The Ellty alternative with watermarks and screenshot protection below the top plan
Ellty offers document sharing and data rooms in three plans with 1, 2 or 3 users. Teams compare it with HelpRange when they need a dynamic watermark and screenshot protection without paying for the top plan, or more users at one price.
Your whole team, unlimited guests, one price. Or $199 for a single deal. No sales call.
Max is $87 a month for your whole team – data rooms, NDA before access, AI Q&A. The Deal Room Pass is $199 once for 90 days and never renews. Sign up and pay by card.
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Why teams switch from Ellty
- You need a dynamic watermark and screenshot protection – on Ellty only in Data Room Plus
- More than 3 people work in the account – HelpRange has one price for any number of users
- You need single sign-on, a custom domain or an API
- You want heatmaps and session replay, not only time per page
What you get with HelpRange
- Share only with specific email addresses, password and expiry
- Block downloading, printing and forwarding
- Dynamic watermark and screenshot protection
- Revoke access or update the file after sending
- Page-by-page analytics, heatmaps and alerts
- PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and video in one viewer
A data room with watermark and screenshot protection
Ellty Data Room Plus: PLN 729 a month for 3 users (billed monthly). HelpRange Max: $87 a month (about PLN 347) for your whole team ($69 billed yearly).
| HelpRange | Ellty | |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamic watermark + screenshot protection | Max: $87 / month (about PLN 347), whole team, unlimited data rooms | Data Room Plus: PLN 729 / month, 3 users included |
| NDA before access + data room Q&A | Max: $87 / month (about PLN 347), whole team, unlimited data rooms | Data Room: PLN 289 / month, 2 users included |
| Entry plan | Pro: $39 / month (about PLN 155), whole team | Standard: PLN 149 / month, 1 user |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | Included in Unlimited ($174 / month) and the Deal Room Pass: SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM, single logout | Not mentioned on the pricing page |
| Free plan | Yes – 15 document views a month | No free plan shown; 14-day trial |
Ellty prices read on ellty.com/plans on 14 November 2026 as shown to a visitor from Poland, in PLN per month, billed monthly (Ellty advertises up to 47% off billed yearly). HelpRange prices are in USD; PLN amounts at the NBP rate of 13 November 2026 (1 USD = 3.9852 PLN). HelpRange pricing
Which plan has which feature
Feature by feature. Information about Ellty is based on its public plans page and may change – please verify with the vendor.
| Features | HelpRange | Ellty |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamic watermark | Every paid plan (from Pro) | Data Room Plus only |
| Screenshot protection | Max, Unlimited, Deal Room Pass | Data Room Plus only |
| NDA gating and signing before access | Max, Unlimited, Deal Room Pass | Data Room and Data Room Plus |
| Q&A in data rooms | Max, Unlimited, Deal Room Pass – with AI draft answers and document citations | Data Room and Data Room Plus |
| E-mail verification of viewers | Every paid plan (from Pro) | Data Room and Data Room Plus |
| Document signing (e-signature) | Every paid plan (from Pro) | Every plan |
| File requests | Max, Unlimited, Deal Room Pass | Every plan |
| AI | AI summaries, AI Q&A for guests with page citations and an AI deal assistant for data rooms | AI chat listed; the plans page does not say which plan |
| Single sign-on for your team | SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM and single logout – Unlimited and Deal Room Pass | Not mentioned on the pricing page |
| Custom branding | Logo and colors from Pro; custom domain on Unlimited | Branded data room from Data Room; a custom domain is not mentioned |
| Lock a link to the recipient’s device | Device limit per link on every plan, with an e-mail code from Pro; data rooms from Max | Not mentioned on the pricing page |
| Who you pay for | One price for the whole team, any number of users | Plans include 1, 2 or 3 users; more seats can be added (price not stated); visitors are unlimited |
| Free plan and trial | Free plan (15 document views a month) and a 3-day trial of all features | No free plan shown; 14-day trial of Data Room Plus without a card |
| Offers, acknowledgement and AI | ||
| Document acknowledgement (“I have read and accept”) | Yes – per document and version, with a CSV log (Max, Unlimited, Deal Room Pass) | Terms or NDA before access, not per document [ellty.com] |
| Automatic redaction | Yes – Max, Unlimited, Deal Room Pass | Not stated |
| Excel shown as a spreadsheet | Yes – every plan | Not stated |
| Engagement score per recipient | Yes – 0–100 for every recipient | Not stated |
| Rows added on 8 November 2026. Competitor facts come from each vendor’s own website or help pages, read that day; “Not stated” means we did not find the feature there – check with the vendor. | ||
Guests verify their e-mail and sign your NDA before the first page – for data rooms and single links. E-signature from Pro
Send contracts for signature: e-mail code for every signer, audit trail and a sealed PDF. Data room activity
Who logged in, opens per day, reading time and session recordings for every room. AI summaries & data room Q&A
Guests ask questions, answers cite document and page. File requests & guest uploads
Clients upload into your folder or data room – you choose who sees the files. Slack alerts & webhooks
Know the moment a document is opened; Zapier, Make, CRM. Two-step login & Google sign-in
TOTP codes from authenticator apps, on every plan.
