Governance & finance software comparison
OnBoard vs. CharterSteward for Borough, Township & Nonprofit Boards
Compare published OnBoard plan features with CharterSteward’s documented meeting, grant, and finance workflows. Where a reviewed page does not document a capability, it is labeled as an evaluation question rather than an absence.
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CharterSteward
FeaturedA shared governance and finance workspace for civic and nonprofit boards
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OnBoard
Board portal with Essentials, Premium, and Ultimate plans
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| Comparison area | CharterStewardFeatured | OnBoard |
|---|---|---|
| Meetings | ||
| Meeting preparation, publication, and follow-up | For agenda items, CharterSteward supports configurable in-app reminders to assigned owners, approval before publishing when a packet requires it, email notifications to the configured member audience after publication, and optional follow-up reminders for eligible upcoming planned meetings with unpublished packets. | Essentials lists Agenda & Book Builder, mobile apps, Zoom and Teams integration, annotations, a Resource Library, and user/group permissions. Premium adds Minutes Builder, approvals and e-signatures, surveys, task management, and Microsoft 365 integration. Ultimate adds SSO, board assessments, D&O questionnaires, skills tracking, and director/executive training. |
| Premium and Ultimate governance tools | The reviewed CharterSteward pages describe meeting, grant, and finance workflows; they do not document equivalents for OnBoard’s listed board assessments, D&O questionnaires, skills tracking, director/executive training, or SSO. Treat these as evaluation questions, not proof those capabilities are absent. | Premium lists Minutes Builder, Approvals & eSignatures, Surveys, Task Management, and Microsoft 365 Integration. Ultimate adds SSO, Board Assessments, D&O Questionnaires, Skills Tracking, and Director & Executive Training. |
| Organization workflows | ||
| Grant deadline tracking and reporting | Track saved application and reporting dates with configurable in-app reminders, list and monthly calendar views, and links between grants and capital projects. | Unavailable in OnBoard’s reviewed Pricing & Packaging page. This does not establish that OnBoard lacks the capability. |
| Budgeted-versus-actual review | Review fiscal-year budgeted amounts alongside actual spending entered, with a directional summary showing whether spending is under, over, or matching budget. The view reflects information recorded in the workspace. | Unavailable in OnBoard’s reviewed Pricing & Packaging page. This does not establish that OnBoard lacks the capability. |
| Plans and pricing | ||
| Pricing and billing terms | USD monthly: Starter $49, Professional $149, Growth $299, and Premium $599 per month. Annual totals are $558.60, $1,698.60, $3,229.20, and $6,469.20 respectively, billed upfront (5% off Starter and Professional; 10% off Growth and Premium). Starter and Professional include a 30-day trial with a payment method at hosted checkout; Growth and Premium have no trial. | The page lists Essentials, Premium, and Ultimate, but no numeric prices. It says price depends on organizational needs, plan tier, and user count, and directs prospects to request a demo for an accurate quote. |
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