Assembly Neos vs. Diligent Boards

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Assembly Neos
Score 6.2 out of 10
N/A
Neos is a cloud-based legal case management software used to customize and automate workflows while managing all case-related documentation and data.
$99
per month per user (for annual payers)
Diligent Boards
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Today’s directors need fast, informed decision-making and seamless governance workflows. Diligent Boards automates board and committee meeting creation, streamlines preparation and enhances collaboration with secure, integrated tools. More broadly, Diligent solutions provide a growth trajectory on the path to good governance and bundle capabilities that support the evolution of forward-looking boards and leadership teams. Save time by digitizing meeting materials and…N/A
Pricing
Assembly NeosDiligent Boards
Editions & Modules
Neos Essentials
$99
per month per user (for annual payers)
Neos Premium
$129
per month per user (for annual payers)
NeosAI Platinum
$179
per month per user (for annual payers)
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Assembly NeosDiligent Boards
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsDiligent Board Plans include... Essential: Built for organizations looking to embrace governance best practices and digital transformation Pro: Built for organizations that are looking to embrace end-to-end security around key governance processes like board meeting preparation, communication, and questionnaires. Enterprise: For high performing boards looking to maximize effectiveness of committees and prepare for proxy season.
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Community Pulse
Assembly NeosDiligent Boards
Considered Both Products
Assembly Neos
Chose Assembly Neos
My current job uses Assembly Neos and my previous job used Needles and migrated to Neos. So far, Neos is superior to other legal practice case management programs. I have friends who work at larger firms locally who don't have any type of program like this and it blows my mind.
Chose Assembly Neos
I have not used any other product other than Assembly NEOS.
Chose Assembly Neos
Assembly Neos is a lot easier to navigate and use compared to CasePeer and FileVine
Chose Assembly Neos
we have used Needles Neos previously
Chose Assembly Neos
Our firm previously used Needles, which was very useful. I like that Assembly Neos is web-based.
Chose Assembly Neos
They are pretty comparable. I mainly use Neos to search for cases and I do all of the actual case work in Microsoft SharePoint. There are others in the firm who only use Neos. I like Neos better because of the user-friendly interface it has, and quick access to the many files …
Chose Assembly Neos
Matter365 walked so Assembly Neos can run. Assembly Neos organizes in a clearer and more well-defined format, and was simple to pick up.
Chose Assembly Neos
I only watched a quick demo of this, but it seemed very similar to Assembly Neos, except that it had to be hosted on a remote environment instead of cloud based. The cloud based environment makes it much easier for our firm to work remotely or on different computers when needed.
Chose Assembly Neos
Our firm previously used Needles. We tend to still prefer Needles to Neos. The main improvement with Neos is that it is cloud based.
Chose Assembly Neos
We used TrialWorks long before we started using Salesforce. Salesforce does not have the many capabilities TrialWorks has for managing cases in a law firm.
Chose Assembly Neos
Needles was what we were using before but with Assembly Neos we can work in the office or work remotely with no worries. Assembly Neos is also customizable to meet our specific and unique needs. The ability to integrate other software is also great because is makes for a more …
Chose Assembly Neos
