# Org charts and org design for small business buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "org chart software" and as "organizational design tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a small B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/org-charts-and-org-design/2026-11/smb

**Standing:** Organimi leads with 38% of first choices; verdict contested. 55 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Organimi](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/organimi/index.md) | 38% | 0% | 57 |
| 2 | [Pingboard](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/pingboard/index.md) | 18% | 5% | 38 |
| 3 | [Lucidchart](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/lucidchart/index.md) | 15% | 17% | 69 |
| 4 | [diagrams.net](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/diagrams-net/index.md) | 7% | 11% | 19 |
| 5 | [Miro](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/miro/index.md) | 5% | 15% | 47 |
| 6 | [Canva](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/canva/index.md) | 5% | 26% | 23 |
| 7 | [Microsoft Visio](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/microsoft-visio/index.md) | 2% | 33% | 33 |
| 13 | [ChartHop](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/charthop/index.md) | 0% | 25% | 36 |
| 14 | [Creately](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/creately/index.md) | 0% | 12% | 16 |
| 15 | [BambooHR](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/bamboohr/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 12 |
| 18 | [Functionly](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/functionly/index.md) | 0% | 24% | 17 |
| 49 | [SmartDraw](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/smartdraw/index.md) | 0% | 31% | 13 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 87 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Pingboard; alternatives BambooHR, Org Chart Studio, Organimi, draw.io
- GPT-5.4 mini: Lucidchart; alternatives Diligent Entities, Microsoft Visio, OrgChart, Pingboard
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Pingboard; alternatives BambooHR, Gusto, Lucidchart, Organimi
- Perplexity Sonar: Organimi; alternatives Lucidchart, Microsoft Visio, diagrams.net
- Grok 4.20: Lucidchart; alternatives Organimi, Pingboard
- Mistral Small: Organimi, Pingboard; alternatives Lucidchart
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Pingboard; alternatives ChartHop, Functionly, Lucidchart, Miro
- Llama 4 Maverick: Pingboard; alternatives ChartHop, Lucidchart, Miro, Organimi
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Organimi; alternatives Canva, Lucidchart, Pingboard
- Kimi K2: Organimi; alternatives Lucidchart, Pingboard
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Organimi, Pingboard; alternatives ChartHop, Lucidchart
- MiniMax M2.5: Pingboard; alternatives ChartHop, Factorial, Lucidchart, Organimi
- GPT-6 Luna: Organimi; alternatives Lucidchart
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Pingboard; alternatives ChartHop, Lucidchart, Organimi

## Sources the answers cite

71 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- forbes.com: 41 answers, 41 citations
- planfix.com: 41 answers, 41 citations
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 38 answers, 40 citations
- zapier.com: 32 answers, 37 citations
- softwareadvice.com: 27 answers, 35 citations
- capterra.com: 27 answers, 32 citations
- g2.com: 26 answers, 32 citations
- goprofiles.io: 18 answers, 18 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-org-chart-software (41 answers)
- https://planfix.com/blog/industry-insights/best-organizational-chart-software (41 answers)
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-org-chart-software (38 answers)
- https://zapier.com/blog/best-org-chart-software (31 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/org-chart/small-business (23 answers)
- https://capterra.com/org-chart-software (19 answers)
- https://goprofiles.io/blog/best-org-chart-software-2026 (14 answers)
- https://softwareadvice.com/org-chart/small-business (12 answers)
- https://firsthr.app/compare/general/org-chart-software (11 answers)
- https://softwareadvice.com/org-chart (10 answers)

## Warned against

- Lucidchart: 12 of 69 labels negative. "Avoid manual diagramming tools (Visio/Lucid) *for ongoing management* because they create data debt." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)
- Microsoft Visio: 11 of 33 labels negative. "Avoid manual diagramming tools (Visio/Lucid) *for ongoing management* because they create data debt." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)
- OrgChart: 7 of 10 labels negative. "Some tools like OrgChart have interfaces described as "dated and next to impossible for the average user," requiring either a dedicated power user or expensive professional services." (MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt)
- Miro: 7 of 47 labels negative. "Why avoid: ... its free plan and even paid plans for larger teams can become expensive." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Organimi at 38%.

- draw.io: 13% to 2%, −11. Inside the floor by 2 points · rank 3 → 9 of 87.
- Pingboard: 11% to 18%, +7. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 4 → 2 of 87.
- Organimi: 32% to 38%, +6. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 1 of 87, unchanged.
- Lucidchart: 19% to 15%, −4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 2 → 3 of 87.
- ChartHop: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 6 → 13 of 87.
- BambooHR: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 5 → 15 of 87.
- Functionly: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 18 of 87.
- diagrams.net: 4% to 7%, +3. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 7 → 4 of 87.
- Miro: 2% to 5%, +3. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 10 → 5 of 87.
- Canva: 2% to 5%, +3. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 11 → 6 of 87.
- Microsoft Visio: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 72 → 7 of 87.
- Creately: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 9 → 14 of 87.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.