A Diligent alternative built for African boards

Evaluating board software and looking at Diligent? eBoard by Sibasi is an AI-Powered Governance & Board Intelligence Platform with published starting prices, AI built in, Microsoft-native integration, and implementation and support from a team based in Africa.

Pricing you can see before you talk to sales

eBoard publishes its starting prices. Starter is $2,500 per organisation per year for up to 10 users, and Professional is$7,500 per organisation per year for up to 30 users, with additional users at a published per-user rate. Enterprise is priced on request for multi-entity boards and custom user volumes. Eligible NGOs save 30% (NGO pricing).

Diligent does not publish standard pricing on its website; its plans are priced on request and tailored to the size of the organisation.1If your board secretariat needs a budget figure for approval before engaging vendors, eBoard's published prices let you plan from day one.

  • Starter: $2,500 per year, up to 10 users, additional users $200 per user/year.
  • Professional: $7,500 per year, up to 30 users, additional users $175 per user/year.
  • Enterprise: custom pricing for custom user volumes.

All prices are in USD, billed annually, exclusive of applicable taxes. See the fulleBoard pricing and plan comparison.

Why African boards consider eBoard

AI board intelligence

AI summaries of board papers, AI-drafted minutes, meeting transcription, and insight into decisions and actions, so directors arrive prepared and the secretariat spends less time on paperwork. See eBoard's AI features.

Microsoft-native

Microsoft Entra ID and Google sign-in, plus Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and Outlook integration, with Zoom and Google Meet supported for virtual meetings. Enterprise customers can keep documents in their own SharePoint or Azure storage.

Local implementation and support across Africa

eBoard is built and supported by Sibasi Ltd, headquartered in Nairobi with a presence in Middletown, Delaware, USA, which implements and supports eBoard for organisations across Africa: onboarding, administrator training and ongoing support from a team based on the continent.

Local-currency invoicing

Prices are published in USD, and local-currency invoicing is available. Public-sector tenders can be quoted in local currency, inclusive of taxes, on request.

Mobile and offline

iOS and Android apps with offline access and biometric lock, with administrator device blocking and remote clear. About the mobile apps.

Part of a governance, risk and compliance suite

eBoard is part of Sibasi's Governance, Risk & Compliance suite. Extend it with eGRC for risk registers, compliance obligations, controls, policy management, incidents and assurance reporting. Explore eGRC →

Questions to ask any board software vendor

  • Is pricing per user, per organisation, or both, and what does an additional user cost?
  • Which costs are one-off (implementation, training, data migration) and which recur annually?
  • Are prices quoted inclusive or exclusive of VAT and withholding tax, and in which currency?
  • Is a perpetual licence available if your procurement rules prefer it?
  • Which AI features are included in the plan you are quoting, rather than sold as add-ons?
  • Who delivers onboarding and support, and in which time zone?

See eBoard with your own board pack

Book a walkthrough with our team, or get a formal quote for your board and committees.

1. Source: diligent.com/pricing, checked October 2026. Information about other vendors is based on their public websites as of October 2026 and may change. Diligent is a trademark of its respective owner; eBoard and Sibasi are not affiliated with Diligent.