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

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 181 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://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/ideals/alternatives/

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

- Datasite Diligence: 28
- Peony Data Room: 26
- SecureDocs: 19
- Papermark: 13
- Intralinks: 12
- iDeals Virtual Data Room: 8

## Virtual data rooms

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name iDeals (iDeals is #4 of 17 at 7%).

- Peony Data Room: first choice in 19 of those 72
- SecureDocs: first choice in 10 of those 72
- Papermark: first choice in 9 of those 72
- Ellty: first choice in 3 of those 72
- FirmRoom: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Firmex: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Orangedox: first choice in 3 of those 72
- iDeals Virtual Data Room: first choice in 3 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 47 of 84 answers did not name iDeals (iDeals is #1 of 15 at 25%).

- Peony Data Room: first choice in 7 of those 47
- iDeals Virtual Data Room: first choice in 5 of those 47
- Papermark: first choice in 4 of those 47
- SecureDocs: first choice in 4 of those 47
- Datasite Diligence: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Intralinks: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Ansarada: first choice in 1 of those 47
- CapLinked: first choice in 1 of those 47

**Enterprise**: 62 of 84 answers did not name iDeals (iDeals is #5 of 10 at 5%).

- Datasite Diligence: first choice in 26 of those 62
- Intralinks: first choice in 10 of those 62
- SecureDocs: first choice in 5 of those 62
- DealRoom: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Firmex: first choice in 2 of those 62
- SS&C Intralinks: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Ansarada: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Box: first choice in 1 of those 62

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