative products since then.Response from Ansarada
Hi Kris,
Sorry to hear you've had an unsatisfactory experience with Ansarada's Virtual Data Room. The concern you mentioned about viewing PDFs has been updated. We've introduced a new 'Preview' function which alleviates the pain you're experiencing. You can preview PDFs straight from the Document Index, without having to download the document. Previewing PDFs does not require any programs or plugins. Full details are here - https://help.ansarada.com/en/articles/2597663
Our pricing starts from US$39 per month per user and we purposefully offer flexible plans so that customers don't feel like they're paying for features they don't want or need. All our plans include training and 24/7 support from our knowledgeable team. Unfortunately, we can't guarantee that there won't be staffing changes from time to time.
We would love the opportunity to win you back and show you the new functionality. One of our Client Success Managers will be in contact to arrange a demo.
Thanks,
Team Ansarada
- Industry: Investment Management
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Louis C
Reviewed on 2023/11/03
Pros
Ease of use, of the shelf and simplicity.
Cons
Functionality and customisation when initially uploading or changing locations of documents.
Alternatives Considered
ShareFileReasons for Switching to Ansarada
Familiarity of brand and ease of use- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Amazing product
Reviewed on 2023/09/08
So far amazing, I have never had an issue with it. I can always find an answer to my questions
So far amazing, I have never had an issue with it. I can always find an answer to my questions
Pros
The Q&A functionality is very impressive and helps us with the live deal
Cons
It is quite costly, but value for money is up there
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great Data Room
Reviewed on 2023/11/03
Great experience, and awesome support team.Ben E
Great experience, and awesome support team.Ben E
Pros
Bulk upload & export, Q&A function & document redacting tool.
Cons
Dual Q&A review process before posting, could be shorted to single review.
- Industry: Legal Services
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Ease of Use
- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
L paterson review
Reviewed on 2023/11/03
Good, better than other products (e.g. datasite)
Good, better than other products (e.g. datasite)
Pros
file index exports, doc ID references are all great
Cons
DOc viewing, unable to copy text in Ansarada viewer
- Industry: Investment Banking
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
All-in-one virtual data room with every functionality you need
Reviewed on 2023/06/21
Pros
Ease of use, flexibility of functionalities, active customer support, competitive pricing
Cons
When you enter a data room, it always defaults to the workflow function instead of document index
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Review - User
Reviewed on 2023/04/27
Very good for Virtual Data Room purposes, easy set up and makes the due diligence life cycle easy.
Very good for Virtual Data Room purposes, easy set up and makes the due diligence life cycle easy.
Pros
Very easy to use, customer support is great.
Cons
Not too many flaws at all! Have been using this platform for three years.
Alternatives Considered
Intralinks VDRProReasons for Switching to Ansarada
Price points and ease of use.- Industry: Investment Banking
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Would recommend
Reviewed on 2023/06/21
Pros
Functionality and ease of use are what I like most.
Cons
Bulk download and bulk upload is clunky.
- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Ansarada Review
Reviewed on 2023/04/27
Overall, it is a well written application and is an easy to use one.
Overall, it is a well written application and is an easy to use one.
Pros
Easy to us, an intuitive and friendly user interface.
Cons
I used Ansarada when I worked on bids. Not sure whether this was an administrator issue or not, however, there was a question that needed to provide an answer for on two different dates. We have found that once the answer to the question was provided for the first time, the second time there was no button to submit the answer available on the page and we had to find a work around to do it.
- Industry: Banking
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best in class VDR for a full scale sell side process
Reviewed on 2023/04/27
A VDR for a sell side process, which enabled the ability to manage several parties
A VDR for a sell side process, which enabled the ability to manage several parties
Pros
The flexibility of the product enables the ability to create a bespoke experience for clients, bidders, advisors and the likes without being burdensome.
Cons
Some functions i.e., q&a create some additional steps which may be unnecessary.
- Industry: Banking
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Intuitive
Reviewed on 2023/03/29
My overall experience was very good, particularly when compared to other vendors.
My overall experience was very good, particularly when compared to other vendors.
Pros
Ansarada makes the VDR process straightforward and intuitive. Other VDRs have arduous steps that make the task of maneuvering a data room unpleasant. For example, they offer easy to use redacting that allow you to quickly redact in the Ansarada application.
