# Govenda vs BoardEffect: which do AI models recommend for board portals, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Board portals. One of fourteen models named Govenda first on the direct prompt; zero named BoardEffect. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/corporate/board-portals/govenda-vs-boardeffect/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govenda | 2% | #5 of 10 | 0% | 16 | 9 of 14 |
| BoardEffect | 2% | #6 of 10 | 10% | 20 | 13 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Kimi K2: govenda first (first choices: Govenda, OnBoard) (alternatives: Aprio Board Portal)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: OnBoard) (alternatives: BoardEffect, Boardable, Govenda)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: OnBoard) (alternatives: BoardEffect, Govenda)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: OnBoard) (alternatives: BoardEffect, BoardPro, Govenda)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: OnBoard) (alternatives: BoardPro, Diligent Boards, Govenda)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: OnBoard) (alternatives: Aprio Board Portal, BoardEffect, Govenda)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: OnBoard) (alternatives: Azeus Convene, Diligent Boards)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: OnBoard) (alternatives: BoardPro, Boardable, Diligent Boards)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: OnBoard) (alternatives: Aprio Board Portal, Board Intelligence, Nasdaq Boardvantage)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: OnBoard)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Aprio Board Portal) (alternatives: AppDeck, OnBoard)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: OnBoard) (alternatives: BoardPro)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Aprio Board Portal, OnBoard)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: OnBoard) (alternatives: Aprio Board Portal)

## What the models said about Govenda

- "Start with OnBoard or Govenda — both are purpose-built for mid-market B2B companies" (Kimi K2, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Govenda is a secure, cloud-based platform recognized for a user-friendly interface, strong security certifications" (Claude Haiku 4.5, comparative prompt, alternative)

## What the models said about BoardEffect

- "Only consider BoardEffect if your use case is more nonprofit-style or you want something simpler." (GPT-5.4 mini, paraphrase prompt, soft negative)
- "1. BoardEffect (now part of the Passageways family alongside OnBoard) - targets nonprofits and mid-sized organizations." (Llama 4 Maverick, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "BoardEffect is ideal for nonprofits and mid-sized organizations, offering a balance of features and ease of use." (Mistral Small, comparative prompt, alternative)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.