# Aprio Board Portal vs BoardEffect: which do AI models recommend for board portals, October 2026

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

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aprio Board Portal | 4% | #4 of 10 | 0% | 12 | 8 of 14 |
| BoardEffect | 2% | #6 of 10 | 10% | 20 | 13 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Qwen 3.7 Flash: aprio board portal first (first choices: Aprio Board Portal) (alternatives: AppDeck, OnBoard)
- MiniMax M2.5: aprio board portal first (first choices: Aprio Board Portal, OnBoard)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: OnBoard) (alternatives: Aprio Board Portal, Board Intelligence, Nasdaq Boardvantage)
- 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)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Govenda, OnBoard) (alternatives: Aprio Board Portal)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: OnBoard) (alternatives: Aprio Board Portal)
- 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)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: OnBoard) (alternatives: BoardPro, Diligent Boards, Govenda)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: OnBoard)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: OnBoard) (alternatives: BoardPro)

## What the models said about Aprio Board Portal

- "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)

## 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.