# Peony Data Room: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 19 judge labels across 1 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/peony-data-room/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual data rooms | 11% | 3 | 0% | 19 |

## What the models said for it

- "The best virtual data room for a company with a limited budget is Peony, which offers a free to $52/admin/month pricing plan." (Llama 4 Maverick, Virtual data rooms)
- "For most budget-conscious companies, Peony at $30–$52/admin/month offers the best balance" (Kimi K2, Virtual data rooms)
- "Papermark (~$100/month) or Peony (~$30-50/month) offer the best value" (MiniMax M2.5, Virtual data rooms)
- "Peony stands out as one of the best virtual data room (VDR) options" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Virtual data rooms)

## In its own words

What Peony Data Room's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The deal-grade data room, live in five minutes (https://peony.ink/)
- For: deal teams, funds, startups, and advisors; private equity firms, independent sponsors, M&A advisors, venture capital funds, startup founders, law firms, real estate professionals, and investment bankers (https://peony.ink/)
- Price stated: From $30/admin (https://peony.ink/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://peony.ink/)
- Free plan or trial: Start now for free; Free plan ($0) (https://peony.ink/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II-ready, GDPR compliant, CCPA compliant, HIPAA compliant, AES-256 encryption
- Hosting: EU servers, US-only hosting, United States (AWS us-east-1), UK/EU (Enterprise plan custom data residency)
- Customers named: Piton Partners, Sepal AI, Zenus, Third Space, Ligo Bio, KiwiQ, Loop, PromoLens

## What it publishes

Every page peony.ink exposes, read 2026-09-29: 809 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 512 pages, 43 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-19
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-16
- comparison: 55 pages, 22 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- template or tool: 20 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-26
- glossary or explainer: 11 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- Recent: 2026-09-19 blog: Best ma advisors canada https://www.peony.ink/blog/best-ma-advisors-canada
- Recent: 2026-09-19 blog: Best ma advisors london https://www.peony.ink/blog/best-ma-advisors-london
- Recent: 2026-09-19 blog: Best ma advisors manchester https://www.peony.ink/blog/best-ma-advisors-manchester
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Best fintech payments ma advisors https://www.peony.ink/blog/best-fintech-payments-ma-advisors
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Best it services msp ma advisors https://www.peony.ink/blog/best-it-services-msp-ma-advisors
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Best ma advisors calgary https://www.peony.ink/blog/best-ma-advisors-calgary

## Record

- Method: https://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.