Boardmaker

What Boardmaker does

Boardmaker was originally operated as a standalone brand at goboardmaker.com; that domain has since been merged into tobiidynavox.com, positioning Boardmaker as a product line within Tobii Dynavox AB, a publicly traded company listed on NASDAQ Stockholm (ticker: TOBII) and headquartered in Sweden, with US operations based in Pittsburgh. The business model combines subscription or licensed software sales (Boardmaker 7), one-time purchases of resource templates and visual-support materials, and paid training, certification, and live-event services. Go-to-market is layered: direct-to-consumer e-commerce via the Tobii Dynavox storefront, consultative field sales through Solutions Consultants for larger clinical and institutional accounts, and a global International Partners program spanning North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. HIPAA compliance is maintained for healthcare-funded deployments, and pricing is quote-based rather than publicly disclosed, consistent with a mixed long-tail consumer and institutional buyer mix.

Name

Boardmaker

Legal name

Tobii Dynavox

Website

https://goboardmaker.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Boardmaker is an AAC software platform under Tobii Dynavox that lets educators, therapists, and families build symbol-based communication boards and visual supports for individuals with communication disabilities such as ALS, autism, aphasia, and cerebral palsy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Assistive Communication Software

akta.pro primary industry

AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication) Devices, Apps & Training (EDAKAIAB)

Keywords

• Augmentative communication software
• Assistive communication tools
• Special education software
• Picture communication symbols
• Visual communication boards

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Boardmaker 7 is sold as a software product, likely through subscription or perpetual license models for educators, therapists, and individuals.
2. Resource Materials: Pre-made communication board templates and visual support materials available for purchase through the e-commerce platform.
3. Training and Support Services: On-demand training, live events, and certification programs for professionals using Boardmaker and AAC solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Boardmaker is a software platform for creating, customizing, and managing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) materials, including visual supports, symbol-based communication boards, and printable learning activities for individuals with communication disabilities. It is sold as Boardmaker 7 and integrates with the broader Tobii Dynavox assistive communication ecosystem spanning hardware devices (TD I-Series, TD Pilot, TD Navio, TD I-110, PCEye) and companion software (TD Snap, TD Talk, TD Control, TD Browse, TD Phone).

Product overview

Boardmaker is a core software product within the Tobii Dynavox AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) portfolio. It operates as a unified platform offering visual communication solutions, specifically designed for individuals with communication disabilities. Boardmaker 7 is positioned alongside other Tobii Dynavox products including TD Snap, TD Talk, TD Control, TD Browse, and TD Phone apps, as well as hardware devices like the TD I-Series, TD Pilot, TD Navio, TD I-110, and PCEye. The product has consolidated from its former standalone domain (goboardmaker.com) into the Tobii Dynavox platform. Boardmaker focuses on low-tech AAC resources and symbol-based communication tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boardmaker 7: AAC software for creating visual supports and communication materials for individuals with communication disabilities.

Products and services

• Boardmaker 7 Software platform for creating, customizing, and managing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) materials, including visual supports, communication boards, symbol-based learning activities, and printable resources. Designed for educators, speech-language pathologists, therapists, families, and individuals with communication disabilities such as ALS, autism, aphasia, and cerebral palsy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Enables communication for individuals who cannot speak

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International Partners NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTobii Dynavox distributes Boardmaker and its AAC products through an international partners network covering multiple countries including Canada, UK, Ireland, Sweden, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Spain & Latin America, Italy, China, and Japan. These partners resell and distribute Tobii Dynavox products including Boardmaker in their respective regions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Smartbox Assistive Technology: Smartbox provides AAC hardware (Grid Pad, Eye Gaze) and software (Grid) used by SLPs and individuals with complex communication needs. It is a direct competitor in the integrated AAC ecosystem space, with overlapping symbol/grid-based content libraries and a similar clinical channel motion.
• CoughDrop: CoughDrop is a cloud-based AAC app and symbol-based communication platform with cross-device sync and a sharing/community model for SLPs and families. It overlaps with Boardmaker on symbol-based communication for non-speaking individuals and competes on price and ease of use.
• PRC-Saltillo: PRC-Saltillo is the leading direct competitor in AAC, offering both speech-generating devices and software platforms (e.g., TouchChat, Snap Core First) that compete head-to-head with Boardmaker in schools, clinics, and homes for the same SLPs, educators, and end-user populations.
• AssistiveWare: AssistiveWare builds Proloquo, Proloquo2Go, and Proloquo4Text, widely used symbol-based AAC apps for iOS. It competes with Boardmaker's authoring and communication offerings on the same clinical populations (autism, cerebral palsy, aphasia), with a strong direct-to-consumer and school-channel motion.
• Avaz: Avaz builds picture- and symbol-based AAC apps primarily targeted at children with autism and other communication disabilities. It competes with Boardmaker on the same authoring/communication workflow for SLPs, schools, and families.
• Lingraphica: Lingraphica specializes in AAC devices and apps for adults with aphasia, one of Boardmaker's explicitly served conditions. It competes for the same healthcare-funded end users and shares a similar clinical-channel, reimbursement-driven GTM motion.

Others

• Crick Software: Crick Software develops literacy and learning-support tools (Clicker, DocsPlus, WriteOnline) used heavily in special education and speech-language settings. It is adjacent to Boardmaker as it serves the same educators and SLPs with complementary special-ed content tools rather than direct AAC.

Broad incumbents

• Apple (Accessibility): Apple embeds AAC-adjacent accessibility features (Live Speech, Personal Voice, iOS Switch Control, built-in speech tools) directly into iPhone and iPad. As a broad incumbent, it does not specialize in AAC authoring like Boardmaker but its free platform-level features compete for low-acuity use cases.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/tobii_dynavox
• Facebookfacebook.com/goboardmaker
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tobiidynavox
• Instagraminstagram.com/tobii_dynavox
• Xx.com/goboardmaker

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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