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What it is

Boords is a web-based video preproduction tool that brings scripts, storyboards, animatics, and client approvals together. Frames can use original artwork, uploaded images, or AI-generated images with consistent characters. Its script editor supports free-form, audio/visual, and screenplay formats, and scripts can be turned into storyboard frames. Clients can use a shared link to comment on frames and approve them or request changes without an account. Storyboards can be timed to voiceover or music; boards export as PDF or image, while animatics export as MP4. Boords also offers a public API and signed webhooks, with Slack notifications, Dropbox, and Google Drive listed as integrations. The free plan is limited to five active storyboards and up to five team members. Paid pricing is listed from $26/user/mo annually. Boords says customer content is not used to train its AI models, and account administrators can disable AI features. It is designed for video and advertising agencies, creative directors, production managers, in-house brand teams, and animation studios.

Spec sheet

What it does
Boords combines scripts, storyboards, animatics, client feedback and approval tracking in one web pre-production workspace.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Purpose
Boords combines scripts, storyboards, animatics, and client approvals in a video preproduction tool.Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
Intended users
Boords says it is designed for video and advertising agencies, creative directors, production managers, in-house brand teams, and animation studios.Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
Integrations
Boords offers a public API and signed webhooks, and its pricing page lists Slack notifications, Dropbox, and Google Drive.Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
Security
Boords states that traffic uses HTTPS with 256-bit SSL, assets use AWS S3 encryption at rest, and infrastructure is hosted mainly in AWS and Heroku EU regions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Support
The Agency plan includes priority support, while Enterprise offers dedicated support and onboarding.Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
Headquarters
Thame, England, United KingdomRead 23 Sep 2026 · boords.com
Founded
2015Read 23 Sep 2026 · boords.com
AI image generation
The product generates or edits storyboard images and supports reusable custom characters for visual consistency.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.boords.com
AI privacy
Boords says customer content is not used to train its AI models and account administrators can disable AI features for the account.Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
AI script import
Script import accepts PDF, plain text, Markdown, CSV and HTML files up to 2 MB, 250 pages or 60,000 words.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Animatics
Animatics provide timed previews with transitions, audio and subtitles and can be exported as MP4.Read 15 Oct 2026 · assets.boords.com
Animatics and exports
Storyboards can be timed with voiceover or music; boards export as PDF or image and animatics as MP4.Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
API access requirement
API tokens require a paid plan and are authenticated with the X-API-KEY header against https://app.boords.com/v1.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
API rate limit
Each API token is limited to 120 requests per minute.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Client review
Review links let guests comment in a browser without creating a Boords account, with optional passwords and open tracking.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Company size
LinkedIn lists Boords as a privately held London company with 2–10 employees, founded in 2015.Read 15 Oct 2026 · uk.linkedin.com
Compliance limitation
Boords says it follows UK GDPR and aligns with EU GDPR and CCPA/CPRA but is not currently SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Data location
Boords says its managed AWS and Heroku infrastructure is primarily in the EU (Ireland).Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
Data ownership
Customers retain intellectual-property rights in their uploaded content and grant Boords a limited licence to host, process and display it for service operation and support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Documentation
The documentation hub covers getting started, images, storyboards, scripts, comments, sharing, exports, teams, accounts and developer topics.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Exports
Storyboard exports include PDF, Word, spreadsheet, image ZIP, MP4 animatic and PowerPoint formats; scripts export to PDF, Word, Markdown and plain text.Read 15 Oct 2026 · assets.boords.com
Founder and headquarters
Boords says James Chambers founded it in London in 2015 after co-founding Animade, and identifies London as headquarters.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Frame editor
Frames support drawing, annotations, shapes, text, imported images and camera overlays for pans, zooms and moves.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Free plan limit
Boords' About page describes the free plan as limited to five active storyboards and up to five team members.Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
GetApp platform listing
GetApp lists web, Android and iPhone/iPad support for Boords but shows no user ratings or review data.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Independent review score
GraiLogic gives Boords a provisional 58/100 score and describes it as a client-approval-focused planning tool.Read 15 Oct 2026 · grailogic.com
Legal entity
Boords trades as Presentable Software Limited, company number 09985153, with a registered office in Thame, England.Read 15 Oct 2026 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Licence model
The terms reserve intellectual-property rights in the Boords site and describe a subscription service, indicating proprietary software rather than an open-source licence.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Limit: AI control
G2 reviewers report that generated scenes can miss the intended visual and request more control over character consistency and details.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: finished-video workflow
GraiLogic says Boords stops at planning and does not provide a path from storyboard to finished video.Read 15 Oct 2026 · grailogic.com
Limit: pricing and scale
G2 reviewers say pricing may feel high for freelancers, large boards can become harder to organize, and integrations with production tools are limited.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
MCP integration
An OAuth MCP server connects Boords to Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code and other compatible AI tools on every plan, including Free.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Notable news
Boords announced Slack direct-message notifications in a blog update dated 1 June 2026.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Praise: usability and collaboration
G2 reviewers repeatedly praise the clean, intuitive interface, centralized workflow, client sharing and feedback collaboration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Public API
The beta API manages projects, storyboards, frames, comments, team members, asset-library items and script-to-storyboard creation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Rating on G2
4.7 out of 5 from 27 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on GetApp
0 out of 5 from 0 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Rating on TrustRadius
9 out of 10 from 1 review.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Review and sign-off
Clients can use a shared link to comment on individual frames and approve or request changes without an account.Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
Script creation
Users can write free-form or two-column audio/visual scripts and convert an approved script into a storyboard.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Script editor
The product supports free-form, audio/visual, and screenplay-format scripts, which can be converted into storyboard frames.Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
Slack integration
Boords can send mentions, replies, comment status changes and followed-storyboard comments as Slack direct messages.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Storyboard creation
New storyboards can be imported from scripts, generated from an AI brief, or started as a blank canvas.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Storyboard views
Users can switch among global, grid, shot-list, generator, script and frame-editing views.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
TrustRadius mobile finding
TrustRadius identifies Boords as SaaS and reports no mobile application.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Versioning
Script versions preserve review rounds, can copy anchored comments and keep the same review link pointed at the newest version.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Webhooks
Beta webhooks notify HTTPS endpoints about project, storyboard, frame and comment changes, with HMAC-SHA256 signatures and up to 10 endpoints per team.Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com

