Cohiva Quorum

Diligent alternative: is Cohiva Quorum right for you?

In short

Cohiva Quorum is an Australian alternative to Diligent for boards and groups that want a board portal, a statutory entity register, and multi-entity oversight in one product built around the Corporations Act 2001 and the ACNC. Diligent remains a strong enterprise choice for large listed and multinational organisations. Quorum suits Australian boards, NFPs, and groups that want statutory governance in a single product without enterprise cost and complexity.

Diligent alternative: is Cohiva Quorum right for you?

Boards looking for a Diligent alternative usually fall into one of a few groups. Some are Australian organisations that find an enterprise platform heavier than they need. Some want their statutory entity register and their board portal in one place. Some are a group of companies that wants oversight across entities without a large implementation. This page explains where Diligent is strong, where Cohiva Quorum is strong, and how to decide.

At a glance

| Area | Diligent | Cohiva Quorum | | --- | --- | --- | | Best fit | Large listed and multinational organisations | Australian boards, NFPs, and groups | | Board portal and papers | Yes | Yes | | Statutory entity register | Yes, via Diligent Entities | Yes, in the same product | | Australian Corporations Act and ACNC framing | Configurable | Native | | Group of companies oversight | Yes, enterprise scale | Yes, one tenant, many entities | | Implementation weight | Enterprise | Lighter |

Where Diligent is strong

Diligent is the established enterprise platform in this market, and it deserves credit for that. It offers global scale, a long track record with listed companies and large boards, strong security accreditations, and breadth across governance, risk, and compliance, including entity management through Diligent Entities. If you are a large or multinational organisation, or your procurement and risk teams require enterprise security credentials, Diligent is built for you and is a sound choice.

Where Cohiva Quorum is strong

Quorum is designed for Australian boards and groups that want governance in one focused product. Its differentiators are:

- The board portal, the statutory entity register, and multi-entity group oversight in a single product, rather than separate tools. - Corporations Act 2001 framing built in: resolutions carry their citation, and the section 194 and 195 conflicted-voting rules are applied from the entity type, so proprietary and public companies are handled as the Act requires. - A section 251A minute book where signed minutes are immutable and a correction is tracked rather than an edit. - ACNC framing for registered charities and support for incorporated associations. - A lighter path to value for organisations that do not need an enterprise rollout.

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

Choose Quorum if / Choose Diligent if

Choose Cohiva Quorum if you are an Australian board, not-for-profit, or group that wants the portal, the entity register, and group oversight together, framed around the Corporations Act and the ACNC, and you prefer a focused product over an enterprise suite.

Choose Diligent if you are a large listed company or a multinational group, you need enterprise security accreditations and global reach, or you want one vendor spanning many governance functions. In those cases Diligent is the stronger fit.

Part of the Cohiva platform

Cohiva Quorum is part of the Cohiva platform. You can see 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 a signed resolution returns to the minute book as part of the record.

Frequently asked questions

Why do boards look for a Diligent alternative?
Common reasons are that an enterprise platform is heavier or more costly than a board needs, or that the board wants its statutory entity register and portal in one Australian-focused product.
Does Cohiva Quorum cover entity management?
Yes. Quorum includes a statutory entity register in the same product as the board portal, comparable in purpose to a separate entity management tool.
Is Quorum suitable for a group of companies?
Yes. A holding company and its subsidiaries are managed as one tenant with many entities, with oversight across the group.
When is Diligent still the better choice?
For large listed or multinational organisations, or where enterprise security accreditations and broad governance, risk, and compliance tooling are required, Diligent is a strong fit and may be the better choice.
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