# ChartHop vs Functionly: which do AI models recommend for org charts, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Org charts and org design. Five of fourteen models named ChartHop first on the direct prompt; zero named Functionly. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/planning/org-charts-and-org-design/charthop-vs-functionly/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChartHop | 30% | #1 of 13 | 6% | 48 | 14 of 14 |
| Functionly | 4% | #7 of 13 | 7% | 15 | 11 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- GPT-5.4 mini: charthop first (first choices: ChartHop) (alternatives: OrgChart, Pingboard)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: charthop first (first choices: ChartHop) (alternatives: HiBob, Organimi, Rippling, Sift, TeamOhana)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: charthop first (first choices: ChartHop) (alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChart, Pingboard, The Org)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: charthop first (first choices: ChartHop) (alternatives: BambooHR, Organimi, Pingboard)
- MiniMax M2.5: charthop first (first choices: ChartHop) (alternatives: OneDirectory, OrgChart, Pingboard, Sift)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Pingboard) (alternatives: ChartHop, Lucidchart, Organimi)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Organimi) (alternatives: ChartHop, OrgChart)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Pingboard) (alternatives: ChartHop, OneDirectory, OrgChartHub, Organimi)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: OneDirectory) (alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChart, Organimi)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: OrgChart) (alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChartHub, Organimi)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Pingboard) (alternatives: Lucidchart, Organimi)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: OrgChartHub, Pingboard) (alternatives: Arbor, Ingentis org.manager, Organimi)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Luminal) (alternatives: BambooHR, BetterU, Lucidchart, Rippling)

## What the models said about ChartHop

- "Avoid per-employee pricing models (like ChartHop or Pingboard) if you're budget-constrained" (Kimi K2, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "consider HR-based tools like ChartHop, Orgvue, or Nakisa, which connect to live data sources and regenerate the chart automatically" (Mistral Small, negative prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Functionly

- "Reason for Caution: Extremely Low Customer Support." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "The best organizational design tool for a mid-sized B2B company would be ChartHop or Functionly." (Llama 4 Maverick, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "I'd recommend Functionly as the best organizational design tool" (Kimi K2, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "consider Orgvue / Functionly if you need deeper simulation or API-first recurring change management" (Muse Glimmer 30B, paraphrase prompt, alternative)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.