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    BoardEffect a Diligent Brand

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ABoardEffect, a Diligent brand, is an agile board management solution optimized for nonprofit, community healthcare, higher education and credit union organizations to deliver the right tools to drive more efficient, collaborative, and secure governance. Part of Diligent, a provider of modern governance solutions, BoardEffect boasts users among 55,000+ boards and communities, helping them access resources and information to meet the organization's most immediate challenges.N/A

    Dropbox DocSend

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ADropbox DocSend helps business professionals to securely share and control content. Dropbox DocSend's link-based system is used to set security preferences for each stakeholder, receive notifications each time someone views a file, analyze content performance on a page-by-page basis, and create modern virtual deal rooms. With DocSend, business can offload administrative burdens and securely share the most impactful proprietary information faster. DocSend’s Virtual…

    $10

    per month per user

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    BoardEffect a Diligent BrandDropbox DocSend
    Editions & Modules
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    Personal
    $10
    per month per user
    Standard
    $45
    per month per user
    Advanced
    $150
    per month
    Advanced Data Rooms
    $180
    per month
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    BoardEffect a Diligent BrandDropbox DocSend
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    BoardEffect a Diligent BrandDropbox DocSend
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    User Ratings
    BoardEffect a Diligent BrandDropbox DocSend
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
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    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
    BoardEffect a Diligent BrandDropbox DocSend
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Diligent Corporation
    BoardEffect is well-suited for larger organizations and companies. I think it makes sense for people who have multiple boards, groups, or committees. I don't think it makes sense if it is a small board that doesn't meet frequently and doesn't share documents online. I think there are many features unnecessary for smaller boards/groups.
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    Dropbox
    DocSend works really great if you want to send out a doc to a prospect and want to track when they open it and what content they view. The reporting on this works really well and I've been happy with this functionality. Where it falls short is when you're trying to use it for a live demo utilizing the join.me integration. There are a lot of issues when you try to switch your screen and it only works 2/3s the time. I'd prefer an all-in-one solution instead of this Frankenstein model.
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    Pros
    Diligent Corporation
    • Houses all the information needed for meetings.
    • Holds all the older information so we can access it if needed.
    • It's fairly easy to use for all our members.
    • That it is portable is a great bonus!
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    Dropbox
    • Additional information from users who have already downloaded the files or material.
    • Additional information if the download link(s) have been resent.
    • Password encryption if necessary.
    • Email verification for third-party download via email.
    • Add-ons with other platforms and applications, such as Outlook and Gmail.
    • Seal of documents by electronic signature
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    Cons
    Diligent Corporation
    • I would love to see BoardEffect work toward a more integrated collaboration system. For example, we have a master tracking document for recruiting new Trustees. It is helpful for everyone to have editing access to this document so that it can be routinely updated ahead of committee meetings.
    • It would be helpful if we could message workroom members through the platform while making the email/message appear as if it came directly from my account.
    • It would be useful for members of a workroom to be automatically notified when an event is created.
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    Dropbox
    • DocSend has a newer feature called Spaces, it lets you place multiple files into a single "deal room". Unfortunately for us, we need it to support nested file structures for larger content sets. Their support team says this is on the way.
    • I'd like to be able to change the icons for links add to Space, currently, they're a default icon.
    • Navigating the UI is just a bit laborious, it feels like it should be easier to get to link creation since that is what you're doing 90% of the time you go to the site.
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    Usability
    Diligent Corporation
    I gave BoardEffect a Diligent Brand this usability rating because, in my experience, Some features are not as easy to access as others
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    Dropbox
    The platform and UI are great. never faced any problems.
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    Support Rating
    Diligent Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    I haven’t used the support as our internal teams do a great job of fixing and supporting our DocSend use.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Diligent Corporation
    BoardPAC had similar functionality several years ago, but BoardEffect has caught up. I think the editing feature and the ability to build packets that are not visible are great features of BoardEffect.
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    Dropbox
    DocSend is more convenient than DocuSign if you are already using Dropbox, otherwise a lot of these solutions come down to pricing and preference on user interface. For us, DocSend was great until our needs changed to needing a more sophisticated contract management tool. With further integrations and API accesses in the future, I think it will be easier to have all systems communicating and working together .
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    Return on Investment
    Diligent Corporation
    • Positive: Secure place to store documents.
    • Positive: Easy to navigate for new users.
    • Negative: Figuring out how to create a template was difficult.
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    Dropbox
    • For about $100 you can optimize all
    • Of your pipelines that rely on decks or documents - worth it!
    • The time you’d spend having to send each link to individual clients without tracking is well worth the $100 on the product
    • We’ve been able to close our fundraising round and increase partnerships by utilizing DocSend - would recommend!
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    ScreenShots

    BoardEffect a Diligent Brand Screenshots

    Screenshot of From surveys to polls to discussion groups, communication between board members is secured.Screenshot of Create and disassemble ad hoc groups whenever needed. From executive searches to special event planning, the material is hosted on BoardEffect for as long as it is needed.Screenshot of Approve board meeting minutes, policies, and other important documents using the approvals tool. Board members can review documents, make comments, and sign to approve.Screenshot of From creating a board book in the book builder to annotating board meeting materials on a mobile device, online board books keep up with the board’s busy lifestyle.Screenshot of Using the task tool, board members can set reminders to accomplish specific tasks and check the box once complete. BoardEffect administrators can also assign tasks and send reminders to help board members and executives stay on track.

    Dropbox DocSend Screenshots

    Screenshot of the granular permissions that give control of what content visitors can access.Screenshot of document analytics that provide insights on the links that have been forwarded to someone that hasn't been engaged with yet. Page-by-page analytics for each viewer of a document reveal any unique interests.Screenshot of the dashboard to manage sensitive documents securely and get real-time deal insights on deals from start to finish with advanced data rooms.