# BoardEffect alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 462 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where BoardEffect holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/boardeffect/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- BoardPro: 69
- Diligent Boards: 63
- Boardable: 56
- OnBoard: 44
- Nasdaq Boardvantage: 25
- Visible: 19

## Board portals

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name BoardEffect (BoardEffect is #6 of 8 at 2%).

- BoardPro: first choice in 32 of those 76
- Boardable: first choice in 27 of those 76
- AppDeck: first choice in 5 of those 76
- OnBoard: first choice in 2 of those 76
- BoardSpace: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Diligent Boardeaser: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Future Directors - Governance Lite: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Zeck: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name BoardEffect (BoardEffect is #6 of 10 at 2%).

- OnBoard: first choice in 22 of those 73
- Boardable: first choice in 10 of those 73
- Diligent Boards: first choice in 6 of those 73
- Aprio Board Portal: first choice in 3 of those 73
- BoardPro: first choice in 3 of those 73
- BoardSpace: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Nasdaq Boardvantage: first choice in 3 of those 73
- AppDeck: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 71 of 84 answers did not name BoardEffect (BoardEffect is #6 of 10 at 2%).

- Diligent Boards: first choice in 30 of those 71
- Nasdaq Boardvantage: first choice in 11 of those 71
- Govenda: first choice in 4 of those 71
- BoardPro: first choice in 3 of those 71
- AppDeck: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Aprio Board Portal: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Aprio Boardportal: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Azeus Convene: first choice in 1 of those 71

## Board and investor reporting

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name BoardEffect (BoardEffect is #6 of 8 at 0%).

- BoardPro: first choice in 23 of those 83
- Boardable: first choice in 12 of those 83
- Visible: first choice in 12 of those 83
- OnBoard: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Zeck: first choice in 5 of those 83
- AppDeck Board Portal: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Boardly: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Fastio: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name BoardEffect (BoardEffect is #8 of 8 at 0%).

- OnBoard: first choice in 12 of those 79
- Boardable: first choice in 7 of those 79
- Visible: first choice in 7 of those 79
- BoardPro: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Diligent Boards: first choice in 5 of those 79
- AppDeck Board Portal: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Board Intelligence: first choice in 2 of those 79
- BoardSpace: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name BoardEffect (BoardEffect is #6 of 7 at 0%).

- Diligent Boards: first choice in 22 of those 80
- Nasdaq Boardvantage: first choice in 11 of those 80
- Q4: first choice in 5 of those 80
- BoardPro: first choice in 3 of those 80
- OnBoard: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Workiva: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Aprio Board Portal: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Board: first choice in 2 of those 80

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