# ChartHop: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 140 judge labels across 8 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/charthop/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workforce planning | 37% | 1 | 5% | 39 |
| Org charts and org design | 30% | 1 | 6% | 48 |
| People analytics | 21% | 2 | 12% | 43 |
| Succession planning | 0% | 30 | 0% | 5 |
| HR AI assistants | 0% | 51 | 0% | 2 |
| HRIS and HCM platforms | 0% | 34 | 0% | 1 |
| Pay equity | 0% | 49 | 0% | 1 |
| Talent intelligence | 0% | 75 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "My top recommendation for most mid-market B2B companies: ChartHop - it offers the best balance of features, pricing, and ease of use" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Workforce planning)
- "consider HR-based tools like ChartHop, Orgvue, or Nakisa, which connect to live data sources and regenerate the chart automatically" (Mistral Small, Org charts)
- "ChartHop suits smaller and mid-market teams that need to see and plan the org without standing up an enterprise modeling platform." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Workforce planning)
- "This is currently the most recommended tool for modern mid-market companies (roughly 50–500 employees) moving away from Excel." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Workforce planning)

## And against it

- "avoid enterprise-focused tools like ... ChartHop ... ChartHop ($2–$8/employee/month) or Lattice may lack the enterprise depth needed for thousands of users." (Mistral Small, People analytics)
- "Avoid per-employee pricing models (like ChartHop or Pingboard) if you're budget-constrained" (Kimi K2, Org charts)
- "Tools like Float/ChartHop for resource scheduling don't scale to enterprise skills-aware modeling" (Kimi K2, Workforce planning)
- "skip if very tight budget ... $9,000/year minimum contract – a deal-breaker for small teams" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, People analytics)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- People analytics: 8% to 21%, +9. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 5 → 2 of 114.
- Workforce planning: 31% to 37%, +8. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 1 of 98, unchanged.
- Org charts and org design: 27% to 30%, +4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 1 of 95, unchanged.
- Succession planning: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 23 → 30 of 93.
- HR AI assistants: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 51 of 142.
- HRIS and HCM platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 34 of 66.
- Pay equity: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 22 → 49 of 73.
- Talent intelligence: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 46 → 75 of 90.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Organizational intelligence for people analytics, headcount planning and HCM (https://charthop.com/)
- For: HR and Finance teams at small businesses to large enterprises (https://charthop.com/)
- Price stated: We charge a transparent base fee per employee, per month (PEPM). You only pay for the specific modules you need—like Headcount Planning or Compensation—so the platform grows right alongside your headcount. (https://charthop.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 100 (https://charthop.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2 examination by Schellman & Company
- Customers named: Sweetgreen, 1Password, Truework, Rexall, Fanatics, Zapier, Toyota Connected, Korn Ferry

## What it publishes

Every page charthop.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1623 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.