Pricing: Free plan (15 document views a month) · Pro $39/team/month for file sharing and e-signature · Max $87/team/month with data rooms, NDA, file requests and AI · Unlimited $174/team/month adds a custom domain · yearly billing about 20% cheaper. Compare plans
When Ellty is the better choice
- Two users who need data rooms with NDA and Q&A but no watermark: Ellty Data Room is PLN 289 a month against about PLN 347 for HelpRange Max, billed monthly. Billed yearly, Ellty advertises up to 47% off.
- One user who needs e-signatures and file requests on the entry plan: Ellty Standard (PLN 149) has both; HelpRange has e-signature from Pro but file requests only from Max.
- You want a longer trial: Ellty gives 14 days of Data Room Plus, HelpRange 3 days of all features.
HelpRange fits better when you need a dynamic watermark or screenshot protection without the top plan, more than 3 users, single sign-on, a custom domain, page heatmaps and session replay, links locked to one device, or a data room for a single deal ($199 once for 90 days).
More than Ellty: analytics, control and one team price
Heatmaps, not only time on page
See where each reader focused on every page – the parts of your deck or offer that matter to them.
Per-page document metrics
Views, time per page, engagement score, downloads and the exact sessions of every viewer.
Complete control of access
Email verification, passcodes, expiry dates, views limits, revoking access and updating the file after sending.
Stop copying and leaks
Download & print blocking, dynamic watermarks, screenshot protection and no forwarding.
Embed your PDF viewer
Put the protected viewer on your website and add your own widget or chat to it.
AI and data rooms included
AI summaries and Q&A, data rooms, file requests, Slack, Zapier and an MCP server for AI assistants.
Ellty alternative – questions
What is the best Ellty alternative?
HelpRange is an Ellty alternative for teams that want dynamic watermarks and screenshot protection without the top plan: HelpRange Max costs $87 a month (about PLN 347) for the whole team with unlimited data rooms, NDA, Q&A and screenshot protection, while Ellty puts watermarks and screenshot protection in Data Room Plus, PLN 729 a month for 3 users.
How much does Ellty cost compared with HelpRange?
Ellty showed Standard PLN 149, Data Room PLN 289 (2 users) and Data Room Plus PLN 729 (3 users) per month, billed monthly, to a visitor from Poland on 14 November 2026; yearly billing saves up to 47%. HelpRange: Pro $39 (about PLN 155), Max $87 (about PLN 347) and Unlimited $174 (about PLN 693) per month for the whole team, about 20% less billed yearly. PLN amounts at the NBP rate of 13 November 2026 (1 USD = 3.9852 PLN).
When is Ellty the better choice?
When two users need a data room with NDA and Q&A but no watermark: Ellty Data Room is PLN 289 a month against about PLN 347 for HelpRange Max, billed monthly. Ellty also includes file requests and e-signatures in its entry plan and offers a 14-day trial.
Does Ellty have dynamic watermarks?
Yes, on Data Room Plus, together with screenshot protection and the audit log. In HelpRange the dynamic watermark is on every paid plan from Pro and screenshot protection from Max.
Can I lock a link to the recipient's device?
Yes. Set the link's device limit to 1 and turn on e-mail verification: the recipient confirms a one-time code sent to their address, and the link then opens only on the device that opened it first. A device is a browser with a HelpRange cookie, so a different browser, a private window or cleared browser data counts as a new device. Device limits on links are on every plan; on data rooms from Max.
Can I try HelpRange before switching from Ellty?
Yes. Start a free trial without a credit card, upload your documents (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, video) and invite viewers to test every feature.
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