AI Rankings / Note-taking and workspace apps
The note-taking and workspace apps AI recommends most
Notion is recommended in 98% of AI answers about note-taking and workspace apps. Measured from 249 answers by ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI Mode and Perplexity between 6 Oct 2026 and 13 Oct 2026. Updated daily.
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AI answers · 7 days
10
questions asked daily
20
brands ranked
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AI engines
| # | Brand | Recommended in | ChatGPT | Claude | AI Mode | Perplexity | Picked first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notion | 98% | 95% | 100% | 97% | 100% | 228× |
| 2 | Obsidian | 56% | 49% | 69% | 59% | 46% | 51× |
| 3 | OneNote | 43% | 28% | 47% | 33% | 57% | 20× |
| 4 | Confluence | 41% | 46% | 56% | 30% | 36% | 0× |
| 5 | ClickUp | 40% | 41% | 30% | 50% | 40% | 0× |
| 6 | Coda | 32% | 41% | 50% | 26% | 14% | 14× |
| 7 | Apple Notes | 21% | 13% | 39% | 7% | 21% | 0× |
| 8 | Google Docs | 19% | 15% | 41% | 10% | 9% | 4× |
| 9 | Google Workspace | 18% | 15% | 24% | 17% | 13% | 4× |
| 10 | Slite | 18% | 33% | 30% | 6% | 9% | 0× |
| 11 | Evernote | 18% | 15% | 29% | 19% | 7% | 4× |
| 12 | Google Keep | 12% | 8% | 19% | 0% | 19% | 0× |
| 13 | Logseq | 9% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 4% | 0× |
| 14 | Guru | 8% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 0× |
| 15 | Slack | 8% | 15% | 10% | 10% | 1% | 0× |
| 16 | Capacities | 8% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 3% | 0× |
| 17 | Microsoft 365 | 