BoardAI vs SynthBoard in 2026

Compare BoardAI and SynthBoard for running decisions: what each says it does, its published prices, and how Connections Boardroom fits.

By Uncommon Comforts · 2026-10-14

Uncommon Comforts is published by the team behind Connections, whose products are compared here alongside other tools.

This page sets out what each tool's own pages say, where prices are published, and where Connections Boardroom fits.

Option	Published price	Usage charge	Free start or trial	Card or payment fee
BoardAI	$10 per month for the Bring Your Own Key plan, using your own Anthropic API key ^[1]	Unlimited debates on that plan ^[1]	First session free, no credit card ^[1]	not published
SynthBoard	Max $41.67 per month billed yearly ($500), with 7,000 credits a month ^[2]. Ultra $82.50 per month billed yearly ($990), with 15,000 credits a month ^[2]	One credit is $0.01 ^[2]. A single expert costs up to 65 credits ^[2]	Free board reads up to 135 credits on its card ^[3]. Talking to the chief of staff is free ^[2]	not published for card charges; payments and invoices are handled by Paddle, SynthBoard's merchant of record ^[2]
Connections Boardroom	Connections Pro plan at $39.99 a month, the first paid plan across every Connections product ^[4]	Meetings use up your Connections AI usage ^[4]. Creating a board member costs one credit ^[4]	The Boardroom is for paying members only ^[4]. A strategy document describes a 7-day Pro trial that requires a card ^[4]	not published

The short answer

BoardAI says it gives a recommendation debated from every angle by five AI advisers, each with different expertise ^[1]. SynthBoard calls its product an AI advisory board for every strategic decision ^[3], and says its board is a group of named AI experts who argue a decision and hand back one call ^[3]. Connections Boardroom is a meeting where you say one thing and several advisers answer one after another, and they can argue with each other ^[4].

For the needs each source says it meets: SynthBoard's page says its experts come from several model families, including GPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok ^[2]. Connections Boardroom's claims say you can create your own board members and that every meeting is saved as a transcript you can come back to ^[4] ^[4].

What BoardAI, SynthBoard is built for

BoardAI's page says it gives a recommendation debated from every angle by five AI advisers with different expertise ^[1]. It says it deletes session data after each session ^[1].

SynthBoard's page describes its product as an AI advisory board for every strategic decision ^[3]. It says its board is made of named AI experts who argue a decision and hand back one call ^[3]. The bench holds 24 AI experts ^[2], and the page says they are spread across model families including GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and more ^[2]. One expert costs up to 65 credits ^[2]. Its page gives a CFO consult as an example, taking about one minute, with the question of whether a company can afford a second engineer before the round closes ^[3]. Talking to its chief of staff is free ^[2].

What Connections Boardroom is built for

Connections Boardroom is made by the team that publishes this site. You can create your own board members by giving each one a photo, a written description and a voice ^[4]. Every workspace comes with five ready-made advisers and a starter meeting room ^[4].

You say one thing, and advisers answer in turn, each from their own brief, and they can argue with each other ^[4]. An adviser with nothing to add says so instead of padding out the meeting ^[4]. Any adviser can move to any place at the table, and swapping one mid-meeting takes a click ^[4].

Ending a meeting writes the minutes and the plan from what was said ^[4]. Any number in those minutes or plan that nobody stated in the meeting is marked, so you can see it ^[4]. A mode where the advisers ask numbered questions about your plan, each with a suggested answer, lets any question you skip take that suggestion ^[4]. You can drop in a PDF, a Word document or a screenshot, and the advisers read it ^[4]. You can dictate using your browser's speech recognition, and each reply is spoken aloud ^[4]. You can change the background, table and chairs of your meeting room ^[4]. A member can run a meeting on a model running on their own computer ^[4]. Every meeting is saved as a transcript that you can come back to later ^[4]. The Boardroom is for paying members only ^[4].

Pricing and fees

BoardAI's Bring Your Own Key plan costs $10 per month for unlimited debates using your own Anthropic API key ^[1]. No other BoardAI price is published.

SynthBoard's Max plan costs $41.67 per month billed yearly ($500), with 7,000 credits a month ^[2]. Its Ultra plan costs $82.50 per month billed yearly ($990), with 15,000 credits a month ^[2]. One credit is worth $0.01 ^[2]. Its Free board reads up to 135 credits on its card ^[3]. Payments and invoices are handled by Paddle, SynthBoard's merchant of record ^[2].

