Org charts and org design · September 2026 Edition
draw.io vs Pingboard
Zero of twelve models named draw.io first on the direct prompt; two named Pingboard. draw.io was named by ten of the twelve models and Pingboard by twelve and draw.io carries 15 labels and Pingboard 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category 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 rate13%15%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels1527A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, draw.io 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 draw.io · ChartHop vs Pingboard · Organimi vs draw.io
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.
draw.ioFirst choices, of twelve modelsPingboard
Direct02
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained403 against Pingboard
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against draw.io · 1 against Pingboard
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 draw.io and Pingboard 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 | | | |
draw.io Pingboard first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, draw.io on the left and Pingboard on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where draw.io and Pingboard stood in it.
Pingboard first, draw.io not the choice
2 of 12 modelsdraw.io was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.1 FastLucidchart, Pingboard alternatives: ChartHop, OneDirectory, Organimi
DeepSeek V4 FlashChartHop, Pingboard alternatives: Functionly, Lucidchart, OrgChart
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashChartHop alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChartHub, Organimi, Pingboard, Prolifiq Relationship Map, TeamOhana
Perplexity SonarOneDirectory alternatives: Ingentis org.manager, OrgChartHub, Orgvue, Pingboard
GLM 4.7 FlashXChartHop alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChart, Organimi, Pingboard
Neither was named
7 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
Mistral SmallOneDirectory alternatives: Lucidchart, Miro, Organimi, Visme
Llama 4 MaverickOneDirectory alternatives: Lucidchart, Miro, Organimi, Visme
Qwen 3.7 FlashChartHop alternatives: Lucidchart, Organice, Tropic
Kimi K2OneDirectory alternatives: ChartHop, Lucidchart, Microsoft Visio, Organimi
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
Pingboard leads by six points.
Pingboard10%#4 of 12draw.io4%#6 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: draw.io leads at mid-market.
draw.io8%#5 of 14Pingboard4%#7 of 14Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
draw.io0%#– of 13Pingboard0%#10 of 13What 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
What the models said about Pingboard
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Requires a custom quote; generally aimed at larger budgets.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“some users find it less intuitive for complex organizational structures and it may not scale well for very large enterprises” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“a starter plan that's cheaper than Pingboard's ($20 monthly vs $186.25 monthly)” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Often rated best overall for mid-sized teams... Pingboard or Lucidchart are safe starts for most B2B mid-market needs” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“Pingboard (Workleap) offers the best value” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Pingboard (now part of Workleap) — Best for interactive org charts built around employee connection.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · alternative
Also compared
ChartHop vs draw.ioChartHop vs PingboardOrganimi vs draw.ioOrganimi vs PingboardOneDirectory vs draw.ioOneDirectory vs PingboardOrgChart vs draw.ioOrgChart vs Pingboarddraw.io vs Lucidchartdraw.io vs MiroLucidchart vs PingboardPingboard 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.