netfiles
Burghausen-based data room provider running in German data centres since 2001, with BSI C5 attestation
Quick Overview
| Company | netfiles GmbH |
|---|---|
| Category | Virtual Data Rooms |
| Headquarters | Burghausen, Germany |
| Founded | 2001 |
| EU Presence | Yes - Germany (EU) |
| Data Location | Germany (Munich and Nuremberg, georedundant) |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No |
| Main Features | Deal Room, Data Room, Data Vault, secure file sending, redaction, watermarks, SSO, JSON/REST API, WebDAV, SFTP, mobile app, online data room archive |
| Pricing | Price on request for Data Room Essential, Professional and Premium |
| Best For | German Mittelstand companies and advisors that want German hosting and audited security |
| Replaces | Datasite, Intralinks, Box |
Detailed Review
netfiles GmbH is registered in Burghausen (Amtsgericht Traunstein, HRB 14354), and its site says it has offered secure data rooms since 2001. It sells four products: Deal Room for due diligence, Data Room for collaboration, Data Vault and Send.
The security page states that the servers are georedundant in two data centres in Munich and Nuremberg, operated by noris network AG, with guaranteed availability of 99.9%.
Audited Security
netfiles lists a TUV certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO 22301:2019, a SOC audit and the C5 attestation of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). Compliance pages cover GDPR, NIS-2 and DORA.
Deal Room and Data Room
The Deal Room covers use cases such as company sales and M&A, financing, real estate sales, IPOs, insolvency and licensing. The Data Room is the collaboration product, offered as Essential, Professional and Premium, where Premium adds redaction, disclaimers, watermarks and protected PDF download.
Integration
The Premium Data Room lists a JSON/REST API, WebDAV and SFTP, and all tiers have a mobile app for iOS, iPadOS and Android.
Limitations to Consider
Prices are on request for every product, so a budget needs a sales conversation. The site is German first with an English version, and the pages I checked do not describe AI document analysis, which Drooms and Imprima do. The Essential Data Room is a basic sharing tool rather than a deal-process product.
Who Should Use netfiles
German companies, banks and advisors that want a German vendor with German data centres and independent audit reports.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- German data centres in Munich and Nuremberg
- ISO 27001:2022, ISO 22301, SOC and BSI C5
- Separate Deal Room for due diligence
- Active since 2001
- API, WebDAV and SFTP on Premium
Cons
- No published prices
- German first website
- No AI document analysis described
- Entry tier is basic
Alternatives to netfiles
Other European virtual data rooms worth comparing before you decide:
Drooms
Germany · Frankfurt data room with AI redaction, Q&A and a free tier
Imprima
Netherlands · Amsterdam data room with AI contract review and redaction
Admincontrol
Norway · Oslo data room with published monthly prices
Virtual Vaults
Netherlands · Rotterdam deal platform with unlimited storage at a fixed price
See all European virtual data rooms or compare them directly against Datasite on our alternatives page.
Frequently Asked Questions
In two georedundant data centres in Munich and Nuremberg, operated by the German noris network AG, according to its security page.
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO 22301:2019 from TUV, a SOC audit and the BSI C5 attestation.
No. The Essential, Professional and Premium Data Room plans all say price on request.