Two of fourteen models named Aprio Board Portal first on the direct prompt; zero named BoardEffect. Aprio Board Portal was named by eight of the fourteen models and BoardEffect by thirteen and Aprio Board Portal carries 12 labels and BoardEffect 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the board portals page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Aprio Board Portal and BoardEffect were named in the same answer eighteen times, of the 49 answers naming Aprio Board Portal and the 104 naming BoardEffect. In those answers BoardEffect took the first choice zero times and Aprio Board Portal zero.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“the current consensus points to Aprio as the best overall balance of value, usability, and support” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Prioritize portals with verified trust centers (e.g., Aprio, Ideals Board)” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with Aprio or OnBoard” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“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
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.