How much does a virtual data room cost?
Virtual data room pricing falls into three models, and they produce wildly different bills for the same deal. In short: per-page and per-GB pricing scale with your document set and are hard to predict, while flat-rate pricing is fixed. ShareAndGo is flat AUD from a free-forever tier, with no per-page, per-GB or per-recipient fees.
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Estimate a per-page VDR versus ShareAndGo's flat AUD pricing. Adjust the sliders for your deal.
Typical per-page VDR
$8,500
at ~$0.85/page, 10,000 pages
ShareAndGo Professional
$354
flat $59/mo × 6 months, unlimited pages
Estimated saving with ShareAndGo: $8,146
Indicative only. Per-page rates vary by provider; many VDRs are quote-led. ShareAndGo Business ($99/mo) adds unlimited rooms and 250 GB.
The three VDR pricing models
Per-page. Long the default for investment-bank M&A. You pay roughly AU$0.40–$1.00 per page, so a 10,000-page deal can cost several thousand dollars. Predictable only if you know your exact page count in advance, which you rarely do.
Per-GB / storage tiers. A small storage allowance is included, then overage fees apply. Costs creep as documents (especially scanned PDFs) accumulate, and the surprise usually lands mid-deal.
Flat-rate. A fixed monthly fee regardless of pages, storage (within the plan) or recipients. This is what ShareAndGo uses: free Personal, then $29 / $59 / $99 per month (AUD). No per-page, no per-GB overage, and external recipients are always free.
What drives virtual data room cost
- Document volume: the main driver under per-page/per-GB models; irrelevant under a flat plan.
- Number of users / recipients: many VDRs charge per seat or per external user; ShareAndGo external recipients are always free.
- Deal length: how many months the room stays open.
- Features: AI search, OCR, PII redaction and Q&A are often enterprise add-ons elsewhere; included on ShareAndGo paid plans.
Virtual data room cost FAQs
How much does a virtual data room cost?
It varies enormously by pricing model. Traditional per-page VDRs charge roughly AU$0.40–$1.00 per page, so a 10,000-page deal can run into thousands of dollars. Per-GB plans add overage fees once you exceed a small included allowance. Flat-rate VDRs like ShareAndGo charge a fixed monthly fee (a free-forever Personal tier, then $29, $59 or $99/month AUD) with no per-page, per-GB or per-recipient charges.
Why is per-page VDR pricing so expensive?
Per-page billing was designed for large investment-bank M&A deals with huge document sets and short timelines, where the buyer absorbs the cost. For an SMB or advisory firm running a smaller deal, an audit or a raise, per-page pricing means the bill scales with your document count and is hard to predict. A flat plan removes that uncertainty.
Is there a free virtual data room?
Yes. ShareAndGo has a free-forever Personal tier: 1 data room, 1 GB, 1 team member, with no credit card and no expiry. External recipients are always free on every plan. It is a genuine free VDR, not a time-limited trial.
What is included in ShareAndGo's flat price?
Every plan includes Australian data residency (Sydney), a tamper-evident audit trail, the inline no-download viewer with watermarking, NDA gating, email-verified guest access, and on paid plans AI search, OCR and PII redaction. External recipients are always free, and there are no per-GB overage fees.
Do I pay per user or per recipient?
No. ShareAndGo plans include a set number of internal team members (seats), but the external parties you invite into a data room (buyers, investors, auditors, counterparties) are always free, on every plan, including the free tier.
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