Computershare BoardWorks vs Group Vision Web

Computershare BoardWorks is a board management platform for boards and committees, with tools for meeting preparation, document handling and member participation. It creates board books automatically and lets users assemble board packs by drag and drop. Members can store, review, annotate and share documents; annotations can be remotely wiped. Built-in voting, evaluations, surveys and feedback tools support board decision-making. The platform works online and offline, and users can choose which documents synchronize. BoardWorks integrates with Microsoft 365 and DocuSign. Its security features include encryption, biometric and two-factor authentication, and remote wiping. Computershare describes its data centers as secure facilities meeting SSAE16 and AT 101 requirements. Supported languages include English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Cantonese, French, German and Danish. Clients receive dedicated 24/7 support, onboarding training and live chat. The subscription includes all modules and unlimited committees, with additional users charged. BoardWorks is marketed to corporations, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, credit unions, higher education institutions and banks. Pricing is available on request.

Group Vision Web manages legal entity information, including capital, shareholdings, signature powers, directors and other representatives. Its group charting tool calculates direct and indirect ownership percentages without requiring plug-ins. Users can save report templates, generate reports for one or more entities, and export them to Excel, Word or PDF. Document Manager stores corporate documents in its database or links to documents in another application, with access restricted by user permissions. The product runs in a browser on desktops, tablets and smartphones. Askival offers cloud-hosted and on-premises deployments; hosted use can involve perpetual licences or a pay-as-you-go SaaS model. SAML 2.0 authentication and single sign-on are available for hosted and on-premises installations. The maker says its cloud hosting uses Microsoft Azure and EU datacentres described as ISO-certified. On-premises installations require Windows Server 2016 or later and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or later; the application database needs 100 MB of disk space. Askival also offers migration, customisation, integration consultancy, helpdesk support and training. Pricing is on request.