# Org charts and org design for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Asked as "org chart software" and as "organizational design tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/planning/org-charts-and-org-design/enterprise/

**Standing:** Orgvue leads with 24% of first choices; verdict contested. 59 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| # | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orgvue | 24% | 0% | 30 |
| 2 | ChartHop | 20% | 11% | 54 |
| 3 | Ingentis org.manager | 12% | 0% | 39 |
| 4 | OneDirectory | 10% | 3% | 30 |
| 5 | OrgChart | 7% | 10% | 42 |
| 6 | Lucidchart | 5% | 59% | 51 |
| 7 | Nakisa Org Design Suite | 3% | 0% | 20 |
| 8 | Microsoft Visio | 3% | 63% | 43 |
| 9 | Organimi | 2% | 35% | 17 |
| 10 | Creately | 2% | 71% | 14 |
| 11 | Pingboard | 0% | 26% | 27 |
| 12 | Workday | 0% | 17% | 12 |

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: ChartHop, Ingentis org.manager; alternatives GoProfiles, Microsoft Visio
- GPT-5.4 mini: Orgvue; alternatives Ingentis org.manager, Lucidchart, OrgChart
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: ChartHop; alternatives Altify, Arpedio, Beyond Intranet, Introhive
- Perplexity Sonar: Ingentis org.manager; alternatives OneDirectory, Orgvue
- Grok 4.1 Fast: OrgChart; alternatives Ingentis org.manager, Microsoft Visio
- Mistral Small: Ingentis org.manager, Orgvue; alternatives DemandFarm
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Ingentis org.manager, OrgChart; alternatives ChartHop, Nakisa Workforce Planning
- Llama 4 Maverick: Ingentis org.manager, Orgvue
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Ingentis org.manager; alternatives OneDirectory, Orgvue
- Kimi K2: ChartHop, Nakisa Workforce Planning; alternatives OrgChart
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: OneDirectory; alternatives ChartHop, Ingentis org.manager, Nakisa Org Design Suite, OrgChart
- MiniMax M2.5: Lucidchart; alternatives ChartHop, Creately, Ingentis org.manager
- GPT-6 Luna: ChartHop; alternatives DemandFarm, Ingentis org.manager, Lucidchart
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Ingentis org.manager; alternatives ChartHop, Orgvue

## Sources the answers cite

78 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- onedirectory.com: 49 answers, 60 citations
- theorgchart.com: 41 answers, 55 citations
- teamohana.com: 29 answers, 29 citations
- venngage.com: 26 answers, 26 citations
- worldmetrics.org: 25 answers, 49 citations
- g2.com: 25 answers, 36 citations
- gitnux.org: 24 answers, 38 citations
- guideflow.com: 23 answers, 23 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://onedirectory.com/blog/best-org-chart-software (49 answers)
- https://teamohana.com/blog/org-chart-software (29 answers)
- https://venngage.com/blog/best-org-chart-software (26 answers)
- https://theorgchart.com/resources/best-org-chart-software-for-large-companies (24 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/org-chart-software (22 answers)
- https://zapier.com/blog/best-org-chart-software (19 answers)
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-org-chart-software (18 answers)
- https://learn.g2.com/best-org-chart-software (16 answers)
- https://blog.jostle.me/blog/organizational-chart-software (15 answers)
- https://creately.com/reviews/best-org-chart-software (15 answers)

## Warned against

- Lucidchart: 30 of 51 labels negative. "Basic diagramming tools such as Lucidchart or SmartDraw if you need automatic directory sync... Avoid simple diagramming tools for core workforce records." (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt)
- Microsoft Visio: 27 of 43 labels negative. "Static Diagramming Tools (e.g., Microsoft Visio, Lucidchart, Creately, EdrawMax) ... avoid or approach with extreme caution" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)
- Miro: 13 of 18 labels negative. "should avoid or exercise caution with general-purpose diagramming tools like Lucidchart, Miro, Creately, SmartDraw, and Microsoft Visio" (Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt)
- Creately: 10 of 14 labels negative. "avoid or exercise caution with general-purpose diagramming tools like Lucidchart, Miro, Creately, SmartDraw, and Microsoft Visio" (Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Orgvue at 24%.

- ChartHop: 9% to 20%, +11. Inside the floor by 2 points · rank 4 → 2 of 80.
- OneDirectory: 16% to 10%, −6. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 2 → 4 of 80.
- Ingentis org.manager: 7% to 12%, +5. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 5 → 3 of 80.
- OrgChart: 11% to 6%, −5. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 3 → 5 of 80.
- Nakisa Org Design Suite: 7% to 4%, −3. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 6 → 7 of 80.
- Orgvue: 22% to 24%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 1 of 80, unchanged.
- Microsoft Visio: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 17 → 9 of 80.
- Lucidchart: 7% to 6%, −1. Inside the floor by 12 points · rank 7 → 6 of 80.
- Organimi: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 8 → 11 of 80.
- Creately: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 16 → 14 of 80.
- Pingboard: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 23 → 15 of 80.
- Workday: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 24 → 16 of 80.

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.