Cohiva Quorum

BoardPro alternative: is Cohiva Quorum right for you?

In short

Cohiva Quorum is an Australian alternative to BoardPro for boards and groups that need a statutory entity register, cited resolutions, and multi-entity oversight as well as a board portal. BoardPro remains a strong, simple, well-priced choice for single boards and smaller not-for-profits. Quorum suits organisations that have outgrown a meeting-only portal and want statutory governance in one product.

BoardPro alternative: is Cohiva Quorum right for you?

Boards looking for a BoardPro alternative are often happy with a meeting and pack workflow but need more around it. The common triggers are a need for the statutory entity register in the same place, resolutions that carry their Corporations Act citation, or oversight across a group of related entities. This page explains where BoardPro is strong, where Cohiva Quorum is strong, and how to choose.

At a glance

| Area | BoardPro | Cohiva Quorum | | --- | --- | --- | | Best fit | Single boards and smaller NFPs | Boards and groups needing statutory governance | | Simplicity and value | Strong | Focused product, broader scope | | Statutory entity register | Limited | Yes, in the same product | | Cited Corporations Act resolutions | General | Yes | | Section 251A minute book | General minutes | Immutable, correction tracked | | Multi-entity group oversight | Single-board focus | Yes, one tenant, many entities |

Where BoardPro is strong

BoardPro is a strong product and a sensible default for many boards. It is simple to adopt, affordable, and focused on doing the meeting lifecycle well, which is why it is popular with single boards and smaller not-for-profits across Australia and New Zealand. If your needs are mostly the agenda, the pack, the meeting, and the minutes, BoardPro covers that ground well and at good value.

Where Cohiva Quorum is strong

Quorum is built for organisations that need governance beyond the meeting. Its differentiators are:

- The statutory entity register in the same product as the board portal, so registers and officeholders sit with the meeting record. - Resolutions that carry their Corporations Act 2001 citation, with the section 194 and 195 conflicted-voting rules applied from the entity type. - A section 251A minute book where signed minutes are immutable and a correction is tracked rather than an edit. - Multi-entity group oversight for a holding company and its subsidiaries as one tenant with many entities. - ACNC framing for registered charities and support for incorporated associations.

Quorum helps you comply and is designed to meet your governance obligations, while the entity and its officers remain responsible for compliance.

Choose Quorum if / Choose BoardPro if

Choose BoardPro if you run a single board or a smaller not-for-profit and you want a simple, affordable portal centred on the meeting lifecycle. For that situation BoardPro is a strong choice and may be all you need.

Choose Cohiva Quorum if you have outgrown a meeting-only portal and need the statutory entity register, cited resolutions, and oversight across a group of entities in one product framed around the Corporations Act and the ACNC.

Part of the Cohiva platform

Cohiva Quorum is part of the Cohiva platform. You can explore the wider set of products at [www.cohiva.com](https://www.cohiva.com). For signatures on board and circular resolutions, Quorum works with [Cohiva Sign](https://www.cohiva.com), so the signed resolution returns to the minute book as part of the record.

Frequently asked questions

Why look for a BoardPro alternative?
Boards often look when they need more than the meeting lifecycle, such as a statutory entity register, cited resolutions, or oversight across a group of related entities.
Is Cohiva Quorum harder to use than BoardPro?
Quorum covers more ground, so it has more features, but it is designed to keep the core meeting workflow straightforward while adding the statutory register and group oversight.
Does Quorum suit smaller not-for-profits?
Quorum reflects the ACNC framing for registered charities and supports incorporated associations, so it suits not-for-profits that need statutory governance as well as meeting management.
When should I stay with BoardPro?
If you run a single board, want simplicity and value, and mainly need the meeting and pack workflow, BoardPro remains a strong fit.
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