Comparison

Raiz’d vs Peony

The verdict

Raiz’d and Peony both turn documents into tracked links with page-level analytics, NDA-gated data rooms, and eSignature. The difference is who they’re built for: Peony is an AI-native data room aimed at deal teams (founders, but also funds and boutique M&A), with viewer-facing AI Q&A over your documents; Raiz’d is a fundraising OS for founders that wraps the deck in an investor CRM, recurring investor updates, and network benchmarks — and unlocks data rooms, watermarking, and white-label far cheaper.

Pick Raiz’d if

You’re a founder who wants to run the whole raise — deck analytics, an investor pipeline, and updates — in one tool, with a free tier that has no link-expiry wall.

Pick Peony if

Your primary need is an AI data room you can chat with for diligence, and you don’t need a built-in investor CRM or recurring investor updates.

At a glance

Raiz’d vs Peony, side by side

CapabilityRaiz’dPeony
Starting price$0 free · $19/mo Pro$0 free · $20/admin/mo Pro (annual; $30 monthly)
Pricing modelFlat per workspacePer admin (multiplies with team size)
Free planUnlimited decks & links (Raiz’d badge)50 files · 2 GB · free-plan links expire · ~10 AI credits/mo
Per-page / per-slide analytics
Built-in investor CRM / pipeline
Recurring investor updates with live metrics
“You vs. the network” benchmarks
NDA-gated data roomsScale ($59/mo)Business ($40/admin/mo annual)
Dynamic viewer watermarkEvery plan, incl. freeBusiness only
Screenshot protectionBusiness only
AI Q&A / chat over your documentsYes — viewer-facing AI Q&A (AI credits per tier)
eSignatureNative, single-party + DocuSignNative (Pro plan+)
Remove branding (white-label)Pro ($19/mo)Business only ($40–50/admin/mo)
Custom domainScale planBusiness only
AI-agent view detection + MCP server
Pricing

What each one costs

TierRaiz’dPeony
Free$0Unlimited decks & links · per-slide analytics · investor CRM$01 admin · 50 files · 2 GB · links expire · ~10 AI credits/mo
Core paid (remove branding + analytics)$19/moPro — white-label viewer, unlimited links, investor CRM (flat)$20/admin/moPro (annual) — adds password + eSign; branding still shown
Data rooms + advanced$59/moScale — NDA rooms, team seats, custom domain (flat)$40/admin/moBusiness (annual) — NDA, watermark, screenshot, custom domain, removes branding, AI

Peony prices PER ADMIN, so a multi-person team multiplies the per-admin figure; Raiz’d Scale is a flat workspace price with team seats included. Peony figures are the annual-billing rates from peony.ink/pricing (monthly is higher: Pro $30, Business $50). “Made with Peony” branding is removed only on Business — free and Pro both carry it; on Raiz’d white-label starts at $19/mo Pro. Raiz’d prices are in USD.

Best for

Which tool fits which job

Raiz’d
Founder running a pre-seed→Series A raise end-to-end

Raiz’d bundles deck analytics with an investor pipeline and recurring updates; Peony is a data room and doesn’t include a CRM or investor updates.

Peony
AI-assisted diligence — chat with the data room

Peony’s viewer-facing AI Q&A lets investors ask your documents questions and surfaces answers; Raiz’d has no in-document AI today (its AI is founder-side: agent-ready briefs + an MCP server for your own agent).

Raiz’d
Sharing a deck for free without limits

Raiz’d’s free tier is unlimited decks and links with no expiry; Peony’s free tier caps files and expires free-plan links, and keeps the Peony badge through Pro.

Peony
A fund or boutique M&A team running diligence on many docs

Peony’s per-admin model (unlimited viewers), deeper room security (screenshot protection, revocable post-share access), and AI Q&A fit a deal team better than Raiz’d’s founder workflow.

Raiz’d
Keeping investors warm between raises

Recurring investor updates with live Stripe/Mercury/QuickBooks metrics and per-recipient open tracking — Peony has no equivalent.

Raiz’d
Cheapest path to a branded data room + white-label

On Raiz’d, white-label is $19/mo and a data room is a flat $59/mo. On Peony, removing branding and getting NDA rooms both require Business at $40–50 per admin, which multiplies for a team.

The honest take

Where Peony genuinely wins

Being honest about where Peony is the stronger choice:

  • A real, viewer-facing AI layer: chat-with-your-data-room Q&A, AI question handling, and AI auto-indexing/redaction. Raiz’d has no in-document AI inside the room today.
  • Deeper room-security controls — screenshot protection and revocable access (cut off a viewer after sharing) — that Raiz’d does not offer.
  • A per-admin model with unlimited viewers, which can be cheaper than a flat plan once you have a large external audience and few internal admins.
  • A data-room-first product with an unusually aggressive content/SEO presence — if an AI-native data room (not a fundraising workflow) is the whole job, Peony is purpose-built for it.
Switching

Moving from Peony to Raiz’d

Moving from Peony to Raiz’d is a re-upload — there is no automated importer, and analytics history does not transfer.

  1. 1Export or download your documents from Peony (save any analytics you want to keep).
  2. 2Create a free Raiz’d account and upload your deck PDFs.
  3. 3Generate one tracked link per investor — set email gating, expiry, and download permissions.
  4. 4Add investors to the pipeline and bundle diligence documents into an NDA-gated data room.

Effort: Under an hour for a typical account: re-upload your PDFs and recreate your links — old Peony links can’t be redirected, so re-send active ones; historical analytics don’t transfer.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Peony a CRM or fundraising tool?

No. Peony is a modern, AI-native data room with viewer-facing Q&A. It does not include an investor CRM/pipeline or recurring investor updates with live metrics — Raiz’d includes both, in addition to deck links and data rooms.

How do the free plans compare?

Peony’s free plan includes 1 admin, 2 GB, 50 files, page-level analytics and ~10 AI credits a month, but free-plan links expire and shared documents carry a “Made with Peony” badge through the Pro tier. Raiz’d’s free plan allows unlimited decks and links with no expiry (with a “Powered by Raiz’d” badge that any paid plan removes).

Who is cheaper for a founder?

For a solo founder, Raiz’d is typically cheaper: removing branding is $19/mo on Raiz’d vs Business ($40–50/admin/mo) on Peony, and a data room is a flat $59/mo on Raiz’d vs Peony’s per-admin Business tier. Peony’s per-admin pricing also multiplies as you add teammates.

Does Peony have AI features Raiz’d doesn’t?

Yes — Peony’s viewer-facing AI Q&A (chat with a data room or document) and AI indexing/redaction are genuine strengths Raiz’d does not match inside the room. Raiz’d’s AI is founder-side: it drafts agent-ready deck briefs and exposes an MCP server so your own AI agent can query your analytics.

Does Peony track per-page analytics?

Yes — page-level analytics are available on Peony from the free tier, the same as Raiz’d’s per-slide tracking. Raiz’d additionally layers “you vs. the network” benchmarks on top.

Should I switch from Peony to Raiz’d?

Switch if you want a fundraising pipeline and investor updates alongside deck tracking, a free tier without an expiry wall, and cheaper white-label/data rooms. Stay on Peony if your core need is an AI data room you can chat with for diligence.

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