OrgChartBuilder

OrgChartBuilder turns CSV data into annotated, shareable organizational charts in a browser. It is aimed at HR and people-ops teams, though its charting and restructure planning can also suit a small startup. Its strongest case is combining scenario analysis with encrypted storage; the main trade-offs are no HRIS sync and tight user limits on lower plans.

Overview

This is more than a way to publish the current reporting structure: private restructure drafts, vacancy tracking and redundancy cost analysis make it useful when teams are weighing changes. CSV import is practical for organizations whose HRIS exports match its supported formats, but it does not keep charts synchronized with an HR system.

Key features

CSV import detects columns in HRIS exports and saves mappings for one-click re-imports. Supported inputs include Workday, BambooHR, HiBob, Personio and plain spreadsheets. That can simplify recurring updates, though someone still needs to import fresh data; directory sync is available, but HRIS sync is not.

Scenario modelling creates private restructure drafts with side-by-side, colour-coded differences and redundancy cost analysis. This gives HR teams a way to compare proposed changes rather than relying on a chart of the current structure alone. Vacant roles are first-class nodes, and role sharing and interim appointments help represent open positions and temporary coverage.

Exports include multi-page PDF and CSV, with scalable SVG on Pro and higher plans. Free users therefore lose SVG, which may matter when a chart needs to scale cleanly. Team and Company plans add collaborative editing, but only one person can edit at a time; others get read-only views. That supports review, not simultaneous work.

Charts are encrypted in the browser with XChaCha20-Poly1305 using Argon2id-derived keys, and the server stores encrypted bytes. Share-link decryption keys sit after the URL hash, which browsers do not send to servers. Those are meaningful safeguards for sensitive organization data, though they do not remove the need to consider access and sharing practices.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing, billed forever, and includes 200 employees, one user and community support. Encrypted data is deleted after 90 days without login, with warning emails on days 75 and 88. It is suitable for a small, active chart, but the inactivity cutoff makes it a poor home for a record that may be left untouched.

Pro costs $99 a year, billed yearly at about $8.25/month, excluding tax. It raises the cap to 1,000 employees, retains data without an inactivity limit and adds email support; it remains limited to one user. This is the natural step up for an individual maintainer who needs a larger chart or durable retention.

Team costs $499 a year, billed yearly, excluding tax, for up to 10 users and 5,000 employees. It adds collaborative editing, subject to the one-editor-at-a-time rule, while keeping unlimited data retention and email support. It fits teams that need shared viewing and occasional editing, not concurrent editors.

Company costs $5,999 a year, billed yearly, excluding tax. It provides unlimited users, employees, data retention and version history, plus self-hosting, SSO/SAML, Microsoft Entra ID import and priority support. This is aimed at larger organizations with those deployment and identity needs; its price is a substantial jump from Team. There is no free trial.

Platforms

OrgChartBuilder runs on the web and can be self-hosted. Self-hosting is a Company-plan feature, so organizations that require it need to budget for that tier.

Who it's for

Choose it if HR or people-ops needs to import structured employee data, represent vacancies and compare restructuring options. A 10-person startup can also use the simpler charting workflow, especially on Free if its 200-employee and one-user limits are enough. Look elsewhere if live HRIS synchronization or several simultaneous editors are essential.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Saved CSV mappings make repeat imports simpler for teams using the named HRIS exports or spreadsheets.
• Pro: Private scenarios, cost analysis and vacancy nodes support planning as well as chart presentation.
• Pro: Browser-side encryption and encrypted server storage address confidentiality concerns for organizational charts.
• Con: No HRIS sync means updates are not continuously reflected from an HR system.
• Con: Free data is removed after 90 days of inactivity, and Free permits only one user.
• Con: Team collaboration allows just one editor at a time, while SVG exports start at Pro.

Alternatives

For more org-chart options, browse Org Chart Software.

Org Chart Studio is a web-based freemium option: its free plan supports up to 250 people with watermarked PNG, while a one-time 1.00 USD purchase provides clean exports for 24 hours. Consider it for occasional small-chart exports rather than OrgChartBuilder’s restructure analysis.

orgchart.live is another web-based freemium option, made by Hivetivity. Its free plan offers unlimited people and charts with spreadsheet, CSV and Excel import, so it may suit users whose priority is broad free chart capacity.

OrgNice offers a free Basic plan capped at five projects and a Standard plan at $20 a month, billed annually, with Google Sheets connection, sharing and embedding. It is worth considering when those connected-sheet and publishing features are more important than scenario modelling.

Our Org Chart has a free plan with CSV import and export, PNG export, a Google Workspace add-on and AI assistance when available. It may suit users who want that Google Workspace-oriented workflow.

SharePoint Smart Org Chart & Directory is a free, MIT-licensed SharePoint Online web part with no per-user licensing. Choose it when a SharePoint-based deployment is the priority.

The Org offers web, API and extension access, with a free plan limited to organization views, one seat and 10 credits per seat per month; extra credits cost $0.05 each. It may fit users who need its API or extension access and can work within a credit model.

Organimi has a free plan capped at 25 employees, one admin user and one org chart. It may be a fit for a smaller single-chart use case.

TeamGraph is a free web and self-hosted option.

Verdict

OrgChartBuilder is a strong choice for HR and people-ops teams that need to model restructures alongside maintaining a chart, particularly when encrypted storage matters. Choose a paid plan according to employee and user needs, and look elsewhere if live HRIS sync or simultaneous editing is a requirement.