Ideals Alternative
Orangedox is the best alternative to Ideals. Virtual data rooms and secure file sharing that's always synced with your existing Google Drive or Dropbox.
Comparison
Orangedox vs Ideals
Compare Orangedox to Ideals
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Pricing Save up to 55% | $195 per month | $460* per month |
Admins Included in the price | 5 | 5 |
Unlimited Documents within a Data Room | 500MB Limited | |
Google Drive Integration Always Synced with Google Drive | - | |
Page-by-Page Analytics Document Tracking | ||
Support for Google Docs Doc, Sheets, Slides | - | |
NDA Gating Gated data rooms and shared files | ||
Dynamic Watermark Recipient Email Watermarks |
* based on third party information
Seamless Integration
Integrates with Google Drive and Dropbox
No uploading required and any changes are automatically synced.
- Use your existing Google Drive, easily create a data room from Google Drive.
- Use your existing Dropbox, easily create a data room from Dropbox.
Forwarding Protection
Prevent Document Forwarding
Protect confidential documents with device-level security that stops recipients from forwarding or sharing access.
- Secure your documents with device-level security to prevent recipients from forwarding, sharing, or redistributing confidential documents.
- Remove the need for passwords so credentials cannot be shared.
- Device locking prevents unauthorized access from new devices, even if the access email is forwarded to someone else.
- Instantly revoke access to documents from anywhere and set automatic expiration for time-sensitive documents.
- Manage document permissions on the go from any device.
Password Protection
Secure Files and Folders with Passwords
Add an extra layer of security to your Google Drive / Dropbox content by requiring a password before access.
- Add password protection to any file, share knowing only those with the password can view or download.
- Protect entire folders in Google Drive or Dropbox with a password.
- Combine passwords with device verification and download controls for stronger protection.
NDA Gating
One-Click NDA Gated Data Rooms
Require participants to accept your NDA before accessing your data room or shared documents.
- Require NDA acceptance before viewing your data room or shared documents.
- Let recipients accept your NDA with a single click.
- Track every time your NDA has been accepted.
Access Requests
Data Room Access Requests
Share one secure link and let participants request access. Approve or deny in one-click.
- Send a single link to multiple participants
- Streamline invitations without adding every email.
- Generate a request link directly from your data room, no configuration needed.
- Receive instant email alerts for each access request and approve or deny in one click.
We used Orangedox to host our data room for our mergers and acquisitions .. it provided easy access for our clients and reduced the number of steps needed to create and share the data rooms.
Jim Yerxa
President, Atlantic Mergers
Frequently asked questions
Your questions answered.
Yes. Orangedox Business saves you up to 80% with no hidden fees.
No. Orangedox connects directly to your Google Drive or Dropbox, so your files stay on your cloud storage and remain synced with Orangedox even when you make changes. Unlike Ideals, you don't need to re-upload documents whenever they're updated.
No. With Orangedox, you can upload and share an unlimited number of documents within your data room. Ideals limits storage to 500MB on its Core Plan.
Yes. Orangedox supports all Google Workspace file types, including Docs, Sheets, and Slides, and keeps them synced in real-time. Ideals only supports static files like PDFs.
Yes. Orangedox shows you exactly which pages each recipient viewed and how much time they spent on them, giving deeper insights than Ideals' basic view tracking.
Orangedox is ideal for teams that use Google Drive or Dropbox and want a simple, secure, and affordable data room solution. It's a better fit for startups, sales teams, and M&A projects that don't need Ideals' expensive enterprise pricing.