Boardon

Boardon is a branded portal for guiding new employees through preboarding and onboarding. It is best for HR teams that want one place to coordinate introductions, documents and progress. Its active-user pricing makes the free account a narrow test rather than a workable option for a team.

Overview

Administrators build timeline-based introduction plans and invite newcomers by email or text message. Employees can open their personal portal on a phone or by email, while managers, recruitment staff and HR follow progress through reports and statistics. The format suits organizations that need more than a checklist: it brings tasks, learning materials, document exchange and reminders into a branded experience.

Boardon is delivered by privately owned Swedish EdTech company Boardon AB, founded in 2017. The company says its service is hosted in Sweden with global reach. Its privacy notice describes technical and organizational safeguards for personal information, while cautioning that online transmission and storage cannot be guaranteed completely secure.

Key features

Plans and learning content

Introduction plans can include tasks, learning content, push messages, reminders, uploaded files, quizzes, surveys, articles and linked videos. Support for YouTube and Vimeo gives teams a way to incorporate video into a plan. This range works for structured introductions that mix practical steps with learning, though administrators need to assemble the material and sequence it for each organization.

Documents and oversight

Employees can download onboarding documents, read and update them, then upload them for an administrator’s overview. Combined with progress reports and statistics, that makes Boardon relevant where HR needs to keep track of both completion and exchanged paperwork. The portal can carry a company name, logo and colors; Enterprise users can also change its CSS.

Invitations, languages and support

Invitations can arrive by email or text message, and the listed languages are English for administration, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish. More languages can be added by contacting Boardon. Every plan includes administrator support by email or through the administration interface; paid plans get priority support, and Enterprise can receive phone support.

Pricing

Boardon offers a free account and paid plans billed per month. Paid subscriptions are purchased in advance, with three months the shortest available period, and charges are based on active users. That term matters for seasonal hiring or organizations wanting to commit for only a short onboarding cycle.

The free account is capped at one active user and one administrator, with five text messages per month and a 10 MB upload quota; it is removed after 12 months of inactivity. That is enough for a very small introduction or limited evaluation, not a sustained intake. Mini is the entry point for four active users, while Small, Medium and Large step up capacity to 10, 25 and 50 respectively. Enterprise is aimed at larger or more process-heavy rollouts that need API access, batch import and additional service; its price is a starting point rather than a ceiling.

Platforms

Boardon is available on web and through an API. Mobile access is supported, and invitation links open on a newcomer’s phone, making it practical for employees to access their introduction outside a desktop workflow.

Who it's for

Boardon fits HR, recruitment and management teams that want a branded, timeline-led employee introduction with document collection and progress oversight. Its active-user tiers suit organizations able to estimate onboarding volume. It is less compelling for teams that need a large free allowance, or that cannot accept an advance purchase with a three-month minimum for paid plans.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Plans can combine tasks, learning, reminders, surveys and media, supporting a structured introduction rather than a bare checklist.
• Pro: Employees can exchange documents through the portal, while HR and managers can monitor progress in reports and statistics.
• Pro: Company name, logo and colors can brand the portal, with CSS customization available on Enterprise.
• Con: The free account allows just one active user, one administrator, five monthly texts and 10 MB of uploads, limiting its usefulness beyond a small evaluation.
• Con: Paid subscriptions require advance purchase for at least three months, which reduces flexibility for short or irregular hiring cycles.
• Con: Enterprise starts at $500 a month and is explicitly priced upward, so its listed amount is not a fixed ceiling.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison of tools in this category, see Employee Onboarding Software.

• Whale is worth considering for teams that want playbooks and AI credits in its free plan, or need Android, iOS and browser-extension access.
• HollyHR is an option for organizations looking for a wider everyday HR offering alongside onboarding, with a free plan and free trial.
• 50skills Offboarding is the alternative to consider when the priority is employee offboarding rather than onboarding.
• ChiefOnboarding is a candidate for teams that prefer a self-hosted option, with a free plan and paid support plan.
• NEOGOV Insight is an option for agencies seeking a paid platform whose pricing is customized around selected products and agency size.
• Niyuk HR is worth comparing for teams seeking a freemium HR tool with Android, iOS and browser-extension platforms.
• Appical is a paid alternative with Android, iOS and web access and a Starter plan beginning at €399 a month.
• Employee Onboarding 365 is another web-based freemium onboarding option, with a free trial and paid plans that include joining forms and a document repository.

Verdict

Choose Boardon if your HR team wants to guide new employees through a branded sequence of tasks, learning and document exchange while tracking completion in one portal. The breadth of onboarding content and oversight is its strongest case. Look elsewhere if you need a generous free tier or a paid commitment shorter than three months.