Boardon vs Boilerplate

Boardon is a web- and API-based service for creating branded preboarding and onboarding portals for new employees. Administrators build timeline-based plans with tasks, learning content, reminders, messages, quizzes, surveys, articles, videos, and files. Invitations can be sent by email or text; new employees can open them on a phone or by email. They can download onboarding documents, update them, and upload them for administrator review. Managers, recruitment officers, and HR staff can monitor progress through reports and statistics. Companies can brand the portal with their name, logo, and colors; Enterprise users can also change its CSS. Administration is listed in English, with German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and Finnish among the languages offered. The free account allows one active user and one administrator, five text messages per month, and 10 MB of storage; it is removed after 12 months without activity. Paid plans start at $58 a month, are based on active users, and require at least a three-month purchase. Hosting is in Sweden with global reach.

Boilerplate provides portals and reusable checklists for document requests, onboarding, and recurring paperwork. A checklist can combine digital forms, fillable PDFs, file uploads, e-signatures, and assigned tasks. Its dashboard tracks whether items are open, closed, returned for updates, or ready for review, alongside due dates and expirations. Due dates can trigger email reminders to recipients with overdue items. Users can personalize and prefill PDFs, collect e-signatures, and verify signed documents using an encrypted hash. Administrators choose how long files and data remain on the service; files are automatically removed afterward. The application is web-based, so clients need not download an app; users can upload files from a desktop or capture them with a mobile device. Listed live integrations include AWS S3, Box, Egnyte, Google, Lever, Microsoft 365, and Salesforce. Boilerplate describes AES-256 encryption, optional client-side encryption, key shredding, multi-factor authentication, firewalls, monitoring, and third-party penetration testing. Its security page says files are hosted on AWS servers in the United States and lists HIPAA compliance safeguards. Pricing is available on request.