Org charts and org design · October 2026 Edition
Pingboard vs Functionly
Four of fourteen models named Pingboard first on the direct prompt; zero named Functionly. Pingboard was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Functionly by eleven and Pingboard carries 36 labels and Functionly 15, 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 rate8%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3615A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Pingboard reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Organimi was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. ChartHop vs Pingboard · ChartHop vs Functionly · Organimi vs Pingboard
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
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
PingboardFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFunctionly
Direct40
Paraphrase02
Comparative00
Budget-constrained001 against Pingboard
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against Pingboard · 1 against Functionly
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Pingboard and Functionly 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 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Pingboard Functionly first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Pingboard on the left and Functionly on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Pingboard and Functionly stood in it.
Pingboard first, Functionly not the choice
4 of 14 modelsFunctionly was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.1 FastPingboard alternatives: Lucidchart, Organimi
Mistral SmallOrgChartHub, Pingboard alternatives: Arbor, Ingentis org.manager, Organimi
Kimi K2Pingboard alternatives: ChartHop, Lucidchart, Organimi
Muse Glimmer 30BPingboard alternatives: ChartHop, OneDirectory, OrgChartHub, Organimi
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.GPT-5.4 miniChartHop alternatives: OrgChart, Pingboard
DeepSeek V4 FlashChartHop alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChart, Pingboard, The Org
GLM 4.7 FlashXChartHop alternatives: BambooHR, Organimi, Pingboard
MiniMax M2.5ChartHop alternatives: OneDirectory, OrgChart, Pingboard, Sift
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5OneDirectory alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChart, Organimi
Gemini 3.5 FlashChartHop alternatives: HiBob, Organimi, Rippling, Sift, TeamOhana
Perplexity SonarOrgChart alternatives: Lucidchart, OrgChartHub, Organimi
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashLuminal alternatives: BambooHR, BetterU, Lucidchart, Rippling
GPT-6 LunaOrganimi alternatives: ChartHop, OrgChart
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 eight points.
Pingboard11%#4 of 15Functionly4%#– of 15Mid-marketThe figures above
Pingboard leads by four points.
Pingboard8%#3 of 13Functionly4%#7 of 13Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Pingboard0%#11 of 15Functionly0%#– 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 Functionly
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Reason for Caution: Extremely Low Customer Support.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best organizational design tool for a mid-sized B2B company would be ChartHop or Functionly.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Functionly as the best organizational design tool” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“consider Orgvue / Functionly if you need deeper simulation or API-first recurring change management” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared
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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.