Comparison
Forward Motion vs. Boardable
If you're comparing these two, you're asking the right question — both are built for boards like yours, and either one beats running your board from an inbox. The difference is emphasis: Boardable centers on the meeting; Forward Motion centers on what happens between meetings. Here's the honest breakdown.
Where Boardable shines
Boardable has served nonprofit boards for years and takes meetings seriously: scheduling, agendas, shared files, polls, and engagement tools, with published pricing and a real track record. If your board's main problem is meeting logistics — finding a date, sharing the packet, keeping documents in one place — Boardable handles that well, and plenty of boards are happy on it. It's a fair choice, and we'd rather you pick it than go back to email threads.
Side by side
| Forward Motion | Boardable | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for volunteer & nonprofit boards | Yes | Yes |
| Meetings, agendas, and minutes | Yes | Yes |
| Governance cadence — COI attestations, compliance calendar, onboarding checklists, evaluations | Yes | Meetings-first emphasis — verify against their current features |
| Configured to your bylaws — quorum fraction, fiscal year, notice rules | Yes | Ask them |
| Transparent pricing | One published plan | Published tiers — check their site |
| Full data export, any day | Yes | Ask them |
| Single-tenant — your board runs on its own database | Yes | Shared platform (typical for SaaS) |
| Support | A person — you know his name | A support team |
| Price | $149/mo billed annually + $1,000 onboarding | Published pricing has started around $79–300/mo — check their current site |
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Which one fits your board?
Choose Boardable if…
- Your board's pain is mostly meeting logistics — scheduling, packets, files.
- You want a larger company with a bigger team behind the product.
- You'd rather choose among tiers than have one plan decided for you.
Choose Forward Motion if…
- Your board's pain is follow-through — obligations slipping, action items stalling, onboarding by osmosis.
- You want the app to enforce your bylaws — quorum, fiscal year, deadlines — not generic defaults.
- You'd rather know the person who runs your software than file tickets with a team.
Let’s get your board moving.
A 30-minute call: you bring your bylaws and how your board works today; I’ll show you the app and answer everything. No pitch deck, no pressure.
Prefer email? team@keepforwardmotion.com