# Aprio Board Portal > Aprio Board Portal is secure, cloud-based board management software from Aprio Inc., a Canadian company based in Vancouver, BC, with more than twenty years in the board portal market. Boards and their administrators use it to build and distribute board books, run meetings, vote, sign documents, take minutes and manage committee work in one place. Aprio serves more than 500 boards across Canada and the United States, including credit unions, community banks, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, education, crown corporations and government agencies. Key facts: - Pricing is quote-based: one annual license, priced per board member or director, with every feature included and no tiers or add-on modules. Administrator accounts, committees and training are unlimited. Implementation is a one-time fee; the administrator sets up the board with one-on-one guidance from Aprio's onboarding team. - Support is available 24/7/365 by email, chat and toll-free phone, from a team of former board administrators. - Security: ISO 27001 certified and SOC 2 Type 2; AES-256 encryption in transit and at rest; MFA and SSO; document-level controls on downloading and printing; remote wipe for lost devices; Microsoft Azure data centers with a 99.99% uptime SLA. - Data residency: hosted in Canada or the United States, the customer's choice. - Native iOS, Android and Windows apps, with offline review and annotation that syncs on reconnect. - Video meetings run through integrations with Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Webex. - ChatDPQ is Aprio's AI governance advisor, developed in partnership with DirectorPrep and included free for the first year. It answers board governance best-practice questions. ## Product - [Board portal software](https://aprioboardportal.com/board-portal-software/): overview of the platform - [All features](https://aprioboardportal.com/board-portal-features/): the full feature set - [Why Aprio](https://aprioboardportal.com/why/): how Aprio differs from other board portals - [Pricing](https://aprioboardportal.com/pricing/): how the license works, and how to request a quote - [Book a demo](https://aprioboardportal.com/demo/): a walkthrough with Aprio's sales team - [Support](https://aprioboardportal.com/support/): how to reach the support team - [About Aprio](https://aprioboardportal.com/about/): the company ## Features - [Security](https://aprioboardportal.com/features/board-portal-security/): certifications, encryption, access control and data residency - [Agenda builder](https://aprioboardportal.com/features/agenda-builder/): build board books with drag-and-drop uploads, agenda templates and per-document permissions - [Meeting minutes](https://aprioboardportal.com/features/meeting-minutes-software/): start minutes from the agenda, reuse templates, add a co-author, route for approval and export to PDF - [Task management](https://aprioboardportal.com/features/board-task-manager/): assign tasks with due dates, created from meeting minutes, with reminders - [Surveys and assessments](https://aprioboardportal.com/features/board-portal-survey/): surveys, polls and board evaluations, anonymous or attributed - [Virtual meetings](https://aprioboardportal.com/features/virtual-board-meeting-integration/): launch Zoom, Teams or Webex meetings from the dashboard - [Voting and e-signatures](https://aprioboardportal.com/features/board-voting-software/): votes in or between meetings, automated tallying and legally binding e-signatures - [Board reporting](https://aprioboardportal.com/features/board-reporting/): nine report types, including attendance, engagement and expense reports ## Industries - [All industries](https://aprioboardportal.com/industries/): the sectors Aprio serves - [Credit unions](https://go.aprioboardportal.com/industries/credit-unions): board portal for credit union boards - [Nonprofits](https://go.aprioboardportal.com/industries/non-profit): board portal for nonprofit boards - [Banks](https://aprioboardportal.com/industries/board-portal-for-banks/): board portal for bank boards - [Financial services](https://aprioboardportal.com/industries/board-portal-for-financial-services/): board portal for financial services organizations - [Healthcare](https://aprioboardportal.com/industries/health/): board portal for healthcare boards - [Education](https://aprioboardportal.com/industries/education/): board portal for education boards - [Government](https://aprioboardportal.com/industries/government/): board portal for government and public sector boards - [Corporations](https://aprioboardportal.com/industries/corporations/): board portal for corporate boards - [Indigenous organizations](https://aprioboardportal.com/industries/indigenous/): board portal for Indigenous organizations ## Compared with other board portals - [Aprio vs Diligent](https://go.aprioboardportal.com/compare/diligent) - [Aprio vs OnBoard](https://go.aprioboardportal.com/compare/onboard) - [Aprio vs Boardable](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-portal-comparison-aprio-vs-boardable/) - [Aprio vs BoardEffect](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-portal-comparison-aprio-vs-boardeffect/) - [Aprio vs Convene](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-portal-comparison-aprio-vs-convene/) - [Aprio vs BoardPaq](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-portal-comparison-aprio-vs-boardpaq/) - [Aprio vs DiliTrust](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-portal-comparison-aprio-vs-dilitrust/) - [Aprio vs Govenda](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-portal-comparison-aprio-vs-govenda/) - [Aprio vs MyBoardPacket](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-portal-comparison-aprio-vs-myboardpacket/) - [Board portal pricing comparison](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-portal-pricing-comparison/): how board portal pricing works across vendors ## Compared with email and file-sharing tools - [Aprio vs email and PDFs](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/aprio-vs-email-pdf/) - [Aprio vs SharePoint](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/aprio-vs-sharepoint/) - [Aprio vs Google Drive](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-portal-comparion-aprio-vs-google-drive/) - [Aprio vs Microsoft Teams](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-portal-comparison-aprio-vs-teams/) - [Aprio vs Basecamp](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-portal-comparison-aprio-vs-basecamp/) ## Free tools and templates - [Quorum calculator](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/quorum-calculator/): work out the quorum for a board meeting - [Board roles and responsibilities matrix](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-roles-and-responsibilities-matrix/): build a customized matrix as an editable Word file - [AI board policy template](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-ai-policy-template/): build a board AI-use policy as an editable Word file - [Board skills matrix](https://aprioboardportal.com/board-skills-matrix-gap-analysis/): map the board's skills against its needs - [Board resolution template](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-resolution-template/): free Word template - [Board meeting agenda template](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/board-meeting-agenda-template/): free Word template - [Meeting minutes template](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/meeting-minutes-template/): free Word template ## Optional - [Governance articles](https://aprioboardportal.com/news/): guides on board meetings, roles, minutes, quorum and governance - [ROI calculator](https://aprioboardportal.com/board-portal-roi-calculator/): estimate the time a board portal saves