Neos gives a lot more options. The updates implemented in Neos helped me keep track of cases more easily. Neos was the easiest system to convert to compared to others. I also appreciate that Neos keeps a backup log of our work so we don't have to worry about losing it.
Chose Assembly Neos
It is more user-friendly as far as organization. It provides a document management system unlike CasePeer.
Chose Assembly Neos
Assembly Neos has a new and improved look. It is spaced out so it is easy on the eyes and the tabs along the left hand side make it easy to navigate to different areas of the program. With Time Matters, everything was very "compact" view wise, and felt like a very old program …
Chose Assembly Neos
Neos' is the only product ive ever used.
Chose Assembly Neos
The only other previous program I used was Needles. Which was incredibly out dated and not as user friendly. I do not have any expierence with any other programs so I cannot give specific feedback.
Chose Assembly Neos
Assembly Neos is simpler but effective, and that makes it easy to understand and learn.
Chose Assembly Neos
I have not used any other products other than Assembly Neos, due to our company only having this professional product as our home based to our client's day to day use.
Chose Assembly Neos
I didn't select Neos, but my firm did. I previously used Filevine and love Neos much more. Neos, in my opinion, is more user-friendly and adaptable.
Chose Assembly Neos
Clio is less user friendly, and it does not have the same details that Neos does
Chose Assembly Neos
I haven't used any other products like Neos. Right before joining the company, we used Needles. But I was hired right after the switch to Neos so I cannot speak on Needles.
Chose Assembly Neos
Assembly Neos comes at a better price than any other system we have worked with or considered and provides similar features.
Diligent Boards
Chose Diligent Boards
It provides better features than competitors.
Chose Diligent Boards
MeetingSquared and BoardEffect a Diligent Brand
Chose Diligent Boards
Diligent now took over them. There seems to be no other product available in the market that offers Boardbooks.
Chose Diligent Boards
While they can be more expensive than other providers. Their product just stands head and tall above the rest. It would be hard to convince our board to move away from Diligent. They are also continuously updating, improving and offering new features and gives the customer …
Chose Diligent Boards
Diligent Boards provides a number of capabilities ranging from security to arranging meetings to distribution of board meeting materials. Although other products also have these capabilities but I would say security is at next level for Diligent Boards which makes it suitable …
Chose Diligent Boards
Boardvantage was in some ways better with the ability to do a global search of a term, security features, and also the ability to edit documents within the portal.
Chose Diligent Boards
I never used or evaluated other product like Diligent Boards.
Chose Diligent Boards
It is not nearly as functional. I do like the feature of being able to edit the document in the portal.
Chose Diligent Boards
Overall, Diligent was much easier to use. Also, more widely used particularly with our directors who sit on multiple Boards.
Chose Diligent Boards
Diligent Boards is much more user friendly, easier to navigate for both the administrators and the end users. Diligent Boards creates a much cleaner, nicer looking book.
Chose Diligent Boards
We chose to add Diligent Entities because of our success and how easy Diligent Boards was to use.
Chose Diligent Boards
We did not evaluate any other product before selecting Diligent as the CEO of the Company and other board members had use it in other companies.
Chose Diligent Boards
I have not used any other products.
Chose Diligent Boards
Diligent is the only product i have experience with.

