Org charts and org design · October 2026 Edition
Creately vs Functionly
Zero of fourteen models named Creately first on the direct prompt; zero named Functionly. Creately was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Functionly by eleven and Creately carries 24 labels and Functionly 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share8%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate33%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#7A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels2415A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Creately reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Organimi was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. ChartHop vs Creately · ChartHop vs Functionly · Organimi vs Creately
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; 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 fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CreatelyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFunctionly
Direct00
Paraphrase02
Comparative001 against Creately
Budget-constrained40
Scale-constrained001 against Creately
Negative006 against Creately · 1 against Functionly
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Creately and Functionly 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 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Creately Functionly first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Creately on the left and Functionly on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Creately and Functionly stood in it.
Neither was named
14 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5OneDirectory alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChart, Organimi
GPT-5.4 miniChartHop alternatives: OrgChart, Pingboard
Gemini 3.5 FlashChartHop alternatives: HiBob, Organimi, Rippling, Sift, TeamOhana
Perplexity SonarOrgChart alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChartHub, Organimi
Grok 4.1 FastPingboard alternatives: Lucidchart, Organimi
Mistral SmallOrgChartHub, Pingboard alternatives: Arbor, Ingentis org.manager, Organimi
DeepSeek V4 FlashChartHop alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChart, Pingboard, The Org
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashLuminal alternatives: BambooHR, BetterU, Lucidchart, Rippling
Kimi K2Pingboard alternatives: ChartHop, Lucidchart, Organimi
GLM 4.7 FlashXChartHop alternatives: BambooHR, Organimi, Pingboard
MiniMax M2.5ChartHop alternatives: OneDirectory, OrgChart, Pingboard, Sift
GPT-6 LunaOrganimi alternatives: ChartHop, OrgChart
Muse Glimmer 30BPingboard alternatives: ChartHop, OneDirectory, OrgChartHub, Organimi
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
Functionly leads by two points.
Functionly4%#– of 15Creately2%#7 of 15Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Creately leads at mid-market.
Creately8%#4 of 13Functionly4%#7 of 13Enterprise
What the models said about Creately
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Static diagramming tools such as Lucidchart, Miro, Creately, SmartDraw, Visio...” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
“consider avoiding general-purpose diagramming tools like Lucidchart, Visio, SmartDraw, Miro, and Creately” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Be cautious about: General whiteboard/diagramming tools (Miro, Lucidchart, SmartDraw, Creately)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Creately ($5) gives the best bang for the buck, with unlimited diagrams and decent collaboration.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Draw.io for complete free access or Creately for a low-cost paid option are strong choices” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“the best org chart software is usually Creately or Organimi” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Functionly
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“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
Also compared
ChartHop vs CreatelyChartHop vs FunctionlyOrganimi vs CreatelyOrganimi vs FunctionlyPingboard vs CreatelyPingboard vs FunctionlyCreately vs OrgChartCreately vs OneDirectoryCreately vs LucidchartOrgChart vs FunctionlyOneDirectory vs FunctionlyFunctionly vs LucidchartAll 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.