The short answer
Pick SendNow if
You want an NDA gate, screenshot blocker and a branded data room at the lowest price. SendNow Pro is $9/mo and Microsites Pro is $12.40/mo.
Pick Peony if
You want a free plan, unlimited e-signatures, AI answers about your documents, or a data room with an audit trail and Q&A.
Price, plan by plan
Each row matches a need with the cheapest plan that covers it on each side. Bars show the cost of one year.
Secure links with NDA and screenshot blocking
SendNow costs $252 less a yearPeony Business also includes unlimited e-signatures and 3 data rooms per admin.
Dynamic watermark and custom domain
SendNow costs $384 less a yearA branded data room
SendNow costs $475.2 less a yearPeony's Data Room plan adds an audit trail and basic Q&A, which SendNow does not have.
Prices are per month, billed yearly, in USD, from peony.ink/pricing. Billed monthly, Peony Business is $44 and Data Room is $75 per admin. Deal Team is $64 per admin with a 4-admin minimum.
Peony's data rooms are $52 per admin. SendNow's start at $12.40/mo.
Each room comes with an NDA gate, dynamic watermark and screenshot blocker.
Feature table
A dot marks the side that is clearly ahead. Out of 17 rows, SendNow leads on 5, Peony leads on 6, and the rest are even.
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Where each one wins
Where SendNow is better
Lower prices for one person
For a solo founder or adviser, SendNow Pro at $9/mo covers the NDA gate and screenshot blocker that need Peony Business at $30.
Cheap data rooms
SendNow Microsites Pro at $12.40/mo includes 15 rooms with dynamic watermarks. Peony's watermark and custom domain need the $52 Data Room plan.
Claude and ChatGPT on every plan
SendNow's AI connector works from the first plan. Peony lists API access on Deal Team.
Where Peony is better
Free plan
Peony's free plan includes 50 documents, analytics, a password and email capture.
E-signatures
Peony includes e-signatures, unlimited from Business. SendNow has none.
AI document answers and audit trail
Peony can answer questions about your documents and keeps an audit trail on its Data Room plan.
What is Peony?
Peony is a document sharing and data room platform that adds AI features such as document Q&A and automatic room setup. It charges per admin, while viewers are free and unlimited.
How much does Peony cost?
Peony is free to start, then $30 to $64 per admin per month billed yearly:
| Plan | Billed yearly | Billed monthly | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 50 documents, 500 MB |
| Business | $30/admin | $44/admin | NDA, screenshot protection, e-sign, 3 rooms per admin |
| Data Room | $52/admin | $75/admin | Watermark, custom domain, audit trail, Q&A |
| Deal Team | $64/admin | $89/admin | 4-admin minimum, API, SSO |
Which costs less for a small team?
Both charge per person in practice: Peony per admin and SendNow per plan. For two people who need data rooms, Peony Data Room costs $104 a month billed yearly; two SendNow Microsites Pro plans cost two times $12.40/mo.
Who should pick which
Choose SendNow when
- You work alone and want the lowest price
- You want an NDA gate without a $30 plan
- You want simple branded data rooms
- You want to use Claude or ChatGPT on a basic plan
Choose Peony when
- You want a free plan
- You need e-signatures
- You want AI answers about documents
- You need an audit trail and Q&A
How to switch from Peony
- 01
Start the free trial
Sign up for SendNow. The trial lasts 24 hours and needs no card, so you can test it on a real document first.
- 02
Upload your files
Upload the documents you currently share through Peony. PDF, Word, Excel, CSV, PowerPoint, images and MP4 video all work.
- 03
Set the protection you need
Turn on an email gate, password, NDA, screenshot blocker, expiry date or watermark, link by link.
- 04
Share and watch
Send the new links and watch opens arrive page by page. Keep your Peony setup running until open conversations finish.
Questions people ask
Is SendNow cheaper than Peony?
Yes for one person. SendNow Pro is $9/mo with an NDA gate and screenshot blocker, while Peony Business is $30 per admin. Peony has a free plan, which SendNow does not.
How does Peony charge?
Per admin. Viewers are free and unlimited. The Deal Team plan needs at least four admins.
Does Peony have e-signatures?
Yes, 3 a month on the free plan and unlimited from Business. SendNow does not offer e-signatures.
Which has better data rooms?
Peony's Data Room plan adds an audit trail, Q&A and AI room setup. SendNow Microsites are cheaper and include an NDA gate, watermark and screenshot blocker.
Written by
Rifana Hameem
Founder of SendNow
Rifana is the founder of SendNow. She leads the team in building secure, compliant, and analytics-rich document sharing tools for finance and professional teams worldwide.
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Prices were read on each vendor's own pricing page on 21 Oct 2026 and are re-checked every month. SendNow features come from the plan settings the app itself uses. SendNow wrote this page, so we list where Peony is better too. Spot something out of date? Write to contact@sendnow.live.