Lucidchart charges $7.95/month per editor just to keep an org chart current — and it stops at the chart. WholeTeam (formerly Orgtree) puts the org chart, team chat with auto-generated department channels, per-department file libraries and a PIN time clock into one desktop app that runs entirely on your own network. Install WholeTeam Admin on the owner's machine and WholeTeam Member on everyone else's — $19 once, no seats, and your chats, files and hours never touch the cloud.
If you've searched for a Lucidchart alternative, WholeTeam is the pay-once option worth putting at the top of the list: WholeTeam is $19, one time, and covers the same core job Lucidchart charges $7.95/mo for.
What makes WholeTeam the pick for 2026
- Drag-drop org chart — CSV import, auto-layout, drag to reparent, department color coding — plus scenario planning to model a reorg before you announce it.
- Team chat, no server bill — Auto-generated department channels plus direct messages, hosted by the Admin machine on your LAN — no Slack subscription, no cloud.
- Department file libraries — Each department gets a shared 300MB library that syncs to a plain folder in Documents on every Member machine.
- PIN time clock — Employees clock in with a PIN; hours and idle-based activity % land on the Admin machine — not on a surveillance dashboard in someone else's cloud.
- Admin + Member editions — Admin hosts everything on the owner's machine — and is the only place salary data ever lives. Member connects for chat, files, self-service profile and clock-in.
WholeTeam vs Lucidchart, at a glance
| WholeTeam | Lucidchart | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 once | $7.95/user/mo ($95/user/yr) |
| Cost over 3 years, 3 editors | $19 | $855 |
| Org chart + auto-layout | Included | Included |
| Team chat | Included — LAN-hosted channels & DMs | No |
| Shared file libraries | Included — one per department | No |
| Time clock | Included — PIN clock-in + activity % | No |
| Where your data lives | Your own machines | Their cloud |
| Source code | MIT, on GitHub | Closed |
Against a 3-editor Lucidchart team, WholeTeam pays for itself in under a month — and it replaces the chat, file-sharing and time-clock subscriptions Lucidchart never covered.
Common questions
What's the difference between WholeTeam Admin and Member?
Admin is for the owner or manager — install it on one machine. It hosts the org chart, chat, files and time clock for everyone else, and it's the only place salary data ever lives. Member is for employees — it connects to the Admin install for chat, the file library, self-service profile and PIN clock-in.
Do I need a license per employee?
No — WholeTeam Admin is a one-time $19 purchase for the host machine, and employee Member installs are covered under the same purchase. There's no per-seat subscription.
Does anything ever touch the cloud?
No. Chats, files and hours stay on your own network. Remote employees connect back to the Admin machine over Tailscale — a private, encrypted overlay network — not through a public cloud service.
The bottom line
WholeTeam won't out-feature Lucidchart on every axis — no subscription tool with a bigger team and a bigger roadmap loses on everything. But for the core job, $19 once against $7.95/mo forever is a trade most people should at least look at. WholeTeam is part of OneTimeSuite, a catalog of pay-once apps that replace subscription SaaS.
Try WholeTeam — $19, once
LAN-first team platform: drag-drop org chart with scenario planning, auto-generated department chat channels, shared file libraries and a PIN time clock. One payment covers your whole team.