Brainloop is the vendors with its headquarters in Germany. Its main focus is assistance throughout deal-making collaborations. It means that Brainloops provides diverse software that simplifies and facilitates communication between the project participants and guarantee safe information exchange. While Ansarada and RR Donnelley make emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and design their VDRs in compliance with the latest requirements buyers and sellers, Brainloop has released the platform that has no particular specialization: Secure Dataroom would be convenient and helpful for all deal-makers who seek for the safe environment for information exchange. The variety of its customers proves the universal nature of the VDR: social networking sites (e.g., Twitter, Foursquare), Allianz, the European Space Agency, etc.
The VDR resembles a Swiss Army Knife: being equipped with a wide range of tools Secure Dataroom turns into the instrument that may come in handy disregarding the type of the project, the purpose of a use, and the sphere the client works in. Moreover, the download of the software is not required. However, the complex functionality of the platform might cause delays in the execution of transactions: a certain time might be required to introduce inexperienced clients into the way Secure Dataroom functions.
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Company Info
| (STR) Established | 2000 |
| (STR) Locations | Germany, United Kingdom, Austria, Switzerland, France |
| (STR) Employees | 250 |
| (STR) Clients | Alianz, Winterthur, Aquin & Cie, BB Bank, Finanzgruppe, Ergo, Finanz Logistik, Helvetia, High-Tech Grunderfonds, IkbData, Maerki Baumann & Co.AG, Markel, Raiffeisen Bank International, Siciete Generale, Union Investment, Volksbank AG, Volksbank Dreieich, Zurich, Helaba, Die Mobiliar |
Trial & Pricing
| Free Demo | yes |
| (STR) Free Trial | 30-day trial |
| (STR) Price | Negotiable/waiting for respond |
Deployment Options
| Cloud (Web-Based) | yes |
| On-Premise (Installed) | yes |
| Multiple Datacenter Locations | yes |
Support & Services
| Business Hours Support | yes |
| 24/7 Email Support | yes |
| 24/7 Phone & Email Support | yes |
| Online Help Center | no |
| Live Trainings | yes |
| Dedicated Project Manager | no |
| Data Room Archive on DVD or USB Drive | yes |
| Translation Services | no |
| (STR) Support Languages | English, German, French |
Customization
| Branded User Interface | yes |
| Custom Domain | no |
| Custom Login Page | yes |
| Custom User Invitation Letter | no |
| Custom Agreements for Accessing Data Room | no |
| Active Directory Integration | yes |
| Single Sign-On Integration | yes |
| Customer-Managed Encryption Keys | no |
| Integrations Through APIs | yes |
| Custom Workflows and Features | no |
Activity Tracking & Reporting
| Tracking of All User Activity | yes |
| Real-Time Audit Trail | yes |
| Graphic Reports | no |
| Exporting Reports to Excel | yes |
| Tracking of Document Viewing Time | no |
| Scheduled Reports (Sending to Email) | no |
Collaboration Features
| Basic Questions & Answers Module | yes |
| Advanced Questions & Answers Module | no |
| Secure User Messaging | yes |
| New Document Email Notifications | yes |
| Files & Folders Notes | yes |
Search, OCR & Filters
| Search by Name | yes |
| Search by Content (Full Text Search) | yes |
| OCR (Optical Character Recognition) | yes |
| Filtering by Parameters | yes |
Accessibility & Ease Of Use
| No Plugins | no |
| Scroll-Through Web-Based Document Viewer | yes |
| Web-Based Excel Spreadsheets Viewer | yes |
| iOS Application | yes |
| Android Application | yes |
| Mobile Device Interface | yes |
| (STR) User Interface Languages | English, German, French |
Access Security
| Two-Factor Authentications | yes |
| Mobile Device Management | yes |
| Granular User Permissions | yes |
| Permission Groups | yes |
| Access Expiration | yes |
| Access Limitation by IP Address | yes |
Data Hosting & Infrastructure Security
| 99.9% Uptime Guarantee | no |
| ISO 27001 Certified | yes |
| SOC 2 Certified | no |
| SSAE 16 Certified | no |
| Data Backup | yes |
| Virus Scanning | yes |
File Protection & Digital Rights Management
| Granular Document Permissions | yes |
| View-Only Access | yes |
| Prevention of Download, Print and Copy | yes |
| Remote Shredding of Documents | no |
| Customizable Document Watermarks | yes |
| Secure Fence View | no |
| Document Access Expiry | yes |
| 256-Bit SSL/TLS Encryption | yes |
| Data at Rest Encryption | yes |
Files & Folders Management
| (STR) File Formats Supported | PDF, MS Office, jpg, jpeg, jpe, gif, bmp, png, tif, tiff |
| Automatic Numerical Indexing of Files & Folders | yes |
| Drag & Drop Upload of Multiple Files and Folders | yes |
| Desktop Synchronization | yes |
| Archives Upload & Extraction | yes |
| Export of Data Room Index to Excel | yes |
| Document Version Control | yes |
| Multilingual Documents Index | yes |
Industry Solutions
| Bankruptcy | yes |
| Biotech Licensing | yes |
| Board Portals | yes |
| Clinical Studies | yes |
| Debt Financing | yes |
| Distressed Real Estate | no |
| Document Repository | yes |
| Due Diligence | yes |
| Fundraising | yes |
| Hedge Funds | yes |
| IPO & Exits | yes |
| Litigation | yes |
| M&A Buy Side | yes |
| M&A Sell Side | yes |
| Post Merger | yes |
| Private Equity | yes |
| Procurement Management | yes |
| Restructuring | yes |
Reviews
Brainloop data room is definitely not the most advanced solution. But it fits our needs because we honestly don’t require many tools to work with our documents. We use this data room to perform basic data exchange with our partners. And so far this provider works well for us.
I like that Brainloop data room doesn’t require to install any software or additional plugins. It is very easy and quick to set up and to use. We’re using it to exchange data with our clients, and I like that they don’t have issues using it. Also, we can track their activity, which is useful.
We’re using Brainloop data room for the internal data exchange. And so far it works well for these needs. However, I realize that there are other providers that offer more features and are more advanced. But perhaps, we don’t need anything more than Brainloop offers.
We could set up Brainloop data room very quickly. It’s really intuitive and easy to use for us. We’re using this service to participate in tenders, and it fits our needs. I especially like that there is a customer key for additional security.
My company is using Brainloop data room as a sell-side during the M&A. This service is not the best we could have, but we needed a solution quickly. And this provider was decent in terms of price and features it offers. Maybe we will switch to another vendor later.