Lucidchart vs Functionly
Three of fourteen models named Lucidchart first on the direct prompt; zero named Functionly. Lucidchart was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Functionly by eight and Lucidchart carries 60 labels and Functionly 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category 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
LucidchartFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFunctionly
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Lucidchart and Functionly were named in the same answer thirty-five times, of the 186 answers naming Lucidchart and the 39 naming Functionly. In those answers Functionly took the first choice four times and Lucidchart eight.
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 | | | |
Lucidchart Functionly first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lucidchart on the left and Functionly on the right.The direct prompt
Lucidchart first, Functionly an alternative
3 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
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
5 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
Lucidchart15%#3 of 13Functionly0%#11 of 13Lucidchart11%#3 of 15Functionly9%#4 of 15Lucidchart2%#8 of 13Functionly0%#– of 13What the models said about Lucidchart
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Lucidchart, Visio, Canva, SmartDraw, and similar tools can create polished charts, but they usually require manual updates or imports, so the chart can become stale quickly.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Tools like *Lucidchart* or *OrgChartNow* (good if you have extremely complex custom matrix structures ... though they require more manual maintenance)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“it produces diagrams that are a visual artifact, not a live system of record, with no role management, governance, analytics” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best for: well-rounded professional visual diagrams and data-linked diagramming ... Best for creating org charts from existing data” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“If you want a pure visual diagram and don't mind updating it manually, go with Lucidchart, Visio, SmartDraw, or Creately.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best all-rounder; data-linked diagramming; professional templates ... If you want a *picture*, use Lucidchart or Visio.” Kimi K2 · comparative 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. 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
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.