WorkBoard
Objectives and key results (OKR) software
Strategic planning and execution software
Performance management software
Project, portfolio & program management software
Talent management software
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What is WorkBoard
WorkBoard is an OKR and strategy execution platform used to define objectives, track key results, and align work across teams. It is typically used by executives, strategy/operations leaders, and department managers to connect strategic priorities to execution and review progress on a recurring cadence. The product emphasizes alignment, visibility, and accountability through OKR workflows, check-ins, and reporting. It also supports integrations to connect OKRs with work activity tracked in other business systems.
Purpose-built OKR workflows
WorkBoard centers on creating, cascading, and aligning OKRs across company, team, and individual levels. It supports recurring check-ins and progress updates to keep OKRs current rather than static. This focus can reduce the need to adapt general work management tools to fit OKR-specific practices.
Strategy-to-execution visibility
The platform provides dashboards and reporting to show progress and ownership across objectives and key results. It helps leadership teams review execution status and identify at-risk priorities during business reviews. This is useful for organizations that need a consistent operating cadence and cross-functional alignment.
Integrations for connected reporting
WorkBoard supports integrations intended to link OKRs with work activity and data from other systems. This can help teams avoid duplicative status reporting by referencing execution signals from existing tools. Integration support is important when OKRs must reflect work tracked in separate project or collaboration platforms.
Less suited for task execution
WorkBoard is primarily designed for OKR management and executive visibility rather than day-to-day task and project execution. Teams that want deep task dependencies, workload management, and granular project controls may still need a dedicated work management tool. This can add complexity if users expect a single system for both OKRs and detailed delivery tracking.
OKR adoption change required
The product’s value depends on consistent OKR definition, ownership, and regular check-ins. Organizations without an established OKR discipline may experience uneven data quality and limited reporting usefulness. Successful use often requires process design, enablement, and ongoing governance.
Reporting depends on data hygiene
Dashboards and rollups are only as accurate as the underlying updates and metric definitions. If teams do not update key results frequently or define measurable outcomes consistently, leadership views can become stale or misleading. This can create additional administrative effort to maintain reliable reporting.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free forever | WorkBoard Basic — free forever; includes goals, priorities, actions, automatic status reports and basic OKR features. (Official site states "Workboard Basic is free forever" and the Basic app is free for up to 10 users.) |
| Elite (premium) | Not publicly disclosed — contact sales | Premium app that complements Basic (advanced goal/metric dashboards, enterprise visibility, link goals to workstreams, enhanced reporting). Official site offers a 14-day free trial for Elite but does not list subscription prices. |
| WorkBoardAI / Enterprise | Custom pricing / usage-based (not publicly disclosed) | Enterprise strategy execution platform and AI agents (Chief of Staff, Leadership Coach, etc.). Official site notes AI agents/pricing are usage-based and that the full solution is available via marketplaces (Azure Marketplace, Workday AI Marketplace); pricing is not posted publicly and requires contacting sales or marketplace listing for details. |
Seller details
WorkBoard Inc.
Redwood City, CA, USA
2013
Private
https://www.workboard.com/
https://x.com/workboard
https://www.linkedin.com/company/workboard/
