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

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 233 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://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/box/alternatives/

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

- Datasite Diligence: 41
- Peony Data Room: 28
- SecureDocs: 26
- iDeals: 21
- Firmex: 16
- Papermark: 13

## Virtual data rooms

**Small business**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Box (Box is #8 of 17 at 3%).

- Peony Data Room: first choice in 21 of those 79
- SecureDocs: first choice in 15 of those 79
- Papermark: first choice in 8 of those 79
- DocSend: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Digify: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Ellty: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Firmex: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Orangedox: first choice in 3 of those 79

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Box (Box is #14 of 15 at 0%).

- iDeals: first choice in 17 of those 80
- Firmex: first choice in 10 of those 80
- Datasite Diligence: first choice in 9 of those 80
- Peony Data Room: first choice in 7 of those 80
- FirmRoom: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Papermark: first choice in 5 of those 80
- SecureDocs: first choice in 5 of those 80
- iDeals Virtual Data Room: first choice in 5 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Box (Box is #8 of 10 at 2%).

- Datasite Diligence: first choice in 32 of those 74
- Intralinks: first choice in 8 of those 74
- SecureDocs: first choice in 6 of those 74
- SS&C Intralinks: first choice in 4 of those 74
- iDeals: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Firmex: first choice in 3 of those 74
- DealRoom: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Ansarada: first choice in 1 of those 74

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