Cohiva Quorum

Cohiva Quorum compared with Govn365

In short

Govn365 is a board governance product built on Microsoft 365 and SharePoint, which suits organisations standardised on Microsoft 365 that want governance inside that ecosystem. Cohiva Quorum is a standalone Australian product that combines a board portal with a statutory entity register and multi-entity oversight, built around the Corporations Act 2001 and the ACNC. Microsoft 365 organisations often choose Govn365, while boards and groups wanting statutory governance in a dedicated product tend to choose Quorum.

Cohiva Quorum compared with Govn365

Govn365 and Cohiva Quorum both help a board run meetings and keep its papers and decisions in order. Govn365 is built on Microsoft 365 and SharePoint, so it lives inside the Microsoft ecosystem that many organisations already use. Quorum is a standalone Australian product that brings the board portal together with a statutory entity register and oversight across a group, built around the Corporations Act 2001 and the ACNC.

At a glance

| Area | Govn365 | Cohiva Quorum | | --- | --- | --- | | Board portal and papers | Yes | Yes | | Platform | Built on Microsoft 365 and SharePoint | Standalone web product | | Fit for Microsoft 365 organisations | Strong | Works alongside, not built on it | | Australian Corporations Act and ACNC framing | General | Native | | Statutory entity register | Limited | Yes, in the same product | | Multi-entity group oversight | General | Yes, one tenant, many entities |

Where Govn365 is strong

Govn365 has a clear strength, and it deserves credit:

- It is built on Microsoft 365 and SharePoint, so organisations already standardised on Microsoft 365 can keep board governance inside the tools, security, and storage they already manage. - It suits IT teams and organisations that prefer to consolidate on Microsoft rather than add a separate platform. - It fits naturally with Microsoft identity, permissions, and document management.

If your organisation is committed to Microsoft 365 and wants board governance inside that ecosystem, Govn365 is a strong fit.

Where Cohiva Quorum is strong

Quorum is built for Australian boards and groups that want statutory governance in a dedicated product. Its wedge is:

- The board portal together with a statutory entity register, so registers, officeholders, and members sit with the meeting and resolution record. - 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. - A section 251A minute book where signed minutes are immutable and corrections are tracked. - 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.

Because Quorum is a dedicated product, the governance workflow and the statutory model are built in rather than configured on top of a general platform. 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 Govn365 if

Choose Govn365 if your organisation is standardised on Microsoft 365, you want governance inside SharePoint and the Microsoft tools you already run, and keeping everything in one ecosystem is the priority. For that setting Govn365 is a strong choice.

Choose Cohiva Quorum if you want a dedicated Australian governance product with the statutory entity register, cited resolutions, and group oversight built in and framed around the Corporations Act and the ACNC.

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

What is Govn365 built on?
Govn365 is built on Microsoft 365 and SharePoint, so it sits inside the Microsoft ecosystem that many organisations already use.
Is Cohiva Quorum a Microsoft 365 product?
No. Quorum is a standalone web product. It can work alongside the tools you use, but the governance workflow and statutory model are built into Quorum itself.
Which suits a Microsoft-committed organisation?
An organisation standardised on Microsoft 365 that wants governance inside SharePoint will find Govn365 a strong fit. Quorum suits those wanting a dedicated governance product.
Does Quorum include a statutory entity register?
Yes. Quorum keeps a statutory entity register in the same product as the board portal, with cited Corporations Act resolutions and a section 251A minute book.
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