TidyHQ vs BoardPro
Last reviewed June 2026
BoardPro is a focused board portal — agendas, minutes, board packs, director evaluations — for standalone boards that don't have members underneath them. TidyHQ handles the same governance work plus everything a member organisation actually does: membership renewals, payments, events, directory, communications. If your board sits on top of a club, association, or charity with members, paying for BoardPro on top of a membership platform is paying twice.
Where TidyHQ wins
Governance built into the platform your members already use. Meeting agendas, minutes with timed action items, role-based committee task assignment, 25 GB document storage, motion tracking, and committee structure that mirrors your real org chart — all on TidyHQ Pro at $890 AUD/year flat. BoardPro's Starter plan is typically NZ$110+/month per board for governance alone, with no member-side features. A real free tier — BoardPro has no free plan. And TidyHQ's governance lives alongside the member directory, event registrations, and payment data the board is actually deciding on, so resolutions reference real members and real numbers instead of being attached to a PDF in a separate system.
Where BoardPro wins
BoardPro is purpose-built for boards that have no membership layer underneath them — corporate boards, charitable trusts, school boards, body corporates. For that audience, the board-pack PDF compiler is excellent: agenda items, papers, minutes, and resolutions assemble into a single, downloadable, professionally-formatted PDF directors can read offline. Director evaluations and board self-assessment surveys are built in. E-signature on resolutions, conflict-of-interest registers, and board-only document libraries are deeper than TidyHQ's meeting tools. If your board doesn't answer to members and you need a focused governance product, BoardPro does that one job well.
Best for
Sports clubs, professional associations, charities, and member-based nonprofits where the board is one part of running a member organisation — TidyHQ handles governance plus the membership, events, and payments the board exists to oversee. BoardPro suits standalone boards: corporate boards, charitable trusts without a member base, school boards, and body corporates where there are directors but no members, dues, or events to manage.
Feature comparison
Starting price
TidyHQ
$0 free / $890 AUD/year ProBoardPro
No free plan / ~AU$100/month StarterFree tier
TidyHQ
Free forever, unlimited contactsBoardPro
✗ 30-day trial onlyMember management & renewals
TidyHQ
Membership levels, renewals, duesBoardPro
✗ Not a member platformOnline payments (Stripe)
TidyHQ
Subscriptions, events, donationsBoardPro
Event management & ticketing
TidyHQ
BoardPro
Member-facing directory
TidyHQ
BoardPro
✗ (director directory only)Meeting agendas
TidyHQ
Reusable templatesBoardPro
Templates + drag-dropMinutes with action items
TidyHQ
Assigned, tracked, datedBoardPro
Collaborative live editing
TidyHQ
BoardPro
Board pack PDF compilation
TidyHQ
Manual exportBoardPro
Native one-clickMotions & voting records
TidyHQ
Logged in minutesBoardPro
With e-signatureDirector evaluations / surveys
TidyHQ
BoardPro
Built-inE-signature on resolutions
TidyHQ
BoardPro
Conflict of interest register
TidyHQ
Manual via documentsBoardPro
StructuredCommittee task management
TidyHQ
Assigned to rolesBoardPro
Action items onlyDocument storage
TidyHQ
25 GBBoardPro
Tier-dependentEmail & SMS to members
TidyHQ
30,000 emails/mo (Pro)BoardPro
✗ Board comms onlyApple/Google Wallet member cards
TidyHQ
BoardPro
Mobile app
TidyHQ
Responsive webBoardPro
iOS + AndroidPricing model
TidyHQ
Flat per orgBoardPro
Per board (multi-board orgs pay per board)*Approximate conversion: 1 AUD ≈ 0.65 USD ≈ 0.50 GBP. Actual rates may vary.
Key differences
You stop paying twice for governance
If your board oversees a member organisation, BoardPro sits on top of whatever you use for members. That's two subscriptions, two logins for committee members, two places resolutions and member data can drift out of sync. TidyHQ's governance tools live inside the platform that holds the membership, so a motion about subs increases references the actual member list and the actual payment data — not a snapshot exported into a PDF.
Flat pricing instead of per-board pricing
BoardPro charges per board. If your association has a board plus a finance subcommittee plus a junior board plus an events committee — that scales fast. TidyHQ's committees are part of the same flat subscription. A growing org doesn't pay more every time a working group gets formalised.
