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Connections Boardroom vs BoardAI in 2026

Compare Connections Boardroom and BoardAI by what each source says they do, pricing, getting started, and how to choose between them.

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BoardAI offers a first session free with no credit card before a person decides whether to continue. [1] Connections Boardroom lets a person who runs things create board members, hear advisers answer and argue, and turn meetings into minutes and plans. [2] [2] [2] Connections Boardroom's sources say it meets needs around custom advisers, saved transcripts, attached documents, and plan reviews. [2] [2] [2] [2]

OptionOwn feeOther card fee
BoardAIFirst session free, no credit card [1]; Bring Your Own Key plan: $10 per month for unlimited debates using your own Anthropic API key. [1]not published
Connections BoardroomConnections Pro plan: $39.99 a month, adding premium features across every Connections product. [2] [2]not published

The short answer

BoardAI offers a first session free and requires no credit card before a person decides whether to continue. [1] Connections Boardroom is a meeting space where a person who runs things can create board members, hear advisers answer and argue, and turn a meeting into minutes and a plan. [2] [2] [2] BoardAI's sources say it meets a need for a free first session and a paid plan that lets a person run unlimited debates. [1] [1] Connections Boardroom's sources say it meets needs for custom advisers, meeting records, attached documents, and plan questions. [2] [2] [2] [2]

What BoardAI is built for

BoardAI's page says its first session is free and requires no credit card. [1] BoardAI's page offers a Bring Your Own Key plan that costs $10 per month for unlimited debates using a person's own Anthropic API key. [1] The page describes that plan as allowing unlimited debates with an Anthropic API key the person supplies. [1] The available facts do not describe how BoardAI sets up advisers, what those advisers cover, or what output a person receives after a session. The available facts also do not describe whether BoardAI saves sessions, attaches documents, or reviews a plan. A person comparing tools should check BoardAI's own pages for details the facts here do not cover.

What Connections Boardroom is built for

Connections Boardroom is made by the team that publishes this site. Connections Boardroom lets a person create board members by giving each one a photo, a written description and a voice. [2] Every workspace comes with five ready-made advisers and a starter boardroom scene. [2] A person can say one thing, then several advisers answer one after another from their own briefs, and they can argue with each other. [2] An adviser with nothing to add replies with a pass instead of padding out the meeting. [2] Any adviser can take any seat at the table, and swapping one mid-meeting is a click. [2]

A person can change the background, table and chairs of the room the board meets in. [2] Every meeting is saved as a transcript that a person can leave and come back to later. [2] In grill mode the advisers ask numbered questions about a plan, each with a suggested answer, and any question a person skips takes that suggestion. [2] Wrap it up writes the minutes and the plan from the meeting. [2] If the minutes or plan contain a number that nobody stated in the meeting, that sentence is marked so a person can see it. [2]

A person can drop a PDF, a Word document or a screenshot into a meeting, and the advisers read it. [2] A person can dictate using the browser's speech recognition, and each reply is spoken aloud. [2] A member can run a meeting on a model running on their own computer, such as Ollama or LM Studio. [2] Boardroom is a standalone web app. [2]

Pricing and fees

BoardAI's page says the first session is free and requires no credit card. [1] BoardAI's Bring Your Own Key plan costs $10 per month for unlimited debates using a person's own Anthropic API key. [1] Anthropic is a separate company that provides the AI model; a person supplies their own Anthropic API key, and BoardAI's page does not state a separate card fee on top of the Anthropic charge. [1]

Connections Boardroom is for paying members only, so a free Connections member has to upgrade to use it. [2] A member who has not paid sees a paywall that says the Boardroom is part of Pass. [2] Connections Pro, the first paid plan, is $39.99 a month and adds premium features across every Connections product. [2] [2] Connections Business is $99.99 a month, with higher limits across every Connections product. [2] A strategy document, not the code, describes a 7-day Pro trial that requires a card. [2] Meetings use up the member's Connections AI usage, and creating a board member costs one credit. [2] [2]

The table below sets out only what is published for each.

