--- description: Review of Govenda Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Govenda | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Company Secretarial Software](/directory/4171/company-secretarial/software) > [Govenda](/software/83097/boardbookit) # Govenda Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/83097/boardbookit Page: 1 / 8\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/83097/boardbookit?page=2) > Govenda is a cloud-based board success platform designed to be a corporation's trusted technology partner in meeting modern governance challenges. Offering unmatched ROI, user-experience focused design, and premium support, Govenda is the answer to complex governance. Govenda's administrator features allow users to schedule meetings, create electronic board books, publish news and announcements, maintain a board roster, keep records of relevant historical board documents and more. Govenda's approvals feature helps users upload documents with electronic signatures. These documents can include stockholder distributions, equity transfers/grants, employee benefits adoption and more. Administrators can customize fields depending on requirements. Govenda also includes a presentation mode, which allows one board member to share information and screens with other members, across all devices. It also provides offline access to members. Once an internet connection is established again, data will sync automatically. It offers mobile apps for Android and iPhone. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 166 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 166 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: OnBoard - **Location**: Indianapolis, US ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: We know that governance can be complex, and involves a lot of people. Which is why our pricing includes unlimited users, committees, and groups for a plan that suits your needs. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, Fiji, Nigeria, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Action Item Tracking - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Agenda Management - Alerts/Notifications - Annual Filings - Approval Process Control - Archiving & Retention - Attendance Management - Attendee Management - Audit Trail - Authentication - Automatic Backup - Calendar Management - Calendar Sync - Chat/Messaging - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Committee Management ## Integrations (5 total) - Gmail - Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Outlook - Microsoft Teams - Zoom Workplace ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Company Secretarial Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4171/company-secretarial/software) ## Related Categories - [Company Secretarial Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4171/company-secretarial/software) - [Portal Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4405/portal/software) - [Board Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4536/board-management/software) - [Online Meeting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/852/online-meeting/software) - [Meeting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4303/meetings/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Now, we've had to add a budget expense to ensure that we have it available going forward. > > Our experience has been very positive. On the rare occasions when we've had a problem/challenge, the staff have been very accessible and responsive. ----- ### "Feature-Rich, Best in Class" — 5.0/5 > **Darlene** | *24 June 2020* | Leisure, Travel & Tourism | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: BoardBookit has top-notch, US-based support 24x7 for admin users and Board Member/end users. All support calls by our organization have been handled excellently. Training sessions are provided by BBi professionals directly to end users, anytime, anywhere. BoardBookit is a women-owned, women-led company whose sole focus is on meeting the needs of Board managers and Board members. The BBi end-user interface is accessible via computer, tablet, or mobile device; our Board members find it easy to access and intuitive to use. Our Board Liaison is able to set up, configure, and administrate BBi without assistance from internal IT support. This is an AMAZING testament to BBi's ease of use and excellent product design. > > **Cons**: BoardBookit is always adding and developing features and functionality, their product road map is full of great enhancements. The reporting and survey features are relatively new to BoardBookit, which we are happy to have available. Both surveys and reporting deserve more robust functionality, which I believe is already on the BBi road map. > > Excellent, absolutely excellent. The sales process was terrific, onboarding was phenomenal, ongoing training and support are top-notch, and feature development is continuous. The BoardBookit portal itself is exactly what our Board members and the Board liaison needed, easy to use and feature-rich. The price point is also excellent for our organization, with BoardBookit, onboarding, support, and training included in the annual subscription price. Excellent tool, excellent company. ----- ### "Safety Director" — 4.0/5 > **Cindy** | *1 July 2024* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 1.0/10 > > **Pros**: Simple to use an easy access for all other members of our board to get documents > > **Cons**: Sometimes things don’t process as fast as I would like it to > > Overall, I have to say I’m pretty happy with Govinda ----- ### "Excellent value for the price" — 5.0/5 > **Desirée** | *30 September 2019* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: This software does an excellent job at providing a high amount of functionality with an intuitive interface, on both the user-facing end and on the admin-facing end. This is very important because many of our users are late adopters to technology. The designers of the software clearly had a keen understanding of their audience and what their needs are. This software meets our basic needs and at a fair price. > > **Cons**: The software's functionality is, in many ways, "silo-ed." So, for instance, if you upload a document to one area of the board portal, you also have to upload it to every other place you'd like for it to appear. In other words, you can't effectively link to or refer to information stored on different parts of the portal. Also, we have two affiliate companies under an umbrella company -- there's no real way on the portal to delineate this on the portal; it is primarily set up for one sole organization. > > This has been an excellent way to streamline our governance operations and keep sensitive documents secure. ----- ### "Game Changer" — 5.0/5 > **Heather** | *17 June 2020* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Given the remote nature of my board members, this tool has proved indispensable\! They receive alerts, notices, access to all documents and meeting schedules from any device. Storage of historical documents has saved me so much time in not having to respond to one-off requests. Easy to use/learn. > > **Cons**: I would like to be able to have tracking in emails sent/opened; ability to edit offline votes; tasks are cumbersome to enter/manage; esignatures are very limiting -ie: I need one approval, and could be any one of three signers, but requiring all three to sign is cumbersome. > > We had looked at different options - password protected portal on website (too cumbersome to keep updated); Google docs (cumbersome, and not easy to manage); Boardable - cost/features were limited ----- Page: 1 / 8\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/83097/boardbookit?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/83097/boardbookit) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data