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
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
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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User Ratings
BoardPad (discontinued)Diligent Boards
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.3
(69 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.6
(7 ratings)
Usability
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(0 ratings)
8.9
(6 ratings)
Availability
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(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
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9.2
(66 ratings)
Online Training
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
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8.0
(4 ratings)
Configurability
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
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9.1
(1 ratings)
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
Discontinued Products
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 Corporation
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
Discontinued Products
  • 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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Diligent Corporation
  • Diligent Boards outlines each meeting and agenda really well making navigating a meeting easy to do.
  • Diligent Boards has a great Resource Center that allows the filing of materials that can be viewed by all users after Board and Committee meetings to easily access Policies, Charters, Appointments, etc.
  • Diligent Boards is so easy to use and intuitive for first time users.
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • Needs time to configure but well worth it in the end.
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Diligent Corporation
  • 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
Discontinued Products
Great support and customer service.
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Diligent Corporation
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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Diligent Corporation
Because it is extremely user friendly and you don't have to be a technical genius to use the product
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Reliability and Availability
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Diligent Corporation
Great service!
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Performance
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Diligent Corporation
Quick service, specially on loading.
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Support Rating
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Diligent Corporation
As previously stated, I applaud how effective the customer service team was during the onboarding process. They communicated effectively and offered around-the-clock assistance. The training sessions are also useful and allow you to learn at your own pace. They are also willing to set up time to discuss any concerns.
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Online Training
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Diligent Corporation
The training was executed through a Deligent meber.
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Implementation Rating
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Diligent Corporation
The training offerings are much better than they used to be 5 years ago. Kudos to that!
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Alternatives Considered
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Diligent Corporation
While they can be more expensive than other providers. Their product just stands head and tall above the rest. It would be hard to convince our board to move away from Diligent. They are also continuously updating, improving and offering new features and gives the customer opportunities to provide feedback.
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Scalability
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Diligent Corporation
It is really worth it.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Meetings are more streamlined.
  • Improved accountability.
  • Quick and easy annotations function has saved massive amount of staff time.
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Diligent Corporation
  • Ease of dissmeniation and administration of packages (errors can be easily corrected)
  • Directors can read packages from anywhere in the world at any time. It makes prep for Dircetors a lot easier
  • Keeping records of meetings, doing searches for information has become easier and less time consuming
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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.