Getting started

BoardAI's page says its first session is free and requires no credit card. [1] A person can use that first session before choosing whether to continue. [1] The available facts do not describe the sign-up steps, so check the first screens to see what BoardAI asks for.

To start with Connections Boardroom, a person picks a scene, seats a few advisers, and says the first thing on their mind. [2] Every workspace comes with five ready-made advisers and a starter boardroom scene, so a person can begin without creating any adviser first. [2] A person can drop a PDF, a Word document or a screenshot into a meeting, and the advisers read it. [2] A person can dictate using the browser's speech recognition, and each reply is spoken aloud. [2] The sign-up steps for Connections Boardroom are not covered here, so check the first screens before committing.

Things to check before choosing

Ask whether the tool's adviser format matches the type of decisions a person wants to explore. Connections Boardroom's claims describe advisers that answer, argue, and review plans. [2] [2] Ask how each tool handles records, documents, and the type of output needed after a meeting. Connections Boardroom's claims describe saved transcripts and attached documents. [2] [2]

Ask whether a person needs to bring their own AI model or API key. BoardAI's Bring Your Own Key plan uses a person's own Anthropic API key. [1] Connections Boardroom says a member can run a meeting on a model on their own computer, such as Ollama or LM Studio. [2] Ask for the current prices of both before committing, because not all prices are published here.

How to choose

A person who wants a free first session can look at BoardAI, whose page says the first session is free with no credit card. [1] A person who wants to run unlimited debates with their own Anthropic API key can look at BoardAI's Bring Your Own Key plan at $10 per month. [1]

A person who wants to create custom board members, each with a photo, written description and voice, can look at Connections Boardroom because its sources say that. [2] A person who wants meeting minutes, plan reviews, and saved transcripts can look at Connections Boardroom because those capabilities are in its claims. [2] [2] [2] A person who wants to attach documents into a meeting can look at Connections Boardroom because its claims say advisers read dropped files. [2] A person who wants to run a meeting on their own computer model can look at Connections Boardroom because its claims mention Ollama or LM Studio. [2] A person who wants to start free with Connections can use Connections Free at $0, though the Boardroom itself is for paying members only. [2] [2]

Frequently asked questions

Is BoardAI free for a first session?

BoardAI's Bring Your Own Key plan costs $10 per month for unlimited debates using a person's own Anthropic API key. [1] The available facts do not describe what happens after that first session except for the published paid plan. A person comparing tools can check BoardAI's own pages for the terms of a first session and which ongoing costs match the way they plan to use the tool.

Does Connections Boardroom let you create advisers?

Connections Boardroom says a person can create board members by giving each one a photo, a written description and a voice. [2] Every workspace also comes with five ready-made advisers and a starter boardroom scene. [2] Creating a board member costs one credit, and meetings use up the member's Connections AI usage. [2] [2] A person can compare this approach with the adviser format described by other tools.

Does BoardAI save meeting sessions?

The available facts for BoardAI do not describe whether sessions are saved after they end. A person comparing tools should check BoardAI's own pages for details on session records and downloads. Connections Boardroom says every meeting is saved as a transcript that a person can leave and come back to later. [2]

Can Connections Boardroom help review a plan?

Connections Boardroom says that in grill mode advisers ask numbered questions about a plan, each with a suggested answer, and any skipped question takes that suggestion. [2] It also says that Wrap it up writes the minutes and the plan from the meeting. [2] If the minutes or plan contain a number nobody stated, that sentence is marked. [2] These claims describe how the tool handles plan review and meeting outputs.

Can you attach documents in Connections Boardroom?

Connections Boardroom says a person can drop a PDF, a Word document or a screenshot into a meeting, and the advisers read it. [2] The available facts for BoardAI do not describe whether documents can be attached to a session. A person comparing tools should check each tool's own pages for details on document handling.

A plan in the product file is named Connections Pro. [2] Creating a board member costs one credit. [2]

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Sources

  1. BoardAI, useboardai.com, read 2026-10-08
  2. Connections Boardroom's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)

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