Comparison

OnBoard alternative: how Dafira compares

If you are evaluating OnBoard or considering a change, this page sets out what Dafira offers on each criterion and what to check with OnBoard. You can then test Dafira with your own board pack for 14 days.

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Dafira at a glance

Scope: Agenda, board pack, meeting, minutes, votes and signatures
AI: AI assistant on board documents and AI minute builder
Security: 256-bit encryption, two-factor authentication, GDPR
Trial: 14 days, no credit card required

Criterion by criterion

Dafira and OnBoard, criterion by criterion

What Dafira offers on each point, and the questions worth asking OnBoard for your own evaluation.

User experience

Dafira

Built around the board cycle

Agenda, board pack, meeting and minutes follow the order in which a board works.

Directors read and annotate on any device
Access set by board role
Onboarding and training for directors

To check with OnBoard

How much training do directors need before their first meeting?
Can the workspace be adapted to your boards, committees and roles?
How do occasional users find the current board pack?

Document management

Dafira

Board packs and document library

Board papers are assembled into a pack, shared securely and kept in one library with their history.

Document library
Version history
Private annotations
256-bit encryption

To check with OnBoard

How are board packs assembled and updated after they are sent?
Is there a version history for each document?
Can directors annotate privately?

Mobile experience

Dafira

On any device

Directors read the board pack, annotate and use the secure board chat from a computer, tablet or phone.

Board pack on tablet and phone
Private annotations
Secure board chat

To check with OnBoard

Which features are available on tablet and phone?
Can documents be read offline, and how is that secured?
Are all desktop features also available on mobile?

AI integration

Dafira

AI assistant and AI minute builder

AI features support work on board papers and minutes; the secretary reviews and approves what is recorded.

Questions answered from the board papers
Summaries of long documents
Draft minutes in several languages

To check with OnBoard

Which AI features are included, and in which plan?
Where are documents processed when AI features are used?
Can draft minutes be produced in the languages your board uses?

Checklist

A checklist for your evaluation

What Dafira includes today. Features and plans change on both sides, so confirm the OnBoard column with the vendor for the plan you are offered.

Capability	Dafira	OnBoard
Agenda builder		To confirm
Board pack and document library		To confirm
Private annotations		To confirm
Version history		To confirm
AI assistant on board documents		To confirm
AI minute builder		To confirm
Voting		To confirm
Electronic signature		To confirm
Decision log and action items		To confirm
Secure board chat		To confirm
Role-based access		To confirm
Two-factor authentication		To confirm
14-day free trial without credit card		To confirm

“To confirm” means this page does not assess OnBoard on that point.

What board teams say

Secretaries, general counsels and CEOs on running their board with Dafira.

Dafira has transformed how we manage our board operations, bringing efficiency and clarity to our governance processes.

General Counsel

Listed fashion group

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Dafira has simplified our document management tremendously, making our meeting preparations more efficient and allowing our board to focus on decision-making.

CEO

Regional public investment fund

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