Org charts and org design · September 2026 Edition
OrgChart vs draw.io
One of twelve models named OrgChart first on the direct prompt; zero named draw.io. OrgChart was named by eleven of the twelve models and draw.io by ten and OrgChart carries 29 labels and draw.io 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share12%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate28%13%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels2915A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, OrgChart 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 OrgChart · ChartHop vs draw.io · Organimi 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.
OrgChartFirst choices, of twelve modelsdraw.io
Direct10
Paraphrase20
Comparative00
Budget-constrained041 against OrgChart
Scale-constrained30
Negative006 against OrgChart · 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 OrgChart 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 | | | | |
OrgChart draw.io first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OrgChart on the left and draw.io on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where OrgChart and draw.io stood in it.
OrgChart first, draw.io not the choice
1 of 12 modelsdraw.io was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniOrgChart alternatives: OneDirectory, Organimi
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.DeepSeek V4 FlashChartHop, Pingboard alternatives: Functionly, Lucidchart, OrgChart
GLM 4.7 FlashXChartHop alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChart, Organimi, Pingboard
Neither was named
9 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Organimi alternatives: Ingentis org.manager, Lucidchart, OneDirectory
Gemini 3.5 FlashChartHop alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChartHub, Organimi, Pingboard, Prolifiq Relationship Map, TeamOhana
Perplexity SonarOneDirectory alternatives: Ingentis org.manager, OrgChartHub, Orgvue, Pingboard
Grok 4.1 FastLucidchart, Pingboard alternatives: ChartHop, 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
Level: the same share of first choices.
OrgChart4%#7 of 12draw.io4%#6 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
What the models said about OrgChart
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Starts around $105/month with a 100-employee minimum.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“requires a minimum of 100 employee records and starts at $105/month billed annually, which can be expensive for smaller organizations” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Steep learning curve, not intuitive, complex features requiring coding knowledge, limited customization” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd suggest starting with BambooHR or a specialized tool like OrgChart Pro if you need something more focused on organizational structure visualization” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the best org chart software is usually OrgChart if you want the strongest mix of HRIS integration, automated updates, and scalability” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“For Workforce Planning + People Analytics: Look at ChartHop or OrgChart.” Gemini 3.5 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 OrgChartChartHop vs draw.ioOrganimi vs OrgChartOrganimi vs draw.ioOneDirectory vs OrgChartOneDirectory vs draw.ioOrgChart vs LucidchartOrgChart vs PingboardOrgChart vs Mirodraw.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.