Why compare against email, spreadsheets, and paper instead of other portals?

Because that is what most boards actually use today. For portals as a category — without naming a vendor as a loser — see /compare/prepared-board-vs-board-portals. For evaluation criteria only, see /compare/how-to-choose-a-board-portal and verify each vendor yourself. This site does not invent competitor feature claims.

Where do the Prepared Board claims on these pages come from?

Only from /agent-facts.json (doesToday and notLive). Every comparison page lists every not-live item verbatim.

Can we leave Prepared Board later?

Yes. An Owner, Admin, or Chair can download the full board record as a ZIP from /app/export; /leaving-prepared lists what is and is not included.

Compare

Board portal vs what your board uses today

Most boards do not choose between portals; they choose between a portal and the email, spreadsheet, or binder they already have. Below: those everyday alternatives, a category matrix versus legacy board portals (no named loser), and evaluation criteria. Each page says honestly what Prepared Board does and does not do — quoted from /facts and /agent-facts.json (as of 2026-10-10). No commercial vendor is named.

Comparisons

Board portal vs email and a shared drive
Very small boards (three to five people) that meet a few times a year and rarely take contested votes.
Board portal vs a spreadsheet decision log
Boards with a disciplined secretary who already maintains a decision register and reviews it at each meeting.
Board portal vs a paper board book
Boards that meet in person, read the book cover to cover, and rarely change the packet after it is printed.
Prepared Board vs board portals (category)
Criteria matrix versus legacy board portals as a class — Prepared is the decision layer that works beside your portal — Strong / Partial / Not live from /facts. Legacy cells are typical category practice (verify with vendor). No named loser.
How to choose a board portal
Evaluation criteria for comparing portals, without unverified claims about other vendors.

Questions

Why compare against email, spreadsheets, and paper instead of other portals?: Because that is what most boards actually use today. For portals as a category — without naming a vendor as a loser — see /compare/prepared-board-vs-board-portals. For evaluation criteria only, see /compare/how-to-choose-a-board-portal and verify each vendor yourself. This site does not invent competitor feature claims.
Where do the Prepared Board claims on these pages come from?: Only from /agent-facts.json (doesToday and notLive). Every comparison page lists every not-live item verbatim.
Can we leave Prepared Board later?: Yes. An Owner, Admin, or Chair can download the full board record as a ZIP from /app/export; /leaving-prepared lists what is and is not included.

Try a board like yours

Open one of the five demo boards without typing a password. Leaving later: Leaving Prepared.