Pingboard vs Creately
Four of fourteen models named Pingboard first on the direct prompt; zero named Creately. Pingboard was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Creately by twelve and Pingboard carries 36 labels and Creately 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
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
PingboardFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCreately
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Pingboard and Creately were named in the same answer thirty-three times, of the 97 answers naming Pingboard and the 84 naming Creately. In those answers Creately took the first choice two times and Pingboard two.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | |
Pingboard Creately first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Pingboard on the left and Creately on the right.The direct prompt
Pingboard first, Creately not the choice
4 of 14 modelsCreately was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Pingboard11%#4 of 15Creately2%#7 of 15Pingboard8%#3 of 13Creately8%#4 of 13Creately2%#10 of 15Pingboard0%#11 of 15What the models said about Pingboard
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Avoid per-employee pricing models (like ChartHop or Pingboard) if you're budget-constrained” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Clunky org chart interface — users describe it as "a little hairy" with multiple team members” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Be cautious about: Pingboard (and similar mid-tier tools with manual quirks)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Pingboard is frequently picked for growing and mid-size orgs that need governable org-chart changes with admin workflows and integrations.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Go with Pingboard if you want the best balance of automation, employee experience, and reasonable pricing” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Pingboard (often rated best overall for mid-market)” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
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
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.