# Pingboard: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 41 judge labels across 4 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/pingboard

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Org charts and org design](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/org-charts-and-org-design/index.md) | 5% | 6 | 20% | 35 |
| [Succession planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/succession-planning/index.md) | 0% | 41 | 0% | 3 |
| [Workforce planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/workforce-planning/index.md) | 0% | 120 | 50% | 2 |
| [Leave and absence management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/leave-and-absence-management/index.md) | 0% | 68 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Better alternatives: ... Tools with built‑in employee directories and live updates (e.g., Pingboard, ChartHop, Organimi, Ingentis, etc.)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Org charts)
- "A dedicated org chart + directory tool — it keeps charts automatically current by syncing with your HR system" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Org charts)
- "Most mid-market B2B companies find Pingboard or ChartHop to be the sweet spot" (Kimi K2, Org charts)
- "Best Overall: Lucidchart (diagramming) or Workleap Pingboard (HR-based)" (MiniMax M2.5, Org charts)

## And against it

- "Updates are mostly manual unless you set up custom automation, and it lacks native HRIS-level directory syncing" (Mistral Small, Org charts)
- "is now folded into Workleap with no standalone per-user price" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Workforce planning)
- "simple org chart software (like Pingboard) lacks the data-driven modeling needed for strategic planning" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Org charts)
- "those are more HR-platform style products and can cost more than a simple diagramming tool" (GPT-5.4 mini, Org charts)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Pingboard, from 94 of the 114 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- planfix.com: 57
- forbes.com: 53
- zapier.com: 53
- g2.com: 41
- softwareadvice.com: 41
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 35
- capterra.com: 33
- theorgchart.com: 23
- getapp.com: 22
- blog.jostle.me: 20

### Pages cited

- https://planfix.com/blog/industry-insights/best-organizational-chart-software: 57
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-org-chart-software: 53
- https://zapier.com/blog/best-org-chart-software: 53
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-org-chart-software: 35
- https://softwareadvice.com/org-chart: 26
- https://blog.jostle.me/blog/organizational-chart-software: 20
- https://capterra.com/org-chart-software: 19
- https://g2.com/categories/org-chart/small-business: 16

## In its own words

What Pingboard's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: a cloud-based org chart and employee directory solution (https://pingboard.com/)
- For: organizations with hybrid, remote, or distributed teams (https://pingboard.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 100 (https://pingboard.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page pingboard.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 979 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 395 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-21
- case study: 42 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-02-05
- conference or event: 29 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-06-26
- report or ebook: 26 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-01
- comparison: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-03
- template or tool: 62 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-18
- glossary or explainer: 28 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-17
- podcast or video: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-07-21 blog: Employee recognition messages examples https://workleap.com/blog/employee-recognition-messages-examples
- Recent: 2026-04-03 blog: Remote employee engagement https://workleap.com/blog/remote-employee-engagement
- Recent: 2026-03-17 glossary or explainer: What is compensation survey https://workleap.com/blog/what-is-compensation-survey
- Recent: 2026-03-17 glossary or explainer: What is flexible compensation https://workleap.com/blog/what-is-flexible-compensation
- Recent: 2026-03-01 report or ebook: Meeting framework https://workleap.com/ebooks/meeting-framework
- Recent: 2026-02-23 report or ebook: Compensation can be your biggest cost and asset https://workleap.com/ebooks/compensation-can-be-your-biggest-cost-and-asset

## 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.