Plans and prices

Free Free No credit card required 5 active storyboards · 3 active scripts · 8 one-off AI image credits Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Solo (free) Free Single user · 250 AI images per month · Unlimited storyboards & scripts Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
Solo (yearly) $26 a year billed yearly 1 user · 250 AI images/month · Unlimited storyboards Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
Solo $39 a month $39/month; $26/mo billed yearly 1 user · 250 AI images/month · unlimited storyboards and scripts Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Pro (yearly) $50 a year billed yearly Up to 5 users · 1,000 AI images/month Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
Pro $75 a month $75/month; $50/mo billed yearly Up to 5 users · 1,000 AI images/month · everything in Solo Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Team (yearly) $85 a year billed yearly Up to 10 users · 2,000 AI images/month · Advanced team controls Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
Team $125 a month $125/month; $85/mo billed yearly Up to 10 users · 2,000 AI images/month · advanced team controls Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Agency (yearly) $165 a year billed yearly Up to 30 users · 3,000 AI images/month · Priority support Read 30 Sep 2026 · boords.com
Agency $250 a month $250/month; $165/mo billed yearly Up to 30 users · 3,000 AI images/month · priority support Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com
Enterprise Priced on request Custom Custom seats and billing · SAML SSO · custom AI credit pools · dedicated support · MSA/DPA support · audit-grade activity trail Read 15 Oct 2026 · boords.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Scripts can be converted into storyboard frames
  • Clients can comment without creating an account
  • Boards export as PDF or image
  • AI features can be disabled by administrators

Limits

  • Free plan allows five active storyboards
  • Free plan supports up to five team members
  • Web platform only

Who it suits

Boords suits video and advertising agencies, production managers, creative directors, in-house brand teams, and animation studios. Its shared review links and storyboard-to-animatic workflow may help teams that need client feedback during preproduction.

Boords in depth

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Overview

Boords is a web-based video preproduction tool that brings scriptwriting, storyboard creation, animatics and client approval together. It suits production teams that need clients to comment on work without joining the service. The workflow is its strongest case; costs rise quickly when a team needs more seats or AI images.

