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

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

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OnBoard | 49% | #1 of 10 | 11% | 54 | 14 of 14 |
| BoardEffect | 2% | #6 of 10 | 10% | 20 | 13 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

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

## What the models said about OnBoard

- "Skip enterprise platforms like Diligent and OnBoard unless your budget is $6,000+/year" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Some reviewers report friction with large file uploads... Be cautious if you handle large documents regularly." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "I recommend OnBoard or Convene, as they offer the best balance of modern user experience, governance features, and scalable pricing" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "OnBoard is the strongest default choice if you want the best balance of usability, governance features, and fit for mid-market boards." (Perplexity Sonar, 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.