The others do not meet my elevated levels of expectations and requirements.
Chose Diligent Boards
Much more user friendly because board portal replicates a binder which Directors are familiar with. Also the 24/7 customer service is reliable and has never let us down!
Chose Diligent Boards
I feel that security is top-notch with Diligent Boards.
Chose Diligent Boards
We have not used any other products
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User Ratings
Assembly NeosDiligent Boards
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
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9.4
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Likelihood to Renew
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9.7
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Usability
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9.0
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Availability
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9.1
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Performance
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9.1
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Support Rating
-
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9.1
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Online Training
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9.1
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Implementation Rating
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8.0
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Configurability
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9.1
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Ease of integration
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9.1
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Product Scalability
-
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9.1
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Vendor post-sale
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9.1
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Vendor pre-sale
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9.1
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User Testimonials
Assembly NeosDiligent Boards
Likelihood to Recommend
When we need to message the client directly from their file, it helps us keep track of when we last spoke with the client and manage any necessary information. Also, being able to see any changes made to the cases. I have not seen a less appropriate scenario. I feel like every improvement made in Neos has worked for the best.
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Diligent is pricey, so it is suitable for large-size organizations with sufficient funding. Universities and colleges would be good clients. Diligent is not suitable for small organizations or not-for-profit organizations due to the pricing. There are other options to distribute and share documents, such as Google format, so I think pricing is the key to expand the market for Diligent.
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Pros
  • Stores large files/allows for large files to be easily accessed and pulled up
  • The Assembly Neos tagging feature in the notes section has been incredibly helpful in keeping assignments organized and directing coworkers to certain case files
  • The tabs in the Documents section are very detailed and help keep large case files organized
  • The display of each file is easy to look at and organized, even when the files are very big or busy
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  • Customer service is great. if any of the built resources are not sufficient to resolve a challenge, reaching out to Diligent, there is always someone ready to assist till a challenge is resolved
  • Assistance is readily available at any given time
  • Diligent is progressive, always creating ways to ease how we do work
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Cons
  • Sometimes the updates are rolled out without a law firm minded person testing them. You can tell that technically they are well thought out, but when put to use in a firm setting, there are things that could have been easily identified by firm users and fixed before the initial roll out.
  • The wish list is a great idea, but when there are features to specific things that are not working, I would rather that be fixed to make that function usable rather than being told to put it on the wish list to possibly be fixed later on.
  • The integration with Microsoft typically works seamlessly. However we have been having more and more issues with the outlook integration.
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  • I am using one click, it would be nice to see what board members see
  • I mentioned before I would like to be able to sort documents by various parameters like importance, date, type
  • Talking to other assistance i find that everyone knows something different about quicker ways to load, maybe a weekly/monthly tip would be beneficial.
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Likelihood to Renew
I LOVE NEOS CLIENT SOFTWARE. I've been a paralegal for 30 years, and saw the technology go from hard files, to digital; and then from using Outlook and Excel to track everything to Needles, and then finally to Neos. I love Needles, but Neos is even better. It is the best client database I've used
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We find the Boards portal to be an effective tool for our board meeting documents. It is user friendly and allows for amendments, additions as needed without compromising documents that have already been uploaded. Additionally, our Board members are comfortable with the platform and confident in their ability to navigate it.
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Usability
This software deserves a ten not only because of the quality of the product you will get a the point of purchase, but also because it always improving on its features constantly. This software was very easy to learn compared to other programs that requires a prolonged acclimation time. I think it says a lot to have a tab or a spreadsheet for every instance in the litigation process.
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It is very easy to use
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Reliability and Availability
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Great service!
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Performance
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Quick service, specially on loading.
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Support Rating
Each and every time I call with a question, there is someone available to answer. If not, I generally receive a call back the same day and sometimes within minutes
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The turnaround time is great, and the customer support team usually resolves queries in one go. However, customer support can improve by suggesting additional helpful activities to improve user experience, rather than limiting it to the specific requests made. Overall, it has been a positive experience with the customer support team.
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Online Training
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The training was executed through a Deligent meber.
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Implementation Rating
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I think our Diligent Boards implementation went well
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Alternatives Considered
Needles was what we were using before but with Assembly Neos we can work in the office or work remotely with no worries. Assembly Neos is also customizable to meet our specific and unique needs. The ability to integrate other software is also great because is makes for a more streamlined and seamless work flow.
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Diligent Entities is already great, as I used it before Diligent Boards, and it was very helpful and very cost-effective as a product provided to my previous team that used it. So I can only vouch for the platform and note that Diligent Boards is also fantastic. It certainly is.
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Scalability
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It is really worth it.
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Return on Investment
  • We noticed that with Neos, it gave us more insight into what our employees were getting done and not, so this was a positive.
  • A negative was that because of how advanced Neos is, our attorneys had a hard time learning it, which caused lots of problems.
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  • Diligent has improved the time spent on training new board members as the app is user-friendly and self-explanatory, especially for IT-savvy Directors.
  • The app has cut down the cost of sending notifications to directors on material added on the app, as directors automatically receive notifications as soon as material is available.
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ScreenShots

Assembly Neos Screenshots

Screenshot of the interface to access case documents, which can be organized in any preferred wayScreenshot of Neos' direct integration with Outlook 365Screenshot of where to create reports and dashboards for immediate access to critical dataScreenshot of the customized intake that transitions into a caseScreenshot of a customizable Neos Today home screen, that puts all needed info front and center

Diligent Boards Screenshots

Screenshot of collaboration on sensitive documents across the organisation in preparation for the board meeting, while safeguarding information in Diligent’s secure ecosystem.Screenshot of an additional layer of security to known processes with key integrations like Microsoft 365. Documents can be shared and users can collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders.Screenshot of the centralized platform where users can take, record, review and share minutes.Screenshot of board evaluations and questionnaires.Screenshot of D&O questionnaire requirements, which are managed in a single application experience.Screenshot of communication with leadership teams. This occurs in real-time on an encrypted, uncluttered channel to signify importance and urgency.