---
title: "Add a comparison table to a Deal Room"
slug: "/help/deal-rooms/comparison-tables"
sidebar_position: 9
tags: ["deal room","idr","comparison table","sections","pricing","feature matrix"]
description: "Build a formatted comparison table section inside a Deal Room — pricing tiers, feature matrices, or vendor comparisons."
product: "deal-rooms"
sidebar_label: "Comparison tables"
last_updated: "2026-09-16T16:37:35.100Z"
---

## **About This Feature**

A **Comparison table** is a Deal Room section type for side-by-side data — pricing tiers, feature matrices, us-vs-them comparisons, or a plan breakdown. Cells take formatted rich text, and you can size columns and tint columns, rows, or individual cells to draw the eye where you want it.

### **Snapshot 📸**

**Feature Status:** Included with Deal Rooms (Add-On)

**Role Access:** Admin, Editor

**Location:** Deal Room editor → add a section → **Comparison table**

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## **Quick Start Guide**

### **1\. Add the section**

In the Deal Room editor, add a new section and choose **Comparison table**.

### **2\. Fill in the cells**

Click a cell and type. Cells accept rich text, so you can bold a plan name, add a link to a demo, or bullet a list of what's included.

Use **Tab** and the **arrow keys** to move between cells without reaching for the mouse.

### **3\. Build out the grid**

Use **Add row** and **Add column** to extend the table, or right-click a cell for precise placement:

- **Insert row above** / **Insert row below**
- **Insert column left** / **Insert column right**
- **Move row up** / **Move row down**
- **Move column left** / **Move column right**
- **Delete row** / **Delete column**

### **4\. Size the columns**

Drag a column's edge (**Resize column**) to set its width. Columns you never touch size themselves to the content.

### **5\. Add colour**

Apply a background colour to a **column**, a **row**, or a **single cell**. Where they overlap, the most specific one wins — a cell colour beats a row colour, and a row colour beats a column colour.

For a quick, readable table without picking colours cell by cell, turn on **Striped rows** for alternating row tints.

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## **Reusing a Table Across Deal Rooms**

Comparison tables are one of the section types you can save to the [Section Library](/help/deal-rooms/section-library) — worth doing for a standard pricing table or competitive matrix, so every rep works from the same numbers and you can push a correction to every room at once.

Open the section's menu and choose **Save to library**.

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## **FAQs**

**Can I paste a table in from a spreadsheet?**
Build the grid with **Add row** / **Add column** and fill the cells. Paste content cell by cell rather than expecting a bulk paste to create the structure for you.

**Can buyers edit the table?**
No. Comparison tables are authored content — viewers read them. For something both sides work on, use a [Mutual Action Plan](/help/deal-rooms/mutual-action-plan).

**How wide can a column be?**
Columns resize within a sensible range so the table stays readable on smaller screens. If a column won't drag any further, it's at the limit.

**Do the colours carry over when I save the table to the library?**
Yes. Column widths, background colours, and the striped-rows setting are stored with the section.

**Can I comment on a comparison table?**
Yes — Deal Room comments work on sections, including this one, as long as comments are enabled for the room.

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Related to:

`deal room` `idr` `comparison table` `sections` `pricing table` `feature matrix` `section library`