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Org charts and org design · September 2026 Edition

OrgChart vs Lucidchart

One of twelve models named OrgChart first on the direct prompt; one named Lucidchart. OrgChart was named by eleven of the twelve models and Lucidchart by twelve and OrgChart carries 29 labels and Lucidchart 52, so the shares are not directly comparable.

OrgChart

criticized challenger

Named in three categories 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 rate28%23%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels2952A 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 Lucidchart · 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 modelsLucidchart
Direct11
Paraphrase201 against Lucidchart
Comparative02
Budget-constrained021 against OrgChart · 1 against Lucidchart
Scale-constrained304 against Lucidchart
Negative006 against OrgChart · 6 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, OrgChart and Lucidchart were named in the same answer fifty-seven times, of the 84 answers naming OrgChart and the 154 naming Lucidchart. In those answers Lucidchart took the first choice seven times and OrgChart fourteen.

Every model, every framing

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

The direct prompt

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

OrgChart first, Lucidchart not the choice

1 of 12 modelsLucidchart was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniOrgChart alternatives: OneDirectory, Organimi

Lucidchart first, OrgChart not the choice

1 of 12 modelsOrgChart 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

8 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
Gemini 3.5 FlashChartHop alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChartHub, Organimi, Pingboard, Prolifiq Relationship Map, TeamOhana
Mistral SmallOneDirectory alternatives: Lucidchart, Miro, Organimi, Visme
DeepSeek V4 FlashChartHop, Pingboard alternatives: Functionly, Lucidchart, OrgChart
Llama 4 MaverickOneDirectory alternatives: Lucidchart, Miro, Organimi, Visme
Qwen 3.7 FlashChartHop alternatives: Lucidchart, Organice, Tropic
Kimi K2OneDirectory alternatives: ChartHop, Lucidchart, Microsoft Visio, Organimi
GLM 4.7 FlashXChartHop alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChart, Organimi, Pingboard

Neither was named

2 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Perplexity SonarOneDirectory alternatives: Ingentis org.manager, OrgChartHub, Orgvue, Pingboard
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
Lucidchart leads by eighteen points.
Lucidchart22%#2 of 12
OrgChart4%#7 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: OrgChart leads at mid-market.
OrgChart12%#4 of 14
Lucidchart6%#6 of 14
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
OrgChart leads by nine points.
OrgChart11%#3 of 13
Lucidchart2%#8 of 13
The full enterprise standing →

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 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.