Org charts and org design · RankedMicrosoft Visio
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming tool from Microsoft used to map organization structures and build org charts · microsoft.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Organimi is first at 38%.
ChartHop is first at 28%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Ingentis org.manager is first at 18%.
Why models recommend it
“Microsoft Visio is the better fit when you want page-ready, tightly formatted diagrams with familiar Microsoft control.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Comparative question · alternative
“It's a solid fit for formal diagrams, but it isn't a dedicated HRIS-sync or workforce-planning system.”GPT-6 Luna · Comparative question · alternative
“Pick a diagramming tool (like Lucidchart or Visio) if you need a beautiful chart for a slide deck”Kimi K2 · Comparative question · alternative
“Best for Microsoft 365 companies | Microsoft Visio | Strong Microsoft ecosystem integration”Perplexity Sonar · Direct question · alternative
What gives them pause
“basic versions of Canva, Microsoft Visio free tier, or no-name alternatives... Avoid for anything beyond very small teams”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“Visio (Desktop Version) – Manual Diagramming ... Avoid if: You need a live, continuously‑updated org chart”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Negative question · warning
“avoid using Visio or PowerPoint as dedicated org chart tools — they weren't designed for this”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
“avoid static drawing tools like Visio or Excel for living org charts”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Microsoft Visio, over the 108 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 16 | View → | |
| 64 | 19 | View → | |
| 60 | 19 | View → | |
| 59 | 2 | View → | |
| 58 | 13 | View → | |
| 44 | 12 | View → | |
| 32 | 7 | View → | |
| 30 | 1 | View → | |
| 28 | 1 | View → | |
| 28 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Microsoft Visio →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Microsoft Visio's own site, not checked by Gane.
- Customers named
- Lenovo, VIVID, G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Virgin Money, E.ON, Milpark Education
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 97 of the 108 answers that named Microsoft Visio and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
367 of the 367 domain citations in answers naming Microsoft Visio came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glossary or explainer | 44 | undated | |||
| Comparison | 30 | undated | |||
| News or press | 27 | 10 | 2026-09-28 | ||
| Blog | 25 | 4 | 2026-09-24 | ||
| Case study | 12 | undated | |||
| Conference or event | 5 | undated | |||
| Template or tool | 2 | undated | |||
| Report or ebook | 1 | 0 | 2025-12-02 |
Most recent
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- 2026-09-24Run assert eval responsible ai agent risk discovery at runtime blog
- 2026-09-23On the issues blog
- 2026-09-22When disaster strikes ai helps responders reach people more quickly news or press
- 2026-09-21Microsoft datacenter academy helps launch tech careers news or press
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page microsoft.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.