# Creately: how AI models rank it, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 27 judge labels across 2 categories by 10 of 12 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/creately/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Org charts and org design | 2% | 10 | 9% | 23 |
| Succession planning | 2% | 13 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "For the tightest budget, I'd suggest starting with Creately or Teamflect since they have free tiers." (MiniMax M2.5, Succession planning)
- "Organimi (for up to 25 users) or Creately are the best choices" (Mistral Small, Org charts)
- "a well-organized spreadsheet plus a free visual tool (like Creately) is honestly more than enough and costs nothing" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Succession planning)
- "free or low-cost tools (Lucidchart, Creately, even Visio/Illustrator) often beat the premium enterprise platforms" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Org charts)

## And against it

- "sometimes Creately are often described as manual diagramming tools" (Perplexity Sonar, Org charts)
- "more of a diagramming tool than a true org-design platform" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Org charts)

## 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, September 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.