Cons
It would be great if there was a way to redact across files without having to open up each individual file. For example, if I am uploading 100 customer agreements, if I could choose to redact a certain name or address across all of the files, it would save a lot of redundant work.
- Industry: Investment Banking
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
ING review - M&A midcorp
Reviewed on 2023/03/29
Pros
Ease of use: very straightforward, also as experienced by our clientsPricing: always among the most competitiveCustomer service: very good, especially before and during the due diligence
Cons
- That you cannot search certain words within the whole dataroom- Question related to invoices might take a lot of time
Reasons for Switching to Ansarada
Ease of use + pricing- Industry: Investment Management
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Simple, effective and efficient
Reviewed on 2023/03/29
The ease of managing a data room and the ability to track bidder participation is essential for...
The ease of managing a data room and the ability to track bidder participation is essential for rapid execution of M&A transactions and Ansarada certainly delivers in this respect.
Pros
Ease of use, and 24 hour support is incredibly beneficial.
Cons
Not applicable - however, I found the automatic numbering challenging, however, once I was assisted by the support team, it was simple.
- Industry: Banking
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Great Product, Service to be Improved
Reviewed on 2023/03/29
Great product, however service could be improved.
Great product, however service could be improved.
Pros
It is very user friendly and easy to use.
Cons
The customer service team make some mistakes, e.g. have had multiple instances of billing clients when a dataroom was meant to be closed.
- Industry: Banking
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Thanks Ansarada!
Reviewed on 2023/03/29
Very positive with margin of improvement
Very positive with margin of improvement
Pros
Very like how easy to use, and the always available and hands-on support
Cons
Permission settings for different users / docs
Alternatives Considered
Datasite Diligence Virtual Data RoomReasons for Switching to Ansarada
Cost competitive- Industry: Banking
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Value for Money
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
User friendly
Reviewed on 2023/04/27
Pros
User friendly and straight forward platform.
Cons
No problems have been experienced and no complains to be raised.
- Industry: Investment Banking
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Ansarada review - investment banker perspective
Reviewed on 2023/03/30
Pros
Very easy to use. Great customer support. Much more responsive than competitor products.
Cons
Only issue when compared to competitor products is its relative expense.
- Industry: Mining & Metals
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best Dataroom
Reviewed on 2023/03/09
Documents management, sharing documents
Documents management, sharing documents
Pros
Using data rooms from Ansarada facilitates our company's business activities, features such as document search coupled with a friendly user interface really help us in the process of uploading documents and searching documents. Security features also greatly facilitate our cooperation with other parties in the process of sharing documents.
Cons
The disadvantage that we feel is that the payment process is a little complicated and takes a long time so it takes us longer to try this data room
- Industry: Law Practice
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Great product, simple to use, would recommend
Reviewed on 2023/04/27
Pros
Product is pretty user-friendly and easy to use for data room purposes. Also offers other functionality so it can be used as a completion checklist etc.
Cons
Integration with existing business takes some time, porting over data has been a little tricky, but these are just learning curve issues with using new products.
- Industry: Banking
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Ansarada - Great Support
Reviewed on 2023/04/05
Pros
The support received from Ansarada made the experience smoother as a first time user. It also helped in solving many misc. issues along the way.
Cons
The system can be a bit tough to understand as a first time user, and links directly to assistance would be great rather than having to search the databases of FAQ myself.
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
VDR software
Reviewed on 2023/02/16
Pros
I have been very impressed with the ease of setup and use of Ansarada as a VDR.
Cons
there are no real missing elements from this software
- Industry: Investment Banking
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for Free Trial
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Review after VDR trial
Reviewed on 2023/03/27
Pros
Very user friendly and responsive platform. Professional interface towards clients
Cons
Auto-redact did not cover all documents we've tried
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
suggestions for further development
Reviewed on 2020/11/13
-very good, I appreciate your tools, development (e.g. redaction tool) and friendly team!
-very good, I appreciate your tools, development (e.g. redaction tool) and friendly team!
Pros
-Reports
-Q&A tool
-Bulk upload and download
-Friendly customer support
-New redaction tool
Cons
Some suggestions:
-Could VDR Index in Manage section (Excel) include a column with original document name when it was first uploaded to VDR
-Could buy-side users bulk upload their questions from Excel to VDR
-Could redaction tool include a rotate view function
-Could administrators receive a notification when document's path is too long and therefore bulk download won't work in one click