Get on board with Diligent
A mature board portal with the holistic risk intelligence you need.
A great board meeting — like good governance — comes down to confident decisions. Where OnBoard’s focus on meeting efficiency ends, Diligent Boards goes further to make all your board activities more effective: helping you give directors the holistic risk intelligence they need to smart, strategic decisions with data-driven confidence.
That’s what better board management looks like. And that’s what makes Diligent the world’s leading board portal.
“One of the most comprehensive and adaptive platforms from an admin perspective, and it is also extremely user friendly for our directors. Especially helpful are some of the tools in setting up board books (e.g. the auto-generated agendas). The streamlined look on the web browser is also very easy to navigate.”
– G2
Why settle for less? Diligent redefines board excellence.
Diligent offers top-tier security, ease of use, and seamless integrations. With 24/7 support, it’s simple for your board to stay informed and secure. See how Diligent outshines the competition.
Feature Comparison
| Comparison Category | Diligent | OnBoard | |
| Secure Closed Loop Meeting Process | check_circle | Extend security beyond the board portal: only Diligent offers a complete toolset for the secure development, distribution and review of sensitive information with internal collaborators and trusted third parties. | |
| Ensure Director Adoption | check_circle | More than 700,000 directors already use Diligent Boards, including more than 70% of directors at Russell 3000 companies. | |
| Agile Administration | check_circle | Stop waiting for your board book to upload and keep moving forward with easy-to-manage permissions and drag & drop book-building. | |
| Expand Oversight Capacity | check_circle | Only Diligent’s integrated platform can grow your ability to manage and oversee risk and opportunity. The Diligent One Platform integrates with native applications and more than 100 3rd party solutions so you can surface and manage interconnected risks through a single pane of glass. | |
| Painless Questionnaires | check_circle | Streamline and secure questionnaires: only Diligent offers a native and fully integrated questionnaires tool to expedite development and completion of board surveys with in-product templates and pre-filled responses. |
The #1 board portal: Trusted by 700,000+ directors across the globe
Diligent Boards earns countless analyst accolades. But when it comes to real-world trust, no board portal comes close to Diligent Boards: Over 70% of Fortune 1,000 companies trust Diligent Boards to drive business-critical decision-making.
Step up to comprehensive board management: Good governance goes beyond the boardroom
Your board’s responsibilities don’t start and end with board meetings. You deserve more than OnBoard’s point solution built only to drive meeting efficiency. Diligent Boards gives you comprehensive features that enable your directors at every step of the governance process — centralizing all GRC information in one easily accessible hub, accelerating efficiency with easy collaboration tools and highly automated workflows, and surfacing deep risk intelligence to make your board more effective across all your governance activities.
Diligent delivers core features you deserve — with capabilities OnBoard can’t match
A complete view of enterprise risk
To make smart decisions, your board needs to understand risk across the entire organization. Only Diligent gives directors a complete picture of risk — from internal and external inputs — all in one place through intuitive visualizations.
Exclusive GRC intelligence
Diligent gives your board powerful market intelligence on GRC considerations — from shareholder activism alerts to intel on proxy voting, executive compensation and more through our exclusive partnership with Glass Lewis.
A clear signal in the noise
Where OnBoard provides raw data, Diligent pulls the signal out of the noise. Advanced analytics surface the risk and insights that directors need to avoid potential pitfalls and identify valuable risk-balanced business opportunities.
Leading AI & analytics capabilities
Diligent isn’t just talking about AI — we’re leading the way! Get AI summaries and comparisons of board meetings and materials. See exclusive AI-powered risk classifications, so you can focus on what’s most critical.
Efficiency you can measure
Cut down board meeting prep time by up to 60%. Collaborate on documents, communicate across teams and store files in a secure, cloud-based environment that seamlessly integrates with meeting technology tools like Microsoft and Zoom
Security that sets the standard
Diligent uses advanced security to accelerate — not inhibit — your board activities. Safeguarding sensitive materials while making communication and collaboration open and easy.
Productivity-boosting integrations
Built to be easy to learn and easy to use. Connect from any device and with pre-built integrations with Microsoft Office, Teams, Zoom, DocuSign and 70+ more. There’s a reason it’s the only board portal directors ask for by name.
From painful processes to enhanced efficiency with Diligent Boards
“By partnering with Diligent Boards, the number one takeaway for our organization is to provide the board with a very secure sense that their information is protected,” says Kim Tobin, Director of Corporate Governance for Coverys.
Coverys, a leading provider of medical professional liability services, improved board communication and collaboration, eliminated paperwork and ensured robust information security with the #1 board portal software — Diligent Boards.
Expert support, seamless integration
Unmatched support around the clock
Understanding that board responsibilities can call for immediate action at any time, we ensure that our support is available 24/7/365.
Effortless onboarding and seamless transition
Whether you're new to board management software or moving from another solution, our dedicated onboarding and implementation experts are here to make the process run smoothly.
Tailored training programs
Enhance your skills alongside your peers in our live, instructor-led training sessions designed for both new and seasoned users.
Ready to get on board with Diligent Boards?
Our team of expert governance specialists is here to guide you every step of the way, including scheduling a personalized demo, or providing pricing tailored to your needs.
