Org charts and org design · September 2026 Edition
ChartHop vs draw.io
Four of twelve models named ChartHop first on the direct prompt; zero named draw.io. ChartHop was named by eleven of the twelve models and draw.io by ten and ChartHop carries 38 labels and draw.io 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share27%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate16%13%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels3815A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ChartHop reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Organimi was named alongside these two in nine of the twelve direct answers. ChartHop vs Organimi · ChartHop vs OneDirectory · ChartHop vs OrgChart
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the org charts and org design page.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ChartHopFirst choices, of twelve modelsdraw.io
Direct40
Paraphrase70
Comparative30
Budget-constrained041 against ChartHop
Scale-constrained30
Negative205 against ChartHop · 2 against draw.io
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
Every model, every framing
The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ChartHop and draw.io stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | |
ChartHop draw.io first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ChartHop on the left and draw.io on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ChartHop and draw.io stood in it.
ChartHop first, draw.io not the choice
4 of 12 modelsdraw.io was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashChartHop alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChartHub, Organimi, Pingboard, Prolifiq Relationship Map, TeamOhana
DeepSeek V4 FlashChartHop, Pingboard alternatives: Functionly, Lucidchart, OrgChart
Qwen 3.7 FlashChartHop alternatives: Lucidchart, Organice, Tropic
GLM 4.7 FlashXChartHop alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChart, Organimi, Pingboard
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Grok 4.1 FastLucidchart, Pingboard alternatives: ChartHop, OneDirectory, Organimi
Kimi K2OneDirectory alternatives: ChartHop, Lucidchart, Microsoft Visio, Organimi
Neither was named
6 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Organimi alternatives: Ingentis org.manager, Lucidchart, OneDirectory
GPT-5.4 miniOrgChart alternatives: OneDirectory, Organimi
Perplexity SonarOneDirectory alternatives: Ingentis org.manager, OrgChartHub, Orgvue, Pingboard
Mistral SmallOneDirectory alternatives: Lucidchart, Miro, Organimi, Visme
Llama 4 MaverickOneDirectory alternatives: Lucidchart, Miro, Organimi, Visme
MiniMax M2.5OneDirectory alternatives: Microsoft Visio, Nakisa, Organimi, SmartDraw
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: ChartHop leads at mid-market.
ChartHop27%#1 of 14draw.io8%#5 of 14Enterprise
What the models said about ChartHop
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“What to Avoid on a Tight Budget - ChartHop: ... requires a ~$9,000/year minimum commitment.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“minimum annual cost of around $9,000 and charges per employee, making it less suitable for smaller companies” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“The Specialized Standalones (Best for 500) Examples: ChartHop, Xenspace, Datasnapshots ... Verdict: Often the sweet spot for companies at your size.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about draw.io
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Avoid using general diagramming tools for org charts ... these lack org-specific layout automation. Creating messy connector routing in dense charts is a common problem.” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“tools like draw.io, Google Drawings, Miro, and sometimes Creately are often described as manual diagramming tools ... they do not provide strong native HR-to-org-chart automation” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“start with draw.io (free) or Canva (free tier) for basic needs” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with draw.io if you're comfortable building charts manually” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with draw.io—it's versatile, powerful, and zero cost/risk.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
ChartHop vs OrganimiChartHop vs OneDirectoryChartHop vs OrgChartChartHop vs LucidchartChartHop vs PingboardChartHop vs MiroOrganimi vs draw.ioOneDirectory vs draw.ioOrgChart vs draw.iodraw.io vs Lucidchartdraw.io vs Pingboarddraw.io vs MiroAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full org charts standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.