netfiles

What netfiles does

netfiles GmbH is a German SaaS provider of virtual data rooms and secure enterprise file exchange, headquartered in Burghausen and founded in 2001 by Thomas Krempl. The company operates a cloud-based platform developed and hosted in German data centers, sold under five core product lines: netfiles Deal Room for M&A due diligence, netfiles Data Room for secure cross-company collaboration and project rooms, netfiles Data Vault for end-to-end encrypted storage, netfiles Send for GDPR-compliant business file sharing, and netfiles Board Room for board and committee communication. Its feature set spans granular access controls, Q&A workflows, document redaction and watermarking, audit trails, integrated video conferencing, mobile apps for iOS and Android, passkey authentication, and a tamper-proof online archive.

The platform is differentiated primarily through a dense compliance and certifications stack — ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 22301:2019, BSI C5, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA, NIS2, and DORA — combined with German-only hosting and a 99.9% availability guarantee. netfiles has accumulated 500,000+ users across 140+ countries and serves a mix of marquee enterprises (Siemens, KPMG, DZ Bank) and mid-market customers across M&A advisory, real estate, construction, manufacturing, healthcare, and publishing.

Commercially, netfiles runs a primarily direct B2B sales motion with quote-based annual subscriptions, complemented by 14-day self-serve free trials; the Deal Room has a published starting price of €490 with unlimited users. The company is owner-managed, has been entirely self-financed from inception, employs 11-50 people, and is led by founder Thomas Krempl and Managing Director Marketing & Sales Patrick Reininger (effective January 2026). There are no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or external investors.

Name

netfiles

Legal name

netfiles GmbH

Website

https://netfiles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

netfiles GmbH is a German SaaS provider of virtual data rooms and secure enterprise file exchange, serving M&A advisors, enterprises, and regulated organizations with five hosted-in-Germany products spanning due diligence, collaboration, encrypted storage, file sharing, and board communication.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Burghausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Deal Room: SaaS subscription for virtual data room for due diligence. New pricing model offers unlimited users starting from €490. User count and contract term determine final pricing.
2. Subscription - Data Room: SaaS subscription for secure data room and collaboration platform. Priced based on number of users and contract duration. Individual quotes provided.
3. Subscription - Data Vault: SaaS subscription for encrypted data vault. Individual quotes based on user requirements.
4. Subscription - Send: SaaS subscription for secure business file sharing. Individual quotes based on usage requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

netfiles GmbH provides a cloud-based SaaS platform of virtual data rooms (Deal Room, Data Room, Data Vault, Send, Board Room) that enables companies to securely store, exchange and collaborate on confidential documents across organizational boundaries. The platform is purpose-built for use cases such as M&A due diligence, corporate restructuring, property sales, board communication, and regulated document workflows, with operations hosted in high-security German data centers.

Product overview

netfiles offers a portfolio of virtual data room and secure data exchange solutions, comprising five core products: netfiles Deal Room for M&A due diligence, netfiles Data Room for secure cross-company data exchange and collaboration, netfiles Data Vault for end-to-end encrypted data storage, netfiles Send for GDPR-compliant business file sharing, and netfiles Board Room for board communication and meeting management. All solutions are developed and hosted in Germany, emphasizing data sovereignty, security, and compliance with European regulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• netfiles Deal Room: Virtual Data Room for Efficient Due Diligence
• netfiles Data Room
• netfiles Data Vault
• netfiles Send
• netfiles Board Room

Products and services

• netfiles Deal Room Virtual data room purpose-built for due diligence in M&A transactions, financing, IPOs and corporate restructuring. Includes Q&A workflows, document indexing, redaction, watermarking and audit trails. Targeted at M&A advisors, corporate finance teams, corporate development and restructuring professionals.
• netfiles Data Room Secure data room for cross-company data exchange and collaboration, with document management, secure file sharing, real-time Office and CAD collaboration, mobile access and integrated tooling for board and client communication. Targeted at cross-functional project teams in professional services, industry, real estate and healthcare.
• netfiles Data Vault End-to-end encrypted data safe for highly sensitive and confidential documents, delivering maximum data sovereignty via German-hosted encrypted storage. Targeted at organizations needing HIPAA- and GDPR-grade protection for HR files, healthcare records and R&D data.
• netfiles Send GDPR-compliant business file sharing solution for secure sending and receiving of files and folders via encrypted links, positioned as a secure alternative to email attachments, FTP and consumer cloud storage. Targeted at any B2B organization that needs to exchange sensitive business documents outside the firewall.
• netfiles Board Room Board communication and meeting management solution that supports corporations, committees, municipalities, associations and clubs in preparing, running and documenting governance meetings with confidentiality and audit-ready controls. Targeted at boards, committees and public-sector or membership bodies needing confidential pack distribution and meeting documentation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000+ users served
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature11 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Drooms: Drooms is a European-headquartered VDR provider offering transaction-focused data rooms primarily for the DACH market. It is a direct regional competitor to netfiles Deal Room in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
• iDeals Solutions: iDeals is a global VDR provider focused on secure document sharing for M&A, fundraising, and legal due diligence. It targets the same SMB and mid-market deal teams as netfiles and offers comparable Q&A workflow and audit-trail features.
• Ansarada: Ansarada provides AI-enabled virtual data rooms for M&A, IPOs, and board management. It directly competes with netfiles Deal Room on transaction-focused use cases and has invested heavily in workflow automation adjacent to netfiles' Q&A workflow.
• Datasite: Datasite (formerly Merrill DataSite) is the largest dedicated virtual data room provider for M&A, due diligence, and capital markets workflows. It competes head-to-head with netfiles Deal Room for the same enterprise buyers and transaction use cases, and absorbed Intralinks in 2023.
• Diligent: Diligent is the leading provider of board and governance collaboration software (formerly including Brainloop). It is the most direct competitor to netfiles Board Room for committee, board, and compliance-driven meeting workflows.
• Egnyte: Egnyte provides secure enterprise file sharing and collaboration with strong compliance, data governance, and on-prem/hybrid deployment options. It overlaps with netfiles' secure file-sharing and collaboration use cases for mid-market and enterprise customers.
• Firmex: Firmex is a VDR provider serving legal, financial, and corporate clients for due diligence and secure document sharing. It is a direct alternative for the same mid-market M&A and corporate-finance customers netfiles targets.
• Citrix ShareFile: ShareFile (now under Progress Software) provides secure enterprise file sharing, storage, and e-signature with strong compliance and audit features. It overlaps directly with netfiles Data Room and Send for secure document exchange workflows.

Regional players

• Brainloop (Diligent): Brainloop is a German-origin secure data room and board communication provider now owned by Diligent. It is a heritage DACH competitor to netfiles with strong overlap in regulated board, legal, and corporate-finance workflows in Germany and surrounding markets.

Broad incumbents

• Box: Box is a major cloud content management and secure file-sharing platform used by large enterprises for document collaboration and workflow automation. It is a broader incumbent that competes with netfiles Data Room and Send at the secure-collaboration layer, though it is not specialized for M&A due diligence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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