Introduction

Building client portals to share monday.com boards with your clients? Here’s why the tool you choose really matters.

If you're using monday.com to manage your projects, integrating a dedicated monday.com client portal can significantly streamline communication and deliver a more professional experience. In this article, we compare Client Portal Builder and Softr to help you choose the best no-code portal builder for your monday.com integration and workflow.

Two names you’ve likely bumped into are Client Portal Builder for monday.com and Softr. At first glance, they both seem to do the same thing: build no-code portals for clients. But once you look under the hood, the differences are very real – especially if monday.com is the backbone of your workflow. Let’s break it down on Client Portal Builder vs Softr.

Integration

Built for monday.com vs Built for Airtable

Client Portal Builder is purpose built for monday.com. That’s its home turf. You manage clients on monday.com? Good. That’s where your portal lives too. No syncing, no exporting, no API gymnastics. Softr, on the other hand, was built with Airtable in mind and later expanded to other platforms, such as monday.com and others. So yes, you can build a monday.com based portal in Softr… but it’s probably not going to be a seamless experience.

Configuration

Setup Time: Hours vs Days

With Client Portal Builder for monday.com, you’re up and running in less than an hour. You install the app, choose what boards your clients should see, and that’s it. You can even customize your branding right inside the builder within your monday.com workspace. Softr? You’re going to spend time figuring out how to integrate with monday.com, connect data properly, and build layouts that make sense. It’s powerful – but not exactly plug-and-play.

Data management

Keep your monday.com data in one place

Here’s the real kicker: With Client Portal Builder, you don’t need to leave monday.com. Everything – the client data, access settings, branding, even support – is right inside your monday.com workspace. With Softr, you’ll be toggling between platforms, settings, and interfaces. And unless you’re a power user who enjoys that kind of thing (hey, we won’t judge), it can get messy fast.

Target group

So... who’s it for?

Client Portal Builder is for monday.com users who want a no-fuss, deeply integrated, secure portal for clients. Agencies, service providers, project teams love this. Softr is for folks looking to build custom apps and websites from Airtable or Google Sheets – and maybe connect monday.com in the process.

Conclusion

Ultimately, if you're seeking the fastest way to build a client portal for monday.com, Client Portal Builder stands out as a purpose-built solution. For those looking for a broader website builder that can be adapted to client portals, Softr may still be viable — but it’s more of a Softr alternative than a direct monday.com tool.