BoardPad (discontinued) vs. Diligent Boards

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BoardPad (discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
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BoardPad was a meeting and document collaboration solution, with hosted and self-hosted options options. The product and company were acquired by Diligent in 2017. It has since been discontinued and is no longer supported.N/A
Diligent Boards
Score 9.4 out of 10
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Today’s directors need fast, informed decision-making and seamless governance workflows. Diligent Boards automates board and committee meeting creation, streamlines preparation and enhances collaboration with secure, integrated tools. More broadly, Diligent solutions provide a growth trajectory on the path to good governance and bundle capabilities that support the evolution of forward-looking boards and leadership teams. Save time by digitizing meeting materials and…N/A
Pricing
BoardPad (discontinued)Diligent Boards
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BoardPad (discontinued)Diligent Boards
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsDiligent Board Plans include... Essential: Built for organizations looking to embrace governance best practices and digital transformation Pro: Built for organizations that are looking to embrace end-to-end security around key governance processes like board meeting preparation, communication, and questionnaires. Enterprise: For high performing boards looking to maximize effectiveness of committees and prepare for proxy season.
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Community Pulse
BoardPad (discontinued)Diligent Boards
User Ratings
BoardPad (discontinued)Diligent Boards
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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9.4
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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9.7
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Usability
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9.0
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Availability
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9.1
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Performance
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9.1
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Support Rating
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9.1
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Online Training
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9.1
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Implementation Rating
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8.0
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Configurability
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9.1
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Ease of integration
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9.1
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Product Scalability
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9.1
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Vendor post-sale
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9.1
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Vendor pre-sale
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9.1
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User Testimonials
BoardPad (discontinued)Diligent Boards
Likelihood to Recommend
Everyone is very busy and BoardPad takes the stress away of trying to find all the documents relevant to the meeting. It sends everything to the app, so you can find it straight away on your iPad. Excellent and effective navigation and sets tasks accordingly. Everyone is aware of the actions that [have] been assigned to them. Excellent piece of software that has made meetings more enjoyable.
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Diligent is pricey, so it is suitable for large-size organizations with sufficient funding. Universities and colleges would be good clients. Diligent is not suitable for small organizations or not-for-profit organizations due to the pricing. There are other options to distribute and share documents, such as Google format, so I think pricing is the key to expand the market for Diligent.
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Pros
  • Preparation of Board Books (i.e. reports, minutes, resolutions, etc)
  • Collaboration before and during Board meetings
  • Trusted source to records Board actions
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  • Customer service is great. if any of the built resources are not sufficient to resolve a challenge, reaching out to Diligent, there is always someone ready to assist till a challenge is resolved
  • Assistance is readily available at any given time
  • Diligent is progressive, always creating ways to ease how we do work
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Cons
  • Needs time to configure but well worth it in the end.
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  • I am using one click, it would be nice to see what board members see
  • I mentioned before I would like to be able to sort documents by various parameters like importance, date, type
  • Talking to other assistance i find that everyone knows something different about quicker ways to load, maybe a weekly/monthly tip would be beneficial.
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Likelihood to Renew
Great support and customer service.
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We find the Boards portal to be an effective tool for our board meeting documents. It is user friendly and allows for amendments, additions as needed without compromising documents that have already been uploaded. Additionally, our Board members are comfortable with the platform and confident in their ability to navigate it.
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Usability
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It is very easy to use
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Reliability and Availability
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Great service!
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Performance
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Quick service, specially on loading.
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Support Rating
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The turnaround time is great, and the customer support team usually resolves queries in one go. However, customer support can improve by suggesting additional helpful activities to improve user experience, rather than limiting it to the specific requests made. Overall, it has been a positive experience with the customer support team.
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Online Training
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The training was executed through a Deligent meber.
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Implementation Rating
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I think our Diligent Boards implementation went well
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Alternatives Considered
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Diligent Entities is already great, as I used it before Diligent Boards, and it was very helpful and very cost-effective as a product provided to my previous team that used it. So I can only vouch for the platform and note that Diligent Boards is also fantastic. It certainly is.
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Scalability
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It is really worth it.
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Return on Investment
  • Meetings are more streamlined.
  • Improved accountability.
  • Quick and easy annotations function has saved massive amount of staff time.
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  • Diligent has improved the time spent on training new board members as the app is user-friendly and self-explanatory, especially for IT-savvy Directors.
  • The app has cut down the cost of sending notifications to directors on material added on the app, as directors automatically receive notifications as soon as material is available.
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ScreenShots

BoardPad (discontinued) Screenshots

Screenshot of Have all your meeting details on your portable device.Screenshot of Our administrative portal helps you organise and drag-and-drop documents into your meeting agenda, it's as simple as that.Screenshot of On-the-go editing and reviewing of documents.Screenshot of Available on iOS, Android and all Windows 7 and up devices.

Diligent Boards Screenshots

Screenshot of collaboration on sensitive documents across the organisation in preparation for the board meeting, while safeguarding information in Diligent’s secure ecosystem.Screenshot of an additional layer of security to known processes with key integrations like Microsoft 365. Documents can be shared and users can collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders.Screenshot of the centralized platform where users can take, record, review and share minutes.Screenshot of board evaluations and questionnaires.Screenshot of D&O questionnaire requirements, which are managed in a single application experience.Screenshot of communication with leadership teams. This occurs in real-time on an encrypted, uncluttered channel to signify importance and urgency.