What’s the difference between Super Admin, Admin, Manager, Collaborator, Client, Guest Collaborator and Reviewer?
zipBoard has internal roles (Super Admin, Admin, Manager and Collaborator) that work inside your organization, and external roles (Clients and guests using share links) that review content without full access. The tables and sections below show what each role can do.
What can each internal role do?
| Internal role | Super Admin | Admin | Manager | Collaborator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add/remove reviewer | X | X | X | X |
| Add/remove client | X | X | ||
| Add/remove collaborator | X | X | ||
| Add/remove manager | X | X | ||
| Add/remove admin | X | |||
| Delete own projects | X | X | X | |
| Delete any project | X | X | ||
| Add projects | X | X | X | |
| Archive own projects | X | X | X | |
| Archive all projects | X | X | ||
| Access reports | X | X | ||
| Delete/clean up comments inside an asset | X | X | X (only on projects they create/own) | |
| Add integrations | X | X |
What can external reviewers and clients do?
| External role | Guest link* | Require sign up / login | View all boards/reviews | Add new boards/reviews | Client |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View comments | X | ||||
| Add comments | X | ||||
| Create an account | X | ||||
| Convert comments to tasks | X | X | X |
*You can choose to activate one or more guest link settings.
What does each role do in zipBoard?
Org Admin/Super Admin
Read the Complete Comprehensive Guide for Owners/Admins.
- Overall ownership of the organization.
- Adding users to the organization.
- Creating tags.
- Visibility and control over the entire organization.
- Customization of organization settings.
- Access to project reports.
- Clean-up/deletion of unnecessary annotations and comments in any project.
Admin
- Similar permissions to the Super Admin, excluding billing and member management.
Managers
- Creation and management of projects.
- Adding collaborators to projects.
- Customization of projects.
- Integration management.
- Access to project reports.
- Clean-up/deletion of unnecessary annotations and comments in their own projects.
Collaborators/Members
Read the Complete Comprehensive Guide for Collaborators.
- Content contribution.
- Task assignment and management.
- Review feedback.
- Task organization.
Clients (Enterprise only)
- External stakeholders responsible for content review and approval.
- Communication with the project team.
- Feedback conversion into tasks.
Learn more in Understanding Client Role in zipBoard.
Guest Reviewers
Read the Complete Comprehensive Guide for Guest Reviewers/Clients and Stakeholders.
- External stakeholders for content review.
- Limited access based on shared links.
- Feedback provision.
- Feedback conversion into tasks (by clients or the internal team).
For how guest collaborators (login required) differ from guest reviewers (no login), read How are Guest Collaborators different from Guest Reviewers?
How do I remove users or manage stakeholders?
- Removing users: To remove someone from your organization, follow the steps in this article.
- Stakeholder management: Learn how to manage your stakeholders in our stakeholder management guide.