Beamprobe vs Firmex.
Firmex starts at £899/month. £10,788 per year - for a tool most UK SMBs use one deal at a time.
| Feature | Firmex | Beamprobe |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | £899/mo | £29/mo |
| UK data residency | North America primary | UK only |
| Self-serve signup | Demo required | Yes |
| Transparent pricing | Quote only | Published |
| NDA gate | Yes | Yes |
| Watermarking | Yes | Yes |
| View analytics | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR / UK data law | Contractual | ICO registration in progress |
| Annual cost | £10,788+ | From £348 |
Built for North America. Not the UK.
Solid product built for large North American law firms and banks. Extensive permission matrices, complex folder structures, enterprise audit trails. UK SMBs pay for all of it whether needed or not.
Firmex's primary infrastructure is North American. UK data residency possible contractually but not default. For UK SMBs handling personal data of UK subjects, defaulting to North American cloud creates GDPR risk.
NDA gates, watermarking, per-recipient links, page analytics - built for UK law, stored in the UK. £29/month vs £899/month. 3-year deal cycle saves £31,320 vs Firmex.
A better Firmex for UK teams.
UK data residency. No sales call. From £29/month.
Beamprobe vs Firmex.
How much does Firmex cost compared to Beamprobe?
Firmex typically starts at £899 per month per UK seat after a sales call. Beamprobe is £29 per month flat with no per-user fees. Both ship NDA gate, audit log, watermarking, and UK or EU data residency.
Is Beamprobe a UK alternative to Firmex?
Yes. UK data residency on Cloudflare R2, ICO registration in progress, AES-256 envelope encryption, NDA acceptance audit log retained 6 years per UK statute.
Does Beamprobe replace Firmex for due diligence?
Yes for transactions under £100m. The core diligence features overlap: 8-category folder structure, per-recipient links, NDA gate, per-page analytics, expiry dates, watermarking, custom domain.
Can I move my Firmex data room to Beamprobe?
Yes. Export your documents from Firmex as a zip, drag them into a Beamprobe room, regenerate per-recipient links and audit log starts from the new room.