Board vs eQ8
Board
board.com
eQ8
eq8.aiSide by side
| Figure | Board | eQ8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 9 | 1 |
| Spec score · Workforce Planning Software | 8.0 (#7) | 7.2 (#17) |
| Founded | 1994 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Chiasso, Switzerland | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Available integrations | Additional components include an Office Add-In, SAP connector, parallel engines, and broadcasting package. | The Enterprise plan lists “SSO + Integration” but does not name specific integrations on the pricing page. |
| Scenario planning | Planners can evaluate risks and change plans using scenario planning. | eQ8 Enterprise supports dynamic scenario planning to help organizations consider different possible futures and align on a plan. |
| Workforce planning | Human resources solutions include HR workforce planning. | The platform helps organizations evaluate scenarios, forecast future workforce needs, and suggest action plans to address gaps between workforce supply and demand. |
Plans
Board
- Board Supply Chain PlanningPriced on request
- Board add-ins & integrationsPriced on request
- FinancePriced on request
- HRPriced on request
- Predictive analyticsPriced on request
- Premium SupportPriced on request
- RetailPriced on request
- SalesPriced on request
- Supply chainPriced on request
In their own words
Board
Board is an enterprise planning platform that connects data, processes, and teams for financial and operational planning. Its listed functions include budgeting, forecasting, reporting, consolidation, supply planning, and workforce planning. Teams can model scenarios and trade-offs, plan for events, and compare forecasts with actuals. The platform also offers governed agentic AI with human oversight, governance, and accountability. Collaboration can extend beyond the enterprise. Additional components include an Office Add-In, SAP connector, parallel engines, and broadcasting package. Deployment options are cloud and on-premise, and the site supports recent versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Support resources include product support, training, Board Community, and a premium support plan. Plans include Finance, Supply chain, Retail, Sales, HR, and predictive analytics, with customized quotes based on specific needs; no prices are listed. The supplied pages state no free plan or free tier, and do not state a trial or refund policy. Board lists headquarters in Boston and Chiasso and a founding year of 1994.