BoardQ
What it is
BoardQ lets teams create live leaderboards and scoreboards for contests, events, classrooms, games, and other competitions. It sends score changes to connected screens in real time and lets organizers share boards through QR codes or embed them in websites and apps. Custom columns can place several performance indicators alongside scores. The Basic plan is free and includes up to two leaderboards, themes, real-time updates, custom columns, website embedding, and CSV and Excel export. Premium costs $8.99 per month and supports up to 20 leaderboards; Enterprise costs $89.00 per month and supports up to 200. Premium adds API access, custom branding, photo uploads, and PNG export. Enterprise includes Google Sheets integration, custom CSS and backgrounds, multiple collaborators, and 24/7 priority support. The REST API accepts JSON POST requests authenticated with a bearer token, and API access is listed on the free plan. Integrations include HubSpot and Zendesk, with Google Sheets listed as beta and webhook connections described for other services. BoardQ is available on web and through an API; no mobile app is listed.
For and against
For
- Free plan supports up to two leaderboards.
- Real-time score updates reach connected screens.
- Boards can be shared by QR code or iframe.
- Custom columns can show multiple KPIs.
- REST API access is listed on the free plan.
Against
- No mobile app is listed.
- Basic is limited to two leaderboards.
- Google Sheets integration is listed as beta.
The verdict
BoardQ combines live scoring, flexible sharing, and custom columns for teams and events. The free plan has a two-leaderboard limit, while paid plans raise capacity and add features.
Who it suits
BoardQ suits teams running sales contests, support team scoreboards, classroom quizzes, trivia, sports, tournaments, or fitness challenges. It may also suit organizers who want to share boards by QR code or embed them online.
Plans and prices
Basic
up to 2 leaderboards · real-time updates · all themes · custom columns
Read 15 Oct 2026 · boardq.io
Premium
up to 20 leaderboards · real-time updates · all themes · custom columns
Read 15 Oct 2026 · boardq.io
Enterprise
up to 200 leaderboards · real-time updates · all themes · custom columns
Read 15 Oct 2026 · boardq.io
On the record
- API
- The REST API accepts JSON POST requests authenticated with a bearer token and is listed as available on the free plan.boardq.io · read 4 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- There are board-level keys for score operations and account-level keys for creating boards programmatically.boardq.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- API board creation
- The API can create boards with optional type, visibility, custom unit, description and up to 200 seeded results.boardq.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company launch
- Robertas Ankudovicius said on LinkedIn that he launched BoardQ.io more than a year earlier and built it for team and event leaderboards.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company traction
- The same LinkedIn post said BoardQ had reached its tenth customer subscription at the time of posting.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Criticism: human factors
- A Reddit commenter responding to the maker’s launch post warned that leaderboard gamification may fail without research into organizational and human factors.reddit.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- CRM and help-desk connections
- BoardQ documents webhook-based connections for HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zendesk, Freshdesk, Intercom and similar tools.boardq.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Custom columns
- Rows can show several KPI fields alongside the ranking score.boardq.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data processors
- The privacy policy names Stripe, hosting, analytics, transactional email, OpenAI AI import and connected Google, HubSpot, Salesforce and Zendesk services as processors.boardq.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- Public documentation includes concepts, accepted score fields, endpoint examples, authentication, board creation and JavaScript and curl samples.boardq.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Embedding
- A leaderboard can be placed on another site or app with an iframe snippet.boardq.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Exports
- The service exports leaderboard data to CSV and Excel and can render a PNG board image.boardq.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Free plan limit
- The Basic plan includes up to 2 leaderboards, while Premium allows up to 20 and Enterprise up to 200.boardq.io · read 4 Oct 2026
- Google data handling
- The policy says Google Sheets access is read-only for selected spreadsheets and is not used for advertising or sold.boardq.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Google Sheets
- Google Sheets synchronization maps chosen name and score columns and mirrors edits to the board.boardq.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists HubSpot, Zendesk, and Google Sheets (Beta) as native integrations, and describes webhook connections with Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zapier, and Make.boardq.io · read 4 Oct 2026
- License
- BoardQ terms reserve intellectual-property rights to BoardQ or its licensors and prohibit copying, selling or sublicensing the site material.boardq.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: delayed support
- One testimonial reports that support took about two hours to respond.boardq.io · read 15 Oct 2026
