Likelihood to Recommend 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.
Read full review ContractZen is perfect for small and medium business where the use case is to manage contracts, get alerts, and track details about contract. ContractZen has other features such as meeting management, eSignatures etc. We focus primarily on contract management and are pleased with it. ContractZen has a lot of competition and many competitors have a full contract lifecycle, which is desirable in large companies. ContractZen does not have a full contract lifecycle process. Full contract lifecycle will have request for comments/proposals, NDA, quotes, implementation proposals etc. go through multiple people, multiple layers of approval etc. and different triggers in the contract would generate different tasks for staff to manage the contract till the contract expires. Large and complex companies have needs that ContractZen may not be suitable for
Read full review Pros 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. Paula Franetti Accident/Injury Recovery Coach | Lifestyle Assessment Expert | Behavioral Change Specialist
Read full review The easy storage of contracts is important. Easier than a shared hard drive folder or a jointly administered Excel sheet, both of which we tried to use in the past. The alerts of key contract dates is crucial. Knowing what needs to be terminated or at least considered has saved us money. Simple signing of contracts electronically has saved us money in getting from an agreed to contract to a signed one in minutes. Read full review Cons 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 Read full review I would like one view of entire client history. It would be nice to put the client information in once and then simply add on contract extensions in the same folder. Read full review Likelihood to Renew If it was solely up to me it would be a no-brainer, however, it has to be a board decision.
Paula Franetti Accident/Injury Recovery Coach | Lifestyle Assessment Expert | Behavioral Change Specialist
Read full review The inexpensive ContractZen saves time and money and is a joy to use
Read full review Usability Boardable is very user-friendly, easy to manage, and building agendas and setting up meetings is functionally easy.
Read full review Very user friendly
Read full review Support Rating Very responsive, but only through a ticketing system at this time.
Read full review The best part about ContractZen is that I needed no support. I had a couple questions in the last 2 years which were answered accurately within hours. Everything has worked as expected.
Read full review Implementation Rating 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!"
Paula Franetti Accident/Injury Recovery Coach | Lifestyle Assessment Expert | Behavioral Change Specialist
Read full review The capture of the new contracts is more important than the old contracts, somewhat counterintuitively. Once you start saving time using the electronic signing and retrieval, adding old material is easier. Old material additions fit our annual schedule as we've done them during periods of less administrative work.
Read full review Alternatives Considered 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.
Read full review ContractZen is true value for the money and far more simpler than more advanced systems
Read full review Return on Investment 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. Read full review Easier to manage contracts. More contracts are being renewed on a timely basis. Read full review ScreenShots