Org charts and org design · November 2026 Edition
OrgChart vs Pingboard
Two of fourteen models named OrgChart first on the direct prompt; two named Pingboard. OrgChart was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Pingboard by twelve and OrgChart carries 24 labels and Pingboard 35, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share9%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%20%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2435A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, OrgChart reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ChartHop was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. ChartHop vs OrgChart · ChartHop vs Pingboard · Organimi vs OrgChart
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.
OrgChartFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPingboard
Direct22
Paraphrase101 against Pingboard
Comparative14
Budget-constrained001 against Pingboard
Scale-constrained211 against Pingboard
Negative023 against OrgChart · 4 against Pingboard
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.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, OrgChart and Pingboard were named in the same answer thirty-two times, of the 74 answers naming OrgChart and the 114 naming Pingboard. In those answers Pingboard took the first choice zero times and OrgChart six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where OrgChart and Pingboard 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 4.20 | | | | |||
| 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 | | |
OrgChart Pingboard first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OrgChart on the left and Pingboard on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where OrgChart and Pingboard stood in it.
OrgChart first, Pingboard not the choice
2 of 14 modelsPingboard was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniOrgChart alternatives: Lucid, Microsoft Visio, Miro
Mistral SmallChartHop, OrgChart alternatives: Functionly, Lucidchart, Workleap
Pingboard first, OrgChart not the choice
2 of 14 modelsOrgChart was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Pingboard alternatives: BambooHR, ChartHop, Factorial, Personio
Kimi K2ChartHop, Pingboard alternatives: Lucidchart
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.Grok 4.20Lucidchart alternatives: ChartHop, Creately, Functionly, Microsoft Visio, Miro, Organimi, Pingboard
DeepSeek V4 FlashChartHop alternatives: Functionly, OrgChart
GLM 4.7 FlashXChartHop alternatives: Lucidchart, Microsoft Visio, Pingboard, SmartDraw
MiniMax M2.5Built, ChartHop alternatives: GoProfiles, Lucidchart, OrgChart, Organimi, Workleap
GPT-6 LunaChartHop alternatives: OrgChart
Muse Glimmer 30BLucidchart alternatives: ChartHop, Organimi, Pingboard
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashChartHop alternatives: HiBob, Organimi, Rippling, Sift, TeamOhana
Perplexity SonarChartHop alternatives: GoProfiles, Lucidchart, Microsoft Visio, Organimi
Llama 4 MaverickLucidchart alternatives: Miro, Planfix
Qwen 3.7 FlashChartHop, Organizational Charts alternatives: BambooHR, Rippling, iOrgChart
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 eighteen points.
Pingboard18%#2 of 13OrgChart0%#13 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: OrgChart leads at mid-market.
OrgChart9%#5 of 15Pingboard5%#6 of 15Enterprise
What the models said about OrgChart
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“I'd specifically avoid OrgChart (despite its decent ratings, the usability issues are a recurring theme)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“tools like ChartHop or OrgChart ... are often costly overkill for small-to-medium businesses” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Caution level: Medium-high if your team lacks technical expertise.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Tools like OrgChart, ChartHop, or Pingboard (Workleap) are typically the right weight class for your size.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“OrgChart and ChartHop are the top choices due to their automation, integration, and advanced features” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Functionly (Collaborative Design) or Ingentis/orgChart (Chart & Analytics)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · 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
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.