Diligent Boards
Board management software
Decision-making software
Meeting management software
Social network platforms
Knowledge transfer software
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What is Diligent Boards
Diligent Boards is a board portal used to prepare, distribute, and review board and committee materials and to run meetings with secure collaboration workflows. It is primarily used by corporate secretaries, governance teams, and directors to manage agendas, board books, annotations, approvals, and meeting records. The product emphasizes controlled access to sensitive documents, structured meeting preparation, and audit-friendly governance processes across web and mobile devices.
Mature board portal workflow
The product supports end-to-end board meeting processes, including agenda building, board book compilation, secure distribution, and post-meeting records. It provides director-focused review features such as annotations and offline access to materials. These capabilities align with common governance requirements for recurring board and committee cycles.
Security and access controls
Diligent Boards is designed for handling confidential governance content with role-based permissions and controlled sharing. It supports centralized administration for user provisioning and access management across boards and committees. This focus helps organizations standardize how sensitive board materials are accessed and retained.
Mobile-first director experience
The product offers mobile applications intended for directors who review materials on tablets and phones. Offline access supports travel and low-connectivity scenarios common for board members. This reduces reliance on printed packs and ad-hoc file sharing during meeting preparation.
Limited social networking fit
While it supports collaboration around board materials, it is not a general-purpose social network platform for broad community engagement. Interaction is typically scoped to boards/committees and meeting artifacts rather than open-ended networking features. Organizations seeking enterprise-wide social networking may need separate tools.
Governance-centric, not general decisions
Decision-making support is primarily tied to meeting workflows (e.g., approvals, resolutions, minutes) rather than flexible decision frameworks used across all business teams. Teams looking for lightweight, cross-functional decision logs and informal decision capture may find the structure heavier than needed. The product is best suited to formal governance contexts.
Implementation and change management
Rolling out a board portal typically requires onboarding directors, migrating historical materials, and establishing new governance processes. Administrative setup (roles, committees, templates, retention practices) can take time to standardize across entities. Adoption may be slower in organizations with less formal board operations.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Custom / Contact sales | Not publicly listed — Request pricing / demo | Diligent Boards pricing is not published publicly; pricing is customized per organization. Key features include AI-powered GovernAI (Smart Builder, Smart Minutes, Smart Risk Scanner, Smart Summary, Smart News), secure document sharing, role-based permissions, action tracking, board-ready reports, and integrations (Microsoft 365, Google Docs, DocuSign, S&P Global). Official Diligent FAQ (on the vendor site) indicates pricing can range from $10,000 per year for smaller organizations to $50,000+ per year for large enterprises. Free GovernAI 30-day trial is offered to existing Diligent customers only; general pricing and plans require contacting sales. |
Seller details
Diligent Corporation
New York, NY, USA
2001
Private
https://www.diligent.com/
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/diligent/