Key features

Scripts can be written in free-form, audio/visual or screenplay formats and turned into storyboard frames. Teams can make frames from original artwork, uploaded images or AI-generated images with consistent characters. That flexibility helps teams combine existing visual assets with generated ones, but AI use is capped monthly on every listed plan.

Boards can be timed to voiceover or music, then exported as MP4 animatics. Storyboards can be exported as PDF or image files, with DOCX, XLSX, Google Slides, Markdown and plain text also supported. Shared links let clients comment on individual frames, approve them or request changes without an account, keeping review within the production workflow.

Team collaboration, shot annotations and scene layouts support coordinated planning. A public API and signed webhooks offer integration options; Boords also lists Slack notifications, Dropbox and Google Drive. Boords says traffic uses HTTPS with 256-bit SSL and that files and backups are encrypted at rest. Its managed AWS and Heroku infrastructure is primarily in Ireland, EU. It is not SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified. Customer content is not used to train its AI models, and account administrators can disable AI features.

Pricing

The free Solo plan costs nothing and is for one user, with 250 AI images per month and unlimited storyboards and scripts. Boords' About page describes a five-active-storyboard and five-team-member ceiling for the free plan, so teams should treat those caps as practical limits even though the plan summary says unlimited storyboards.

Solo costs $26 a year, billed yearly, or $39 a month, billed monthly. It retains one user, 250 AI images per month and unlimited storyboards. This is the paid option for an individual who needs ongoing access, but not a team plan.

Pro costs $50 a year, billed yearly, or $75 a month, billed monthly, and supports up to five users with 1,000 AI images per month. Team costs $85 a year, billed yearly, or $125 a month, billed monthly, for up to 10 users, 2,000 AI images per month and advanced team controls. These plans suit small groups needing shared capacity; Team adds controls, while Pro keeps the lower seat and image limits.

Agency costs $165 a year, billed yearly, or $250 a month, billed monthly. It raises the cap to 30 users and 3,000 AI images per month and includes priority support, making it the fit for larger agency teams that need a larger allowance. Enterprise has custom pricing and billing terms, custom seat counts and AI credit pools, dedicated support and onboarding, and SAML single sign-on. A free trial is available.

Platforms

Boords runs on the web and also supports an API.

Who it's for

Boords is aimed at video and advertising agencies, creative directors, production managers, in-house brand teams and animation studios. It is a strong fit where script-to-board planning and client sign-off need to sit together. A solo creator or team that does not need review links, animatics or the broader workflow may find its higher-tier team pricing hard to justify.

Pros and cons

Pro: Script formats convert into storyboard frames, connecting written planning to visual work.

Pro: Client review links permit frame-level comments and sign-off without requiring client accounts.

Pro: Storyboard, document, presentation and video export formats accommodate different handoffs.

Con: Solo is limited to one user, and even Agency caps teams at 30; larger organizations need custom Enterprise terms.

Con: AI-image allowances range from 250 to 3,000 monthly on the listed plans, which may constrain teams that rely heavily on generated imagery.

Con: Boords is not SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified, a relevant drawback for buyers whose procurement requires either certification.

Alternatives

AI Storyboard Generators and Storyboard Software are broader starting points for comparing tools in those categories.

Choose Krock.io if you want a free plan with a stated 2 GB storage allowance, one workspace and two projects, or its $10 a month Pro plan. Drawstory is another freemium web option. Cygnus is a freemium choice for macOS and web. GOGUL, Shai, Story2Board, StoryBirdie and Storyboarder.ai are also alternatives; their stated plans focus on different free allowances, credits, or trial limits.

Verdict

Choose Boords if a video or creative team needs scripts, boards, animatics and client approval in one web workflow, especially when account-free client review matters. Look elsewhere if your team needs formal SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification, a larger standard seat allocation, or a lower-cost tool for storyboard creation alone.

Verdict

Boords links script writing, visual planning, animatics, and client sign-off in a web tool. Its free tier has explicit storyboard and team limits; paid pricing is listed from $26/user/mo annually.

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