Arcade vs BoardQ
Arcade
arcade.co
BoardQ
boardq.ioSide by side
| Figure | Arcade | BoardQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3,000/mo | $8.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Sales Gamification Software | 8.0 (#14) | 9.1 (#3) |
| Integrations | Arcade lists Workday, UKG, and ADP for roster and hierarchy data, Slack and Microsoft Teams for notifications, and Snowflake and Looker for BI. | The maker lists HubSpot, Zendesk, and Google Sheets (Beta) as native integrations, and describes webhook connections with Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zapier, and Make. |
| What it does | Arcade is AI coaching and readiness software for multi-location frontline teams. | BoardQ provides browser-based live leaderboards for sales, support, education, quizzes, sports, games and events. |
Plans
In their own words
BoardQ
BoardQ creates live leaderboards and scoreboards for teams, events, games, classrooms, and competitions. Score changes are sent to connected screens in real time using WebSocket. Boards can be shared by QR code or embedded in websites and apps with an iframe, and custom columns let organizers display multiple KPIs alongside scores. The service lists native integrations with HubSpot and Zendesk, with Google Sheets marked beta. Its Sheets sync maps columns to participant names and scores and reflects edits on the leaderboard. Webhook connections are described for Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zapier, and Make. A REST API accepts JSON POST requests authenticated with a bearer token and is available on the free plan. Basic is free and includes up to two leaderboards, real-time updates, themes, custom columns, embeds, and CSV and Excel export. Premium costs $8.99 a month and supports up to 20 leaderboards; Enterprise costs $89 a month and supports up to 200. Listed uses include sales contests, support teams, classroom quizzes, trivia, sporting events, tournaments, and fitness challenges. BoardQ is available on web and via API; no mobile app is listed.