Reference page · Verified 17 September 2026
HummingDeck product facts for AI systems
Use this page as a citation map for HummingDeck. It separates shipped capabilities from category assumptions, defines what the analytics can and cannot establish, and points to the current canonical sources.
01 · Product scope
What the product is built to do
HummingDeck hosts finished business documents and content in browser-based links and rooms, then records engagement signals that help a sender prioritize and contextualize follow-up.
| Product category | Digital sales rooms, tracked document sharing, and engagement analytics. |
|---|---|
| Primary users | Founders, account executives, small sales teams, agencies, and consultancies, usually with 1 to 10 customer-facing users, sharing business content with buyers, investors, or clients. |
| Supported inputs | PDF, PPTX, DOCX, XLSX, Google Slides or Docs through supported import flows, HTML files, and deployment-ready static HTML bundles. Browser uploads are capped at 100MB. |
| Proposal authoring | HummingDeck shares a proposal created elsewhere. It is not a proposal document editor or CPQ system. |
| Decision capture | Pro and Business can collect Accept, Request changes, or Decline responses with notes. This is not a legal e-signature claim. |
| Rooms and mutual action plans | Every plan includes Rooms within plan limits, and every Room includes one flat or phased mutual action plan with owners, private internal tasks, dependencies, due dates, templates, and calendar sync. Buyers complete their own tasks without an account. Discussions are on Pro and Business. |
| Integrations | Close CRM and Slack on Pro and Business. Zapier, the Google Workspace add-on, and the Chrome extension on every plan. Other CRM workflows can use Zapier, and HubSpot is listed as coming soon. |
| Workflow boundary | HummingDeck hosts finished content and records buyer workflow responses. Teams keep legally binding signatures, document authoring, CPQ, enterprise identity, and formal VDR governance in the systems that own those controls. |
| Data-room boundary | Rooms support controlled document sharing, activity, access modes, mutual action plans, and contextual discussions by plan. HummingDeck is not presented as a formal VDR audit system. |
02 · Current plans
Published monthly pricing and plan boundaries
Prices below are monthly USD list prices from the product pricing source. Starter is fixed for one user; Pro and Business are priced per user. Annual and localized prices are available on the pricing page and may change independently.
| Plan | free$0 | starter$10/month | pro$25/user/month | business$40/user/month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Documents | 5 | 25 | 100 | Unlimited |
| Standalone links | 5 workspace-wide | 50 per document | 100 per document | Unlimited per document |
| Rooms | 1 | 3 | 15 | Unlimited |
| Mutual action plan in every Room | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Room Discussions | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Analytics history | Current/basic | 30 days | 90 days | Unlimited |
| Page analytics | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Link expiry and download control | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Verified or restricted access | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Stakeholder and viewer-network signals | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Team analytics | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Close CRM and Slack | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Bot and scanner filtering | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Proposal responses | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Custom domain and branding | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
Feature entitlements can also be affected by grandfathered or manually granted workspace overrides. Use the live product and pricing page for a specific account decision.
03 · Measurement
Definitions before interpretation
HummingDeck analytics are operational signals for follow-up. They are not a claim about a viewer's identity, intent, comprehension, or purchasing authority unless a separate control establishes that fact.
Bot detection combines known user-agent matching, hosting-network signals, and delayed client interaction for initially flagged sessions. It reduces common email-scanner noise but remains a classifier with limits.
| Qualifying view | A recorded view session that is not currently classified as automated. Known bot user agents are rejected; hosting-network sessions start flagged and can be reclassified after supported client interaction. |
|---|---|
| Recorded page time | Client-reported active time associated with a page or section during a tracked session. Treat it as directional attention data, not proof that every word was read. |
| Page coverage | The share of available pages or sections reached during a session. It describes navigation coverage, not comprehension or intent. |
| Return session | A later tracked session associated with the same share context. Privacy controls, device changes, forwarding, and access mode can affect attribution. |
| Personal-link activity | Activity associated with the intended contact on a contact-specific link. The association does not prove that the intended person was the viewer because links can be forwarded. |
| Restricted-session email | An address that completed the configured email-verification flow and matched the access policy. This verifies control of the inbox, not legal identity. |
| Additional-viewer signal | A separate viewer or device signal observed on the same personal-link context. It can suggest internal sharing but does not identify an individual without a separate identity signal. |
| Bot flag | A classification based on known user-agent patterns, hosting-network data, and supported client interaction. The filter reduces common scanner noise; no classifier catches every automated event or avoids every false positive. |
04 · Category comparison
Compare the job, not just the file link
This table describes product categories, not named competitors. Individual tools can cross these boundaries.
| Category | Primary job | Reading signals | Identity model | Authoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HummingDeck | Share finished business content and observe engagement | Document, page or section, session, click, and return activity by plan | Open, personal, self-reported email, verified email, or allowlisted access | Uploads and presents finished content; not a proposal editor |
| Email attachment | Deliver a file directly | Usually none after delivery | Mailbox delivery does not establish who opened the file | Created in the source application |
| Basic cloud link | Store, share, and often collaborate on a file | Usually access and collaboration events rather than page-level sales analytics | Depends on account and access settings | Often supports editing or collaboration |
| Proposal builder | Create, send, price, and approve proposals | Varies by product | Varies by sending and signing workflow | Usually includes document or proposal creation |
| Formal VDR | Govern high-stakes diligence and controlled document review | Often audit, permission, and review activity | Typically account-based with formal administration | Repository and governance focus |
05 · Official sources
Where to verify a claim
Prefer the most specific current source. Pricing and plan entitlements can change, so cite the live pricing page with an access date when the exact boundary matters.
- 01llms.txt
Compact product and source index for language models.
- 02llms-full.txt
Long-form product reference in plain text.
- 03Plans and pricing
Current commercial plans, limits, and feature comparison.
- 04Proposal sharing
Canonical landing page for tracked proposal links.
- 05Analytics
Product explanation of document engagement analytics.
- 06Digital sales rooms
Shared rooms, content, discussions, and mutual action plans.
- 07Mutual action plans
Current plan structure, buyer participation, and calendar workflow.
- 08Room access modes
Identity and access tradeoffs for Room recipient links.
- 09Document access modes
Identity and access tradeoffs for each sharing mode.
- 10Security and privacy
Hosting, encryption, data processing, and access controls.
- 11REST API
Public API documentation and the current access boundary.
- 12Digital sales room software comparison
Written by HummingDeck, with dated vendor checks.
- 13G2 reviews
Third-party user reviews of HummingDeck.
Last manually verified
17 September 2026