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    OnBoard Board Management Software

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AOnBoard consolidates agendas, materials, minutes, votes, approvals, and actions into a secure record. The solution eliminates PDF dependency and version sprawl to support faster director preparation and confident leadership decisions. Preparation time is reduced as all members access a unified board book, view draft changes, and enter meetings with current information. The AI Suite converts long board books into clear briefs by drafting minutes, summarizing packets,…N/A

    Smallpdf

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AMade in Switzerland, Smallpdf is a company that offers a suite of document management tools for everyone-for work, for home, for life. Founded in Switzerland in 2013, Smallpdf provides what they describe as a simple, secure, and reliable answer to the world's PDF challenges. Smallpdf boasts serving over a billion users in 24 different languages since 2013, and in every country in the world.

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    OnBoard Board Management SoftwareSmallpdf
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    Smallpdf Basic
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    Smallpdf Pro
    $12.00
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    Smallpdf Pro
    $108.00
    per year
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    OnBoard Board Management SoftwareSmallpdf
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discounts are available for bulk purchases
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    Key User Insights
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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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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    OnBoard Board Management SoftwareSmallpdf
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (16 ratings)
    8.7
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
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    Usability
    9.2
    (6 ratings)
    9.5
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    Performance
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    9.4
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    Support Rating
    9.1
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    9.9
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    Implementation Rating
    9.1
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    Ease of integration
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    User Testimonials
    OnBoard Board Management SoftwareSmallpdf
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OnBoard
    OnBoard is an adaptable platform that could be used for most meetings. It works perfectly to build an agenda and packet for board and committee meetings. It allows for easy RSVP to ensure a quorum at meetings. All users are able to easily view the packet and can even make notations of points they want to discuss during the meeting. OnBoard doesn't work well for detailed documents such as spreadsheets. Our company has a strategic plan and we cannot use OnBoard for that committee meeting. The size of the spreadsheet simply doesn't function well within OnBoard and isn't easily navigable. The same is true of certain financial spreadsheets.
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    Smallpdf
    As per my knowledge and experience, Small PDF is well suited when we want to convert the large and bulk processing on the images to convert them into a single file and share. I found it well suited for college students because daily they scan multiple images and merge them to send as a single assignment file. Smallpdf has the future in the education field. Sometimes it is less appropriate for the people who want to share official documents by converting them into pdf without a watermark. I personally really like the Small PDF, it really helped reduce the difficulty of sending files, and photos to others.
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    Pros
    OnBoard
    • Secure board materials - the administrator can control what board members see what materials.
    • Contact information - email and mailing addresses are readily available.
    • Board terms - term lengths for every board member is tracked through the system.
    • Meeting feedback - simple surveys are sent immediately after a meeting to get feedback from meeting attendees for future planning.
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    Smallpdf
    • It's PDF editing tool suite is extremely comprehensive.
    • Drag & Drop functionality and intuitive user interface means non-technical users can easily use most of its features.
    • It's online-first design avoids typical problems of depending on one specific computer for specific tasks.
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    Cons
    OnBoard
    • Currently, you cannot block an entire group from a topic; you need to block attendees individually.
    • it would be nice to indent a section by using tabbing.
    • the added button for "save changes" in each section tends to slow down progress; edits used to be saved automatically and tended to be faster.
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    Smallpdf
    • It has everything I'm not sure what I will say. E-sign, Share, convert. You can give an option in upload priorities features which I can see later.
    • Background remover thing also you can add in it. So I can remove the unnecessary thing from an image.
    • You can add a chatbot for help.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    OnBoard
    I couldn't imagine us doing our business without OnBoard [Board Management]. It has become the way we communicate with our Board and run our meetings. Frankly, I have no desire to go back even when we are meeting in person to paper binders for each board member. It truly has been a blessing coming out of COVID for us.
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    Smallpdf
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    Usability
    OnBoard
    OnBoard Board Management Software appears to be very user friendly. The layout allows for easy access to a number of areas via the left side of the page. Admins are able to customized the main page so that the most vital information is available to users when they log in. Setting permissions is easy.
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    Smallpdf
    I give this rating to Smallpdf because it comes with a large array of tools and gadgets. It allows not only pdf reading but also mixing, splitting, conversion to and from pdf, pdf compression or protecting. It is really complete and it works excellent compared to other much more expensive alternatives in the market.
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    Performance
    OnBoard
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    Smallpdf
    1.- Because it is easy to use and each function is duly indicated so you can not go wrong. 2.- Its service is fast, it takes only a few seconds to transform the files and in less than a minute it is downloaded and you can occupy it without problem. 4.-This IS online so you do not install anything, which is very useful because you can also use it from a tablet or your mobile
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    Support Rating
    OnBoard
    I haven't needed to contact OnBoard customer support many times because it's user-friendly and functions as it's supposed to/sold. On the occasions I've contacted customer support, they have promptly answered the phone or my email. In one instance, a board member couldn't access OnBoard prior to a board meeting and customer support was able to resolve the issue in the 10 minutes prior to the meeting. In another instance, a board member wasn't able to get the system to recognize all answers to a completed survey which prevented a compilation of results. Customer support viewed the member's screen and ran an error log to figure out the issue.
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    Smallpdf
    Everything is so simple and works so well, you shouldn't need support, but on the one occasion in several years that I needed it, support was quick and courteous.
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    Implementation Rating
    OnBoard
    Implementation was easy and I was able to do it alone without OnBoard customer support, although customer support assistance was offered and available. The platform is very user-friendly and doesn't require assistance to implement in my opinion. The biggest hurdle is getting invitees to access the invitation email and set up their login.
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    Smallpdf
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    Alternatives Considered
    OnBoard
    OnBoard is more user-friendly. It is very easy to navigate from an administrator's standpoint as well as for the end-user. I received compliments on a regular basis from our board members and how grateful they are that it is so easy to use. They also love having the Resources where all of our important documents are located. Other tools that I have used were very clunky and hard to navigate and the cost was greater higher.
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    Smallpdf
    I think that Smallpdf stacks up against its competitors in terms of easiness of use. The tool is very user-friendly, every feature is communicated in an efficient way and very simple to user so the user doesn't have to be particularly good at using software. Its features are superficial when compared to Acrobat but easiest to use for sure.
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    Return on Investment
    OnBoard
    • It's helped maintain board and committee involvement in the nonprofit since the start of COVID
    • It has allowed our meetings to go virtual with little effect on workflow
    • It allows us to better track needed association materials than we have in the past
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    Smallpdf
    • It has definitely increased efficiency. Lower paid employees can complete a simple task with Smallpdf rather than having a higher paid employee use their time to do it differently.
    • Smallpdf decreases the customer-response time. Being able to send over the proper sized file quickly makes us look great!
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    OnBoard Board Management Software Screenshots

    Screenshot of OnBoard's Action OptionsScreenshot of AI Minutes Powered by OnBoard AIScreenshot of OnBoard's In-App MessengerScreenshot of OnBoard's Meeting CalendarScreenshot of OnBoard's Meeting ViewScreenshot of AI Book Powered by OnBoard AI

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