A real free tier for new and small clubs
BoardPro offers a 30-day trial and then a paid plan. TidyHQ's free plan is permanent, includes meeting agendas, minutes with action items, committee structure, and a member directory. Small clubs and new charities can run their governance on it indefinitely.
The board sees member data, not a separate database
When the treasurer presents financials, the numbers come from TidyHQ's actual payment ledger. When the secretary lists active members for quorum, it's the live list. BoardPro is faster to use for board-only orgs, but for clubs the board work is downstream of the member data — and TidyHQ keeps them in the same place.
What BoardPro does well
BoardPro is purpose-built for boards that have no membership layer underneath them — corporate boards, charitable trusts, school boards, body corporates. For that audience, the board-pack PDF compiler is excellent: agenda items, papers, minutes, and resolutions assemble into a single, downloadable, professionally-formatted PDF directors can read offline. Director evaluations and board self-assessment surveys are built in. E-signature on resolutions, conflict-of-interest registers, and board-only document libraries are deeper than TidyHQ's meeting tools. If your board doesn't answer to members and you need a focused governance product, BoardPro does that one job well.
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Is TidyHQ right for you?
TidyHQ is the better choice if…
- Your board runs a member organisation — sports club, association, charity, hobby group, faith community — not a standalone board
- You want governance, membership, events, and payments on one flat subscription instead of two
- You need a free or low-cost option to start, not a 30-day trial
- Resolutions and reports should reference your live member and payment data, not a static export
- You have multiple committees and don't want to pay per board
- You're an Australian or NZ charity that also needs ACNC-friendly record-keeping in the same place as your board minutes
BoardPro might be better if…
- •You're a standalone board with no members underneath — corporate board, charitable trust without dues, school board, body corporate
- •One-click board pack PDF compilation is a non-negotiable workflow for your directors
- •You need built-in director evaluations and board self-assessment surveys
- •E-signature on board resolutions and a structured conflict-of-interest register matter
- •Your board operates entirely outside any membership context (no dues, no events, no member-facing comms)
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about using BoardPro vs TidyHQ for membership organisations.
No. BoardPro is purpose-built as a board portal — it handles agendas, minutes, board packs, resolutions, and director evaluations. It doesn't manage members, take dues, run events, or send communications to a member base. Organisations with members underneath the board typically pair BoardPro with a separate platform (or replace both with TidyHQ).
For most member-based clubs and associations, yes. TidyHQ handles meeting agendas, minutes with assigned action items, motion tracking, committee task management, and 25 GB document storage on Pro. The board-pack PDF compilation is more manual than BoardPro's one-click compile, and director evaluations aren't native — but for the governance volume a typical club board generates, those gaps rarely matter. For standalone corporate or trust boards without members, BoardPro's focused workflows are likely a better fit.
BoardPro pricing starts at roughly NZ$110/month (~US$80) for the Starter plan with one board and scales through Standard and Premium tiers, with additional cost per extra board. TidyHQ Pro is $890 AUD/year ($57 USD/month, £42/month) flat for the whole organisation — board, committees, members, events, payments all included. For a club paying for both a membership platform and BoardPro, switching to TidyHQ typically saves over $1,000 a year.
TidyHQ assembles agendas, attached documents, and minutes — but the single-PDF board pack compile is a manual export, not a one-click workflow like BoardPro's. If your directors strongly prefer a single emailed board pack PDF ahead of every meeting, BoardPro's workflow is smoother. For boards that operate from a live agenda link, TidyHQ's flow is comparable.
Yes. TidyHQ's flat pricing covers the whole organisation — your board, finance subcommittee, events committee, junior board, and any number of working groups run on the same subscription. BoardPro's per-board pricing means each formalised committee typically adds to your invoice.
For charitable trusts and standalone charity boards that don't have a member or donor base in the platform, BoardPro's focused workflows are a good fit. For member-based charities (CASCs, ACNC-registered charities with members, community associations), TidyHQ's combination of governance plus member, donation, and event management on one subscription typically works out cheaper and avoids data duplication.
Sources
Claims in this comparison are based on publicly available information. Verify current pricing and features directly with each provider.
- 1BoardPro official website— Product features, board pack workflow, and pricing tiers
- 2BoardPro pricing— Current Starter, Standard, and Premium plan pricing per board
- 3BoardPro on Capterra— Verified user reviews of board portal features and pricing