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Org charts and org design · September 2026 Edition

OneDirectory vs Lucidchart

Five of twelve models named OneDirectory first on the direct prompt; one named Lucidchart. Both were named by all twelve models and OneDirectory carries 19 labels and Lucidchart 52, so the shares are not directly comparable.

OneDirectory

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Lucidchart

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share12%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%23%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#6A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels1952A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, OneDirectory 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 OneDirectory · ChartHop vs Lucidchart · Organimi vs OneDirectory

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.
OneDirectoryFirst choices, of twelve modelsLucidchart
Direct51
Paraphrase001 against Lucidchart
Comparative02
Budget-constrained021 against Lucidchart
Scale-constrained104 against Lucidchart
Negative006 against Lucidchart
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.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, OneDirectory and Lucidchart were named in the same answer thirty-four times, of the 46 answers naming OneDirectory and the 154 naming Lucidchart. In those answers Lucidchart took the first choice one time and OneDirectory ten.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where OneDirectory and Lucidchart stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
OneDirectory Lucidchart first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OneDirectory on the left and Lucidchart on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where OneDirectory and Lucidchart stood in it.

OneDirectory first, Lucidchart an alternative

5 of 12 modelsLucidchart was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarOneDirectory alternatives: Ingentis org.manager, OrgChartHub, Orgvue, Pingboard
Mistral SmallOneDirectory alternatives: Lucidchart, Miro, Organimi, Visme
Llama 4 MaverickOneDirectory alternatives: Lucidchart, Miro, Organimi, Visme
Kimi K2OneDirectory alternatives: ChartHop, Lucidchart, Microsoft Visio, Organimi
MiniMax M2.5OneDirectory alternatives: Microsoft Visio, Nakisa, Organimi, SmartDraw

Lucidchart first, OneDirectory an alternative

1 of 12 modelsOneDirectory was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.1 FastLucidchart, Pingboard alternatives: ChartHop, OneDirectory, Organimi

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Organimi alternatives: Ingentis org.manager, Lucidchart, OneDirectory
GPT-5.4 miniOrgChart alternatives: OneDirectory, Organimi
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

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
Lucidchart leads by twenty-two points.
Lucidchart22%#2 of 12
OneDirectory0%#– of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: OneDirectory leads at mid-market.
OneDirectory12%#3 of 14
Lucidchart6%#6 of 14
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
OneDirectory leads by thirteen points.
OneDirectory16%#2 of 13
Lucidchart2%#8 of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about OneDirectory

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“OneDirectory is particularly well-suited for mid-size and large organizations with complex structures, holding a 4.9/5 rating on G2” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“OneDirectory stands out as the best org chart software for mid-market B2B companies” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Start with demos from top-rated (OneDirectory for M365 shops; OrgChart for HR planning)” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice

What the models said about Lucidchart

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“they are dangerous for official organizational documentation... Why to avoid: These tools separate the "map" from the "territory."” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“trying to maintain an org chart in PowerPoint, Visio, or Lucidchart is a losing battle” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · hard negative
“avoid one-off tools like Visio or Lucidchart for ongoing use” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · hard negative
“Pingboard or Lucidchart are safe starts for most B2B mid-market needs due to balance of features, reviews, and scalability.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“I just need a one‑off chart for a slide | Lucidchart (free trial) or Draw.io” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“is Organimi, Miro, Lucidchart, or Visme, as they offer affordable monthly fees” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.