# Creately: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 30 judge labels across 2 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/creately/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Org charts and org design | 8% | 5 | 33% | 24 |
| Succession planning | 0% | 31 | 0% | 6 |

## What the models said for it

- "Creately ($5) gives the best bang for the buck, with unlimited diagrams and decent collaboration." (MiniMax M2.5, Org charts)
- "Draw.io for complete free access or Creately for a low-cost paid option are strong choices" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Org charts)
- "the best org chart software is usually Creately or Organimi" (Perplexity Sonar, Org charts)
- "Best Overall Low-Cost Option: Creately" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Org charts)

## And against it

- "Static diagramming tools such as Lucidchart, Miro, Creately, SmartDraw, Visio..." (Perplexity Sonar, Org charts)
- "consider avoiding general-purpose diagramming tools like Lucidchart, Visio, SmartDraw, Miro, and Creately" (Mistral Small, Org charts)
- "Be cautious about: General whiteboard/diagramming tools (Miro, Lucidchart, SmartDraw, Creately)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Org charts)
- "Static diagramming tools (e.g., ... Creately, SmartDraw): ... a liability for larger orgs" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Org charts)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- Org charts and org design: 2% to 8%, +7. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 10 → 5 of 95.
- Succession planning: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 13 → 31 of 93.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Visual Collaboration & Diagramming Platform (https://creately.com/)
- For: teams (https://creately.com/)
- Price stated: Monthly Annual Save $36/year USD USD USD EUR AUD Most Popular Starter For Professionals $ 5 / month 8 / month /mo $5/mo instead of $8/mo Billed annually at $60 Team For Growing Teams $ 5 user/ month 8 user/ month /user/mo Save $36/user/year Billed annually Business For Unlimited Users $ 89 / month 149 / month /mo Save $720/year Billed annually at $1068 Free For Everyone, Free-to-use Forever $ 0 /mo Forever free (https://creately.com/plans/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://creately.com/plans/)
- Free plan or trial: Get Started Free (https://creately.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 3 (https://creately.com/)
- Certifications: ISO 27001, SOC 2 - Type 2, SOC2-Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2 Type 2, PCI-DSS Level 1
- Hosting: United States, Europe (EU), Australia
- Customers named: Woonplus Schiedam, CBDWeb

## What it publishes

Every page creately.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 12882 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 80 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-17
- webinar or virtual event: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 21 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-09-21
- report or ebook: 2286 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-18
- comparison: 66 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-17
- template or tool: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 44 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-12-12
- news or press: 8 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-07
- Recent: 2026-08-07 news or press: News corp https://stage.creately.com/org-chart/fortune-500/news-corp
- Recent: 2026-08-07 news or press: News corp https://creately.com/org-chart/fortune-500/news-corp/
- Recent: 2026-07-17 comparison: Creately vs lucidchart uml https://stage.creately.com/reviews/creately-vs-lucidchart-uml
- Recent: 2026-07-17 comparison: Creately vs lucidchart uml https://creately.com/reviews/creately-vs-lucidchart-uml/
- Recent: 2026-07-17 blog: Lgbtq nonbinary genogram https://creately.com/blog/research-analysis/lgbtq-nonbinary-genogram/
- Recent: 2026-07-17 blog: How to make a large org chart readable https://creately.com/blog/hr-planning/how-to-make-a-large-org-chart-readable/

## 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.