Due diligence means sharing a sensitive document set with several parties and keeping control the whole way. The best data room organizes the set, scopes access per party, and shows you where each reviewer actually spent time.
Folders and per-party links to scope access
Watermarking, NDA gates, and instant revocation
A full audit log of every open, download, and access change
Reading analytics to see where diligence stalls
Scoped links per party with bidder isolation
Verified email gate, NDA click-through, and dynamic watermarking
Page-level analytics and drop-off so you see where attention goes
Engagement scoring, buyer intent, Deal Pulse, forwarding detection, audit log, and exports are available on higher plans.
Large banks and corporates running high-volume, high-complexity M&A where enterprise procurement is expected.
Large enterprises and banks running regulated, high-stakes transactions at scale.
Mid-market to enterprise deal teams who want a full-featured VDR with hands-on support.
For due diligence, Octopus is the strongest fit: scoped links per party with bidder isolation, with page-level analytics and data rooms included. Other options to consider: Datasite, Intralinks, iDeals.
Flat-rate, page-level analytics, set up in minutes.