No separate Boardroom price is given in the approved claims for this page. A Connections plan named Connections Pro is the first paid plan, at $39.99 a month, and it gives premium access across every Connections product ^[4] ^[4]. Meetings use up your Connections AI usage ^[4], and creating a board member costs one credit ^[4]. A strategy document, not the code, describes a 7-day Pro trial that requires a card ^[4].

Getting started

The sources for this page do not describe its sign-up steps or what a first session contains, so check its page for those before you start.

SynthBoard's chief of staff can be talked to for free ^[2], and a Free board can use up to 135 credits on its card ^[3]. A consult is short: its page describes one that takes about a minute and uses up to 65 credits, with a finance question as the example ^[3]. Its sign-up steps are not in the sources for this page.

For Connections Boardroom, the approved claims describe the first meeting this way. You choose a meeting room, place a few advisers at the table, and say the first thing on your mind ^[4]. The Boardroom is for paying members, so a free Connections member has to upgrade first ^[4]. A member who has not paid sees a paywall that reads 'The Boardroom is part of Pass.' ^[4]

Things to check before you choose

Ask whether each tool says what happens to your session data once a session ends. BoardAI's page says it deletes session data after each session ^[1], and the sources for this page say nothing on that point for SynthBoard, so check its terms directly.

Does the price you read match the price you will pay? Ask how usage is counted. SynthBoard counts in credits, with one credit worth $0.01 ^[2], while BoardAI's Bring Your Own Key plan lists unlimited debates ^[1].

Who handles the bill? SynthBoard says Paddle handles its payments and invoices as its merchant of record ^[2], so ask whether that arrangement works for your accounts team.

Which model families will the advisers draw on? SynthBoard's page names GPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok ^[2], so ask which models a given expert uses.

Can you check the numbers in the written output? For Connections Boardroom, a number nobody stated in the meeting is marked in the minutes or plan ^[4], so ask whether a marked figure is enough for your own check.

Would the trial require a card? A strategy document describes a 7-day Pro trial that requires a card ^[4], so confirm whether that offer is live on your account before relying on it.

How to choose

If you want a recommendation debated by several AI advisers, BoardAI's page describes exactly that ^[1].

If you want advisers drawn from several model families, SynthBoard's page describes its experts across GPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok ^[2].

If you want a board of advisers you design yourself, with a photo, a written description and a voice for each, Connections Boardroom's approved claims cover that ^[4]. Its claims also cover numbered questions about a plan ^[4], written minutes and a plan ^[4], and files you can drop into a meeting ^[4]. The Boardroom is for paying members only ^[4].

Frequently asked questions

Is BoardAI free to try?

BoardAI's Bring Your Own Key plan costs $10 per month for unlimited debates using your own Anthropic API key ^[1]. No other BoardAI price is published in the sources for this page, so check its page for current plans before you sign up.

How much does SynthBoard Max cost per month?

SynthBoard Max costs $41.67 per month billed yearly ($500), with 7,000 credits a month ^[2]. One SynthBoard credit is worth $0.01 ^[2], and a single expert costs up to 65 credits ^[2]. Payments and invoices are handled by Paddle, SynthBoard's merchant of record ^[2]. The Ultra plan costs $82.50 per month billed yearly ($990), with 15,000 credits a month ^[2].

Can you make your own board members in Connections Boardroom?

Yes. You can create your own board members by giving each one a photo, a written description and a voice ^[4]. Creating a board member costs one credit ^[4]. The Boardroom is for paying members only, so a free Connections member has to upgrade to use it ^[4]. A Connections plan named Connections Pro costs $39.99 a month and gives premium access across every Connections product ^[4].

Does SynthBoard use AI models from more than one company?

SynthBoard's page says its expert seats are spread across model families including GPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok ^[2]. Its bench has 24 AI experts ^[2]. The page describes its board as named AI experts who argue a decision and hand back one call ^[3]. Talking to the chief of staff is free ^[2]. Check the page for which model family a given expert uses before you choose.

Does BoardAI delete session data after each session?

BoardAI's page says it deletes session data after each session ^[1]. The sources for this page do not say how long a downloaded report is kept on your own device, so check the BoardAI page for that detail.

A plan in the product file is named Connections Pro. ^[4] Creating a board member costs one credit. ^[4]

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