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Secure external file sharing

Cost-effective alternative to Box with no add-on fees

Granular 8-level access, dynamic watermarking, and a full audit trail on your end. One-click access for every client, auditor, or contractor on theirs.

Best ease of use G2, 2025
#1 security in file sharing UpGuard, 948/950

Why choose Ideals Vault over Box?

Don’t pay steep prices and add-on fees for the controls, security, and compliance your work needs.
Choose an all-inclusive solution with Ideals Vault.
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Key Highlights
Cost-effective enterprise features
Starting at $19.50 per user
Starting at $47 per user
No expensive add-on costs
User satisfaction
User ratings on Capterra
4.8/ 5
4.4/ 5
User reviews on G2
4.7/ 5
4.2/ 5
Security features
UpGuard security score
948/ 950
905/ 950
Dedicated workspace for each project
Access permission levels
8
7
Dynamic watermarking
Limited options with add-ons
Redaction
Data residency flexibility
Limited options with add-ons
Advanced data retention controls
Limited options with add-ons

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200,000+ organisations share externally with confidence

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Clear pricing. Predictable budgeting. Total control.

Budgeting and scaling stays simple and predictable with clear per-user pricing with no hidden fees

Vault

From $15.50 per user / month
  • Unlimited storage
  • File sizes up to 50 GB
  • 24/7 customer support
  • Unlimited external guests

Vault plan includes:

  • 8-level document permissions
  • 11 data residency options
  • Full audit trail and engagement reports
  • Dynamic watermarks
  • 40+ file formats supported (including DWG)
  • Built-in click-through / NDA
  • Document versioning
  • Full text search with OCR
  • Password-protected file sharing

Vault Max

From $19.50 per user / month
  • Unlimited storage
  • File sizes up to 500 GB
  • Dedicated premier support
  • Unlimited external guests

Best of Vault, plus:

  • IP, domain, and email restrictions
  • SSO / SAML 2.0 integration
  • Built-in e-signature
  • Built-in document translation
  • AI-powered Redaction
  • AI chat with documents
  • Multi-project management
  • Project templates
  • API and MCP integrations
Try for free VaultVault Max

Online document viewer All major file formats All major file formats
Document editing Soon
Document versioning
Document publishing
Screenshot prevention with fence view
Optical character recognition (OCR)
Full text search
AI document search
Document translation
Document labels
Upload from external storage
Bulk rename
Copy data across projects

Intelligent redaction
Dynamic customizable watermarks
2-step verification
Access schedule and expiration by time
Roles and groups management
Document permissions levels 8 levels 8 levels
Preview documents as any user based on their permissions
Access restriction by IP and domains
Email verification
Custom session timeout
Custom password policies
Restrict specific locations for new data rooms

Trial period
Support level 24/7 email, chat & phone Premier – 24/7 email, chat & phone
Support email response 30 minutes 15 minutes
Support chat response 60 seconds 30 seconds
Support languages 50+ languages 50+ languages
Live training with an expert Unlimited with a dedicated Premier expert
Premier project support
Premier professional services

Dashboard to track project progress
Track participants' engagement
Review document viewing time
Granular audit trail
Detailed data storage
Customizable report alerts
Scheduled reports sent by email

eSignature
Public, group and private notes
Comments in document preview
View all notes in one place
Share files externally by link

Storage usage
Billing info
Browse all linked projects Standard Advanced
User management across projects
Reports across projects Soon
Export usage and user reports across projects
Customizable default project settings
Custom attributes for projects New

Project closure scheduling
Downloadable password-encrypted archive

Dark mode
Desktop application
Mobile application
Customizable and sortable columns in tables
Custom branding (corporate identity) Standard Standard
Custom Terms Of Use / NDA per group
API integration add-on Paid add-on
Custom reports
Single sign-on integration (SAML 2.0)
Login access from your own site

Data hosting locations Ideals data centers in 9 regions Ideals data centers in 9 regions
99.95% uptime
Compliance SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS
SSL/TLS encryption SSL/TLS with 2048-bit RSA data transfer encryption SSL/TLS with 2048-bit RSA data transfer encryption
AES encryption 256-bit AES data at rest encryption 256-bit AES data at rest encryption
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Hakon L. Akerlund

IT Security

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Nitin Aggarwal

Head of IT

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Hendrick Duquesne

Leader of Group Quality

We’ve relied on Ideals for its seamless performance. A trusted partner and dependable choice.

With Ideals, it’s very easy to audit who’s accessing what and
support from Ideals is 11/10

Ideals ensures that our files are not leaked, and we can have full control over how our data is shared

Frequently Asked Questions

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Vault provides enterprise-grade security with SSO/SAML integration, 2FA authentication, IP/domain restrictions, dynamic watermarking, redaction capabilities, and custom password policies. All activity is tracked with exportable audit trails, creating complete visibility and accountability for every document interaction.

Yes, Vault provides comprehensive dynamic watermarking that can be applied to all documents when viewing, printing, or downloading, and supports granular read-only permissions for external parties.

Ideals Vault provides instant access revocation capabilities that allow you to remove user access in seconds once any phase or whole project is complete.

Yes, Ideals Vault supports secure online viewing for over 40 file types, including PDF, Microsoft Office, image, video, DWG, and email (MSG, EML) files.

Vault operates as a dedicated external workspace that sits alongside your existing Microsoft 365 and SharePoint environment rather than integrating directly within it. This separation is intentional and provides security benefits, still allowing files uploading directly from your SharePoint or OneDrive folders.

We provide an industry-leading choice of secure data storage locations across Europe, Asia, Oceania, North and South America.

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