Diligent Boards vs. VirtualBoardroom

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Diligent Boards
Score 8.8 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
VirtualBoardroom
Score 0.0 out of 10
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$3,900
per year
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Basic
$3,900
per year
Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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
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Been a customer for over 10 years since I've compared. We moved away less than 2 years from implementing the old portal. Been happy ever since.
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I have not used anything other than Diligent Boards.
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Diligent Boards, light years ahead of boardpaq. There’s no comparison for how much easier Diligent Boards is to use.
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I am not able to provide a comparison at the present time. It was not recent that I have had experience using the other product. This was several years ago and when I worked for a different organization.
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It’s overall great work supporting us and collecting the minutes and time of all agendas, it’s supporting me with how I complete my work, and so forth.
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BoardEffect has been very instrumental in helping our boards and committees.
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Again. Civic plus. Yours is easier. To add, remove, and relocate items and Civic classes, bulk gear, then board dots. Also if the class doesn’t have the same feature that you do.
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Went from Board Docs and did not feel a better option than Community.
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I haven't worked with anyone else. I was responsible to look for a board application that would work best for our board and executive management. I had it down to 3 different companies and I chose Diligent Boards because of the simplicity of the layout. Easy to map it out. …
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None of the other products I have looked at have the ability to link papers across books so they have all been dismissed by me.
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Our CISO and governance executive explored options and decided Diligent was a good balance of functionality, cost and security.
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Diligent Boards has superior functionalities to both of these, however, for organisations which have only a few subsidiaries, Diligent may prove too expensive as it is geared towards larger companies.
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We have reviewed all credible products in the market as we prepare to exit our diligent relationship. Although some products were stronger than others, I would have chosen any one of them over Diligent. They are all lower cost and better.
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BoardPAC doesn't have the same features. And doesn't allow as much functionality as Diligent. We also have Directors who utilise Diligent across the different Boards they sit on, and this allows them to use one application to access all their information, thereby streamlining …
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This was the first time we've used an app for our board.
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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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It provides better features than competitors.
VirtualBoardroom

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User Ratings
Diligent BoardsVirtualBoardroom
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
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Likelihood to Renew
8.9
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Usability
8.6
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Availability
9.1
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Performance
9.1
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Support Rating
8.6
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Online Training
9.6
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Implementation Rating
9.1
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Configurability
9.1
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Ease of integration
9.1
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Product Scalability
9.1
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Vendor post-sale
9.1
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Vendor pre-sale
9.1
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User Testimonials
Diligent BoardsVirtualBoardroom
Likelihood to Recommend
We had a meeting and after the meeting, additional information was added to the book and it was easy to navigate just the information that was update. This made it efficient when we had a follow-up meeting to discuss the updates and be able to reference the updated information. This allowed us to have an effective meeting with a purpose.
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Pros
  • The confidential sandbox is a must, and Diligent Boards provides that environment. Most of the info we put on the diligent board is not downloadable and printable.
  • It is very easy to make notes, highlights important info and bookmark pages. I used these functions all the time.
  • Its excellent organization features.
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Cons
  • not so easy to handle access when we have to arrange a specific, non-standard set up of access: sometimes we have to limit the access to one or few of the members of a particular book
  • calendar function will be useful, but it is an additional cost
  • flexible view options: vertical vs. horizontal
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Likelihood to Renew
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
Again, it is a very easy program to use. What would I change… There’s some features in the agenda that I would like to have. The ability to add different bullets underneath items. the ability to do an AYE vote. Because sometimes they don’t individually vote, my superintendent or School Board chair will say I’ll say hi or I’ll say, and it would be really nice to have a button that automatically fills for that.
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Reliability and Availability
Great service!
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Performance
Yes pages load quickly challenges are only experienced when the network challenge is on the user's side.
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Support Rating
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
Comprehensive. I didn’t feel like I was confused or didn’t have the knowledge to begin using Diligent Boards immediately
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Implementation Rating
easy implementation process
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Alternatives Considered
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
It is really worth it.
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Return on Investment
  • 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

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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.