# Page 6 | Govenda Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 6 - Is Govenda the right Board Management solution for you? Explore 166 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/155329/BoardBookit/reviews --- Govenda 4.7 (166) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/155329/BoardBookit/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 6 - Reviews of Govenda ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 126-150 of 166 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use RH Rich H. Executive Director Government Administration Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Efficient / Cost & Time savings!" May 6, 2019 5.0 Staff production costs have been greatly reduced. Meetings are more efficiently run and board members are pleased. Pros The program is easy to use and easy for my board members to navigate. BBI saved us thousands of dollars in material costs. Cons Sign in capability is unpleasant - not matter how many times you click "remember me" you still have to retype in your name and password. Review Source Response from OnBoard May 8, 2019 Hi Rich, Thank you for your review! We're happy to hear how much time and production costs you are saving with BoardBookit! We'll forward your concerns about the login process to our engineering team for future enhancements. Thanks again! LS Lisa S. Executive Director Mental Health Care Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Winning collaboration and organzation tool!" May 16, 2019 5.0 The portal is a great way to help to organize material from calendering to meeting material and provides easy access for board members. With our boards' adaptation, we have eliminated printing documents for meetings. Pros BoardBookit provides an intuitive tool to organization governance documents, board and committee meetings. Voting and polling with ease! Cons I hope as some point that reports will be expanded and that there will be a way to document and run reports on terms. Review Source Response from OnBoard May 20, 2019 Hi Lisa, Thank you for reviewing BoardBookit! We're so happy to hear that your better organization and loving our Voting and Polling features. Also, we'll be happy to pass along your suggestions regarding reporting to our engineering team for future updates and enhancements! Thanks again! VJ Valerie J. Administrator Individual & Family Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Hit or Miss" May 10, 2019 4.0 Pros For the most part, the software is intuitive and easy to use. Cons The presentation function (delegating who drives the presentation) is not easy to find. Review Source Response from OnBoard May 20, 2019 Hi Valerie, Thanks for taking the time to review BoardBookit. It's great to hear that you're finding our platform intuitive and easy to use! We'll pass along your suggestion to our engineering team for future updates and enhancements! SP Sylvie P. Assistant Director, Organizational Development Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great tool for keeping all the board materials in one place! " October 8, 2019 5.0 Pros User-friendly with the ability to easily restrict specific meetings and documents to specific groups. Cons I tried to send a test email to myself through the system and never received it. Also, emails to invite new users go to spam. BoardBookIt needs to work on a better system for both sending emails and for improving notification management. Reason for choosing Govenda This is the only product we found that gave us unlimited users at a reasonable price. Thank you! Review Source Response from OnBoard October 14, 2019 Hi Sylvie! Thanks for the review. We enjoy hearing that you find Boardbookit to be user-friendly. Also, thank you for the suggestion on notifications, I will be sure to share that with my team. Thanks again! MS Matthew S. Corporate Compliance and Governance Counsel Building Materials Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good resource" September 30, 2019 5.0 Pros Simple software, but makes it easy to communicate with the Board and get approval for resolutions. Cons Lacks electronic signature abilities. Fairly bare bone software. Review Source Response from OnBoard October 3, 2019 Hi Matthew! Thank you for the review. It is great to hear that our portal has provided ease for your board! Keep in mind, we do have the ability to do electronic signatures within our portal along with many other features. Your Customer Success Specialist will be reaching out to you in order to walk you through the electronic signature functionality. Thanks again! CF Colleen F. Executive Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Govenda works for Us! " May 15, 2024 5.0 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. Pros Ease of set up and Ease of use. I appreciate the affordability for our small nonprofit; without sacrificing quality. Cons Any expense is challenging for us; so I appreciated that Govenda was available to us at no cost in the beginning. Now, we've had to add a budget expense to ensure that we have it available going forward. Review Source BA Brent A. Director of Finance and Extension Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "BoardBookIt- beginning user" September 30, 2019 4.0 We had 2 boards of directors, and with 28 people using their own different computers, we experienced many issues of them not being able to view or print the documents for the meeting. BoardBookIt has solved those access problems. It is easy to set up meetings, add online agendas and documents, and quickly be prepared for our meetings. Pros The ease of sharing documents that everyone can see and download and print if they wish. We had 2 boards of directors, and with 28 people using their own different computers, we experienced many issues of them not being able to view or print the documents for the meeting. BoardBookIt has solved that problem. Cons It was another software for us and the board of directors to learn and use, which is always the case with new software. Review Source Response from OnBoard October 3, 2019 Hi Brent! Thank you for the review. We are happy to hear that although you had some difficulties, BoardBookit Support was able to solve them for you. Please feel free to reach out to BoardBookit Support with any further questions or concerns and they will assist you directly. Thanks again! JI Jayne I. CDO Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "BoardBookIt becoming invaluable to our board" July 16, 2019 5.0 Pros Our board has found it very user-friendly, so buy-in has been easy. Also, it serves as a great archive for board meeting materials that are always accessible. Cons There has been a bug or two, but the tech team has ironed them out. Review Source KB Kevin B. Executive Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent way to keep your Board informed and engaged." May 13, 2019 5.0 Awesome software. Easy to use (though learning curve for those not as familiar with technology). Intuitive. Gets everyone on the same page. A little challenging to get some Board members to step outside their comfort zone to fully embrace a portal like this. Pros Well thought out. Ease of use. Everything you need, all in one place. Remote voting for Board members. Cons Updates sent via email don't include the updates themselves, just a notification of what is new on your Board portal. Review Source Response from OnBoard May 20, 2019 Hi Kevin, Thanks for taking the time to review BoardBookit! It's great to hear that you're finding the ease of use a great asset for your board along with remote, electronic Voting! LM Linda M. Executive Assistant Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The Ease of BoardBookit" September 30, 2019 5.0 Trying to reduce paper usage by using BoardBookit for our Board's to be able to look at their electronic devices during meetings so they can follow the agenda instead of printing out packets with hundred's of sheets of paper being used. Pros The ease to which you can create agenda's, enter information. Cons Trying to do the minutes in the software. Very difficult. Review Source Response from OnBoard October 3, 2019 Hi Linda, Thank you for taking the time to write a review for BoardBookit. We are happy to hear that our portal makes it easy for you to create agendas and enter information. If you would like assistance with creating minutes within our portal please reach out to BoardBookit Support. Thanks! QB Quintin B. Board Member Broadcast Media Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Board member" December 5, 2022 5.0 Positive Pros Ease to use and access the stated software. Cons I have had an overall positive experience. Review Source JG Joe G. Chairman of the Board of Directors Sports Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Sufficient, with Room for Improvements" June 18, 2020 4.0 Pros BoardBookit is easy to use, both for an administrator and for an end user. In particular, it is easy to build board books and use the meeting scheduling request feature to determine optimal meeting dates. Cons There is substantial room for improvement in the polling, signature, and task features. Right now, these features feel incredibly basic and relatively clunky to use. Further, I would really like to see an integrated video conferencing platform (or allowance for integration with providers like Zoom or WebEx). Review Source RK Robert K. Board Treasurer Music Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good but Could Be Better" June 17, 2020 4.0 OK and could be better Pros Centralized way to distribute and collect information regarding the Board work for the organization Cons Need separate project/committee rooms and ease to upload files and discussion threads. Review Source KB Kathy B. Executive Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great tool for Non-profits" May 13, 2019 5.0 It has been great. Pros We loved that this option was available. As a small non-profit we had been struggling with having the relevant documents available to board members and key volunteers in an accessible manner. Cons I am dreaming about an organization-wide calendar where events, meetings can be seen at a glance. Review Source Response from OnBoard May 20, 2019 Hi Kathy, It's great to hear that you're loving BoardBookit for making documents more readily available for your board members! We'll be sure to pass along your suggestion to our engineering team for future updates and enhancements! BG Beth G. Assistant to President & CEO Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "BoardBookit " June 22, 2020 5.0 Going from making paper packets for several meetings each month for over 20 people to an electronic agenda with presentations attached. Updating if changes are made is so easy and can be pushed out to users immediately! Pros The vendor made set up easy and convenient. They've done several demo's and are always available to answer questions. Looking forward to increasing use internally as we work towards less paper! Cons I've not come across any negatives to this point. Reason for choosing Govenda Cost and ease of implementation! Good references. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Council Member Religious Institutions Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good Board Meeting Portal" May 8, 2019 5.0 Pros BoardBookit is easy to implement and use right away. The interface is intuitive and the help files are easy to navigate and comprehensive. Cons While the software features a voting capability, it isn't suited (nor is it designed) for collaboration. Review Source Response from OnBoard May 9, 2019 Thank you for reviewing BoardBookit! It's great to hear that your had an easy implementations and you've found the platform intuitive! We'll pass along your thoughts regarding Voting to our engineering team for future updates and enhancements! KB Katie B. Accounting Executive Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Review" June 29, 2020 5.0 Pros The software is user friendly and provides us with the needed capabilities we need for our company. Cons The price is high, but the software provides us with all the needed capabilities for our company. Review Source Response from OnBoard July 1, 2020 Katie Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! I'm so glad that you've found value in the software and that it is meeting your needs. LL Linda L. President/CEO MCAL Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "MCAL Board Use" May 10, 2019 4.0 I appreciate the ease of access for all board members regardless of location. Pros I especially like the App for access on the go. Cons I would like to be able to edit meeting headings / as in organization name. Review Source Response from OnBoard May 20, 2019 Hi Linda, Thanks for taking the time to review BoardBookit! It's great to hear that you love mobile apps for accessing your board materials on the go. Also, admins on our platform do have the ability to make changes to an organization's name. So, feel free to contact our customer success team and we can walk you through that functionality! SMEI Sister Mary E I. Board Secretary Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Features" June 24, 2020 5.0 Since I only use it about once a month I need to look for things each time, but generally it is easy to use. Pros Agenda feature with uploaded documents. Cons The posting of emails at a given time instead of immediately, unless I tell it otherwise. Review Source DC Dennis C. Chairman Political Organization Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good Governance Management tool" February 27, 2023 4.0 Good experience Pros All items in one place and documents are easy to carry around Cons Nothing really. Was a very good purchase Review Source CT Christopher T. Director of Strategic Engagement Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great tool for board meetings and communications" June 24, 2020 5.0 This tool provides convenience and offers a better way to be effective at working with our board. Pros We just used Boardbookit for the first time at our June Board Meeting. It was super easy to upload documents for board members to review in advance and during the meeting. It was great to have the agenda and all documents conveniently stored within the site. Cons In the beginning, I was not set up to upload documents, but then our administrator fixed it. Not sure why that was the case. Review Source RL Rebecca L. Executive Assistant Telecommunications Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Product" May 10, 2019 5.0 It's great. I love it. So much better than doing it on paper. Pros It's so easy to use. I reviewed other products before purchasing BoardBookit. BoardBookit is definitely the Cadillac version compared to others. Cons The thing I like least is when I delete an attachment or agenda item, instead of saying on the same spot on the page, it automatically goes back to the top of the page. So I have to scroll back down and find the spot on the page that I was working on. Also, I have experienced the BoardBookit portal stalling. I usually have to logout and back in before it will correct its self. Review Source Response from OnBoard May 20, 2019 Hi Rebecca, Thanks for taking the time to review BoardBookit! It's awesome news that you've found our platform easy use and better than paper! We'll pass along your suggestion to our engineering team for future updates and enhancements. Thanks again! KZ Kathy Z. Executive Assistant Machinery Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The team at Board Bookit is wonderful. I found the software very easy to use. " September 7, 2017 4.0 Share with team members from all over the world and the ease of use! Pros I really like that I am able to assign access to documents to all necessary parties in our organization. Our personnel are world wide and this provides one stop access. Cons It is expensive. There are other programs out there that have similar features for less money. That said, I haven't used those other sites so I cannot comment on their advantages or disadvantages. Review Source CL Christopher L. General Partner Investment Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My experience with BoardBookit" May 8, 2019 4.0 Pros Clarity of corporate governance matters Cons None that floats up to me at this moment Review Source Response from OnBoard May 9, 2019 Hi Christopher, Thank you for taking the time to review BoardBookit! We're happy to hear that our platform creates a clarity for governance matters and helps organize your board! JJ Jamie J. Deputy Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Satisfied User" June 24, 2020 5.0 Positive, excited to keep using. Pros Slick and well organized. Easy to use for all. Cons Almost too many places to put stuff that we lost a few docs in translation! Review Source Response from OnBoard July 1, 2020 Jamie, Thanks for taking time to leave us a review! I'm glad you're enjoying how easy it is to use the board portal! I'll pass that compliment along to our engineering team. They work tirelessly on the user experience! If you ever run into any issues or have questions, feel free to reach out our support team for guidance! Thanks! Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Board Management](https://www.capterra.com/board-management-software/)[Portal](https://www.capterra.com/portal-software/)[Company Secretarial](https://www.capterra.com/company-secretarial-software/)