Intralinks vs Datasite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Intralinks
Securely share sensitive business data with external parties. This app offers robust security features and tools to manage documents, permissions, and user access within dedicated exchanges. Stay informed about deal activity and Q&A discussions on the go.
- Securely share sensitive data
- Download and synchronize documents
- Manage document and folder permissions
- Add/remove users and groups
- Fingerprint and facial recognition security
- Track Q&A and deal activity
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The Power of VDRPro. In Your Pocket. Intralinks for iOS enables business professionals to securely share sensitive data with trusted partners, vendors and third parties in Intralinks exchanges, while maintaining control. In addition to greater flexibility, Intralinks incorporates industry-leading security at the device, system and enterprise levels. Features: • Download documents for a seamless work experience; synchronization ensures information stays current • Quickly view and share documents, manage permissions on folders and documents, and add or remove users and groups • Protect your enterprise’s most sensitive content with our industry-leading information security features, such as fingerprint and facial recognition • Stay on top of Q&A as a buyer or seller • Keep an eye on deal activity with the Insights tab and notifications
Datasite
Manage M&A transactions and due diligence from your mobile device. Access a secure data room to collaborate on deals, from financing to asset sales, anywhere you go. Streamline your workflow and save valuable time.
- Mobile M&A data room
- Transaction management
- Sell-side due diligence
- Buy-side due diligence
- Data room preparation
- Pipeline management
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Keep the deal in your pocket with the Datasite mobile app. Put the world’s most trusted data room on your iPhone and manage any transaction, anywhere. Depend on technology made for M&A, whether it’s a financing, a restructuring, a mid-sized deal, or a billion-dollar asset sale. Collaborate seamlessly and save weeks. • Sell-side due diligence • Buy-side due diligence • Data room preparation • Pipeline management
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Datasite at 98% against Intralinks's 23%. Datasite also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Intralinks's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 174) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Datasite holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Intralinks has 1.3K ratings behind it against 174, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Intralinks's written reviews are positive against 98% of Datasite's.
Intralinks ships an update every 6 weeks, Datasite monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Intralinks | Datasite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.3K ratings) | 4.9 (174 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.2% of reviews | 98.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 174 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intralinks, Inc. | Datasite LLC |
Customer experience
Intralinks
Datasite
User reviews
Intralinks
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast, simple remote access
- 🚀 Intuitive app, easy to use
- 🚀 Extremely responsive
- 🚀 Great app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Not usable on mobile or with multiple accounts
- 🐛 Authenticator function is chicken and the egg
- 🐛 No workable user interface
- 🐛 Impossible to use
- 🐛 Loads some of the time but not consistently
Datasite
From 174 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 👍 Seamless mobile experience
- 🔒 Secure and reliable platform
- 🚀 Efficient for managing VDRs on the go
- 👍 Helpful analytics and project monitoring tools
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional app crashes or glitches
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔍 Limited functionality compared to desktop version
Bugs and requests
Intralinks
Reported bugs
3 issues- Doesn't save new password
- Doesn't confirm documents have been successfully uploaded/submitted
- Unclear status of application/documents
Requested features
4 requests- Facial recognition log in
- Ability to open app with new documents
- Ability to change tool (e.g. highlighter) and scroll using Apple Pencil
- Notifications to alert when something changes
Datasite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to move/copy files between folders
- Improved group permissions management
- Offline document viewing/editing capabilities
In-app purchases
Intralinks
No in-app purchases
Datasite
No in-app purchases
