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Board and investor reporting · November 2026 Edition

OnBoard vs AppDeck Board Portal

Eight of fourteen models named OnBoard first on the direct prompt; two named AppDeck Board Portal. OnBoard was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and AppDeck Board Portal by nine and OnBoard carries 41 labels and AppDeck Board Portal 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.

OnBoard

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

AppDeck Board Portal

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share16%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels4115A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, OnBoard reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.OnBoard vs Boardable · OnBoard vs BoardPro · OnBoard vs Board Intelligence

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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the board and investor reporting page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
OnBoardFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAppDeck Board Portal
Direct82
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained021 against OnBoard
Scale-constrained11
Negative204 against OnBoard
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where OnBoard and AppDeck Board Portal stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
OnBoard AppDeck Board Portal first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OnBoard on the left and AppDeck Board Portal on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where OnBoard and AppDeck Board Portal stood in it.

OnBoard first, AppDeck Board Portal an alternative

8 of 14 modelsAppDeck Board Portal was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5OnBoard alternatives: BoardEffect, Govenda
GPT-5.4 miniBoard Intelligence, OnBoard alternatives: Diligent Boards, Nasdaq Boardvantage
Gemini 3.5 FlashMosaic, OnBoard, Zeck alternatives: Cube, Datarails, Govenda
Perplexity SonarOnBoard alternatives: Fairview, Planful, Prophix
Grok 4.20OnBoard alternatives: Board Intelligence, Boardable
DeepSeek V4 FlashOnBoard alternatives: BoardPro, Ideals Board
GPT-6 LunaOnBoard alternatives: Board Intelligence, Boardable
Muse Glimmer 30BOnBoard alternatives: AppDeck Board Portal, BoardEffect, Diligent Boards

AppDeck Board Portal first, OnBoard an alternative

2 of 14 modelsOnBoard was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Kimi K2AppDeck Board Portal, BoardPro alternatives: Board Intelligence, OnBoard
GLM 4.7 FlashXAppDeck Board Portal alternatives: BoardPro, Fathom, OnBoard

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Llama 4 MaverickFairview alternatives: BoardEffect, Mosaic, OnBoard
Qwen 3.7 FlashFairview alternatives: AppDeck Board Portal, BoardPro, OnBoard, Zeck

Neither was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Mistral SmallFairview alternatives: Azeus Convene, Mosaic
MiniMax M2.5Fairview alternatives: Aleph, Mosaic

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
OnBoard leads by two points.
OnBoard2%#7 of 12
AppDeck Board Portal0%#8 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
OnBoard leads by seven points.
OnBoard16%#1 of 13
AppDeck Board Portal9%#3 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
OnBoard leads by two points.
OnBoard6%#3 of 12
AppDeck Board Portal4%#5 of 12
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about OnBoard

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.

“Skip enterprise-grade tools like ... and OnBoard (~$5,000/year minimum)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid if: Downtime could disrupt compliance or decision-making.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“OnBoard Board Management Software: To take in mind — Limited page customization options; Feature usability and limitations; Document upload delays and issues.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“OnBoard (by Passageways) stands out as the best overall board reporting and management software for a mid-market B2B company” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“The safest approach remains: Specialist board portal (e.g., OnBoard, BoardEffect, or BoardPro for SMEs) + strict policy” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · first choice

What the models said about AppDeck Board Portal

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“AppDeck from $149/mo flat unlimited directors is the best value proposition for a limited budget private company” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Tools like OnBoard or AppDeck often strike the best balance of features, price, and ease-of-use” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · first choice
“Boardable or AppDeck are likely the best balance of affordability and functionality” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.