# Creately: how AI models rank it, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 27 judge labels across 2 categories by 10 of 12 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/creately/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Org charts and org design | 2% | 10 | 9% | 23 |
| Succession planning | 2% | 13 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "For the tightest budget, I'd suggest starting with Creately or Teamflect since they have free tiers." (MiniMax M2.5, Succession planning)
- "Organimi (for up to 25 users) or Creately are the best choices" (Mistral Small, Org charts)
- "a well-organized spreadsheet plus a free visual tool (like Creately) is honestly more than enough and costs nothing" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Succession planning)
- "free or low-cost tools (Lucidchart, Creately, even Visio/Illustrator) often beat the premium enterprise platforms" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Org charts)

## And against it

- "sometimes Creately are often described as manual diagramming tools" (Perplexity Sonar, Org charts)
- "more of a diagramming tool than a true org-design platform" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Org charts)

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.