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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Boardable

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ABoardable headquartered in Indianapolis offers their eponymous board portal and board management application.N/A

    Microsoft Teams

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Teams combines video conferencing software with team collaboration tools. The communications platform allows MS Office users to conduct conference calls and share files via SharePoint, and join or initiate a group chat.

    $4.80

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    Pricing
    BoardableMicrosoft Teams
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft Teams Essentials
    $4.80
    per month per user
    Microsoft Teams Enterprise
    $5.25
    per month (paid yearly) per user
    Microsoft Teams Enterprise
    $5.25
    per month per user
    Microsoft 365 Business Basic
    $7.20
    per month per user
    Microsoft 365 Business Standard
    $15
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BoardableMicrosoft Teams
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discounts are available for non profit organizations.
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    Community Pulse
    BoardableMicrosoft Teams
    Considered Both Products
    Boardable
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    89%
    Would buy again
    201 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    180 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    202 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    115 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    139 Answers
    Features
    BoardableMicrosoft Teams
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Boardable and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Boardable
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Teams
    3.9
    192 Ratings
    65% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings4.6147 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings3.076 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings3.6162 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings3.5101 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings5.0184 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings3.9169 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings3.8118 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Boardable and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Boardable
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Teams
    5.6
    201 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings5.2200 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings4.8199 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings5.1187 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings4.4112 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings3.7122 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.547 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings5.743 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.1156 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Boardable and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Boardable
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Teams
    4.4
    186 Ratings
    56% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings4.4130 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings3.9158 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings4.4160 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings5.3173 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings4.7156 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings3.4117 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.353 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings4.1132 Ratings
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    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Google Keep
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BoardableMicrosoft Teams
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    5.2
    (278 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    3.7
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    5.0
    (62 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.3
    (113 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BoardableMicrosoft Teams
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Boardable
    Boardable is definitely worth the cost. It’s extremely valuable and there are new tools and updates being released all the time. Their staff reaches out for feedback and is easy to reach. It is a great resource for managing our board meetings and being effective, supportive, and interactive for our Trustees. I never want to waste our board members' time and Boardable helps us deliver an outstanding and engaging board experience.
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    Microsoft
    Positive: The virtual workspace created for a work team within the same company, for the resemblance of information and communications in one place.Negative: The access for members of a non-profit organization who have external emails from the host but need the same access as an internal person since their volunteer work is part of the very core of the federation.
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    Pros
    Boardable
    • Organize and execute Board & Committee meetings through the "Meetings" which allows you to build your agenda, attach documents, create minutes, and send out a summary of the meeting once completed.
    • Provide a very versatile Document Center where you can archive all types of documents for current and future use.
    • Polls, Tasks, & Decision-making features. These tools allow for broadcasting to members at large or to committees important information to be acted upon. It also keeps a record of responses.
    • Reports--this is an area we are just beginning to appreciate since it provides overviews of board member engagement and progress made within committees and the board at large.
    • People Directory--an invaluable tool for orienting new board members to current members as well as allowing for board members to contact each other.
    • Goal Setting: this is a tool we are just starting to use. It allows for the tracking of progress for board projects and/or fundraising.
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    Microsoft
    • Virtual meetings - ease of set up and execution
    • File sharing! We build channels for projects, and being able to invite only project members is huge!
    • Peer-to-peer communications - being able to "ping" one of my colleagues, either text, video or call-only, on-demand, is what runs our business.
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    Cons
    Boardable
    • Meeting scheduling can be wonky with polling for a date
    • A lot of the most valuable features are at a higher price point beyond the basic package.
    • Opportunity to improve the minutes builder
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    Microsoft
    • The feature of notifications in the mobile application could be improved. Sometimes notifications of different teams are not visible and are only visible when the application is opened.
    • It uses lots of computational resources while running and thus, slows down the system sometimes.
    • It allows a few channels per team. The number of channels could be increased for better productivity.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Boardable
    If it was solely up to me it would be a no-brainer, however, it has to be a board decision.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Teams is included with our Office 365 subscription and we have no intention of migrating off of Office 365 and Microsoft products. Since Microsoft Teams is included for free with our Office 365 subscription, and since we enjoy all the features, benefits, and functionality, there is no question that our team will continue to use the product
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    Usability
    Boardable
    Boardable is very user-friendly, easy to manage, and building agendas and setting up meetings is functionally easy.
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    Microsoft
    User experience has been much better than the previous Skype for Business app. It has an easy-to-use interface with persistent chats. The search feature is very fast and useful. MS Teams has mostly focused on Collaboration and team building features which are very useful for organizational communications. Since Teams is accessible from multiple platforms like Laptop, Desktop, Mobile phones, etc it has been very convenient from a Mobility perspective.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Boardable
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Rare, but outages do happen
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    Performance
    Boardable
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Sometimes about once a week I get a message that says "Sorry, there seems to be something wrong". But it goes away in a few minutes.
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    Support Rating
    Boardable
    Very responsive, but only through a ticketing system at this time.
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    Microsoft
    Using Microsoft Teams has resulted in much faster business communications with both co-workers and consultants. There has been little need for support with this software as the interface is very intuitive and the product is overall very well designed. We did encounter an issue with the built-in phone service, however, this was quickly resolved by the support team.
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    Implementation Rating
    Boardable
    Boardable provides ample videos, information, and support to enable new members to learn how to navigate the platform. However, not all members are motivated to learn a new software system. Lessons learned with onboarding new members is to do a Spotlight meeting with them that utilizes as many of the popular features our board uses so that they shorten their learning curve. As with anything new, "practice makes permanent!"
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    Microsoft
    I find everything I need for my day-to-day work.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Boardable
    The main issue is this platform is designed and geared toward nonprofits vs. adapting a for-profit board portal. The second is the price point, while it has gone up significantly, is still in line with nonprofit budgets.
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    Microsoft
    Our company and IT department previously used Skype for our communication needs. Skype was not dependable in my opinion, because it seems each time I used it during a call and/or a meeting, I and several other team members would get disconnected more than once. This caused a great interruption of our meeting, caused team members to have to ask others to repeat themselves and caused a general lack of interest in employee attendance during meetings.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Boardable
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Honestly, this tool is worth every penny. Yes, it's not free and you pay for the quality of services and the license. But the ROI and the benefits are all there. Also, the renewal, negotiation, and contract terms are all very well explained by our Microsoft account manager, and she's a charm.
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    Scalability
    Boardable
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It does not appear to have a limit to how many teams and employees we can have using it
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    Professional Services
    Boardable
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    I used Skype for Business to take calls, hold conferences, and provide remote assistance to users. Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, is superior to Skype for Business in my opinion. My job entails a lot of screen sharing.
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    Return on Investment
    Boardable
    • Allows for a quicker turnaround in getting docs to board members.
    • Provides a one-stop location for all board proceedings and documents.
    • Pricing plans for getting up and running are easily among the best available with similar tools providers.
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    Microsoft
    • I'm not sure I can point to a specific ROI, but it has improved our ability to communicate and work more effectively together.
    • It's also nice to have records of every interaction, photo, and document that has been shared. Less chance of something completely disappearing.
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