Functionly vs Pingboard
Zero of fourteen models named Functionly first on the direct prompt; two named Pingboard. Functionly was named by eight of the fourteen models and Pingboard by twelve and Functionly carries 21 labels and Pingboard 35, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in four 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
FunctionlyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPingboard
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Functionly and Pingboard were named in the same answer twenty-three times, of the 39 answers naming Functionly and the 114 naming Pingboard. In those answers Pingboard took the first choice four times and Functionly zero.
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 4.20 | | | | | ||
| 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 | | | |
Functionly Pingboard first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Functionly on the left and Pingboard on the right.The direct prompt
Pingboard first, Functionly not the choice
2 of 14 modelsFunctionly was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 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
Pingboard18%#2 of 13Functionly0%#11 of 13Functionly9%#4 of 15Pingboard5%#6 of 15Functionly0%#– of 13Pingboard0%#12 of 13What the models said about Functionly
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“For a mid-sized B2B company (typically ~150–1,500 employees), Functionly is the strongest fit for organizational design.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Functionly (Collaborative Design) or Ingentis/orgChart (Chart & Analytics)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I recommend Functionly as the top organizational design tool for a mid-sized B2B company” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What 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.
“Updates are mostly manual unless you set up custom automation, and it lacks native HRIS-level directory syncing” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“simple org chart software (like Pingboard) lacks the data-driven modeling needed for strategic planning” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“those are more HR-platform style products and can cost more than a simple diagramming tool” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Better alternatives: ... Tools with built‑in employee directories and live updates (e.g., Pingboard, ChartHop, Organimi, Ingentis, etc.)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · first choice
“A dedicated org chart + directory tool — it keeps charts automatically current by syncing with your HR system” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Most mid-market B2B companies find Pingboard or ChartHop to be the sweet spot” Kimi K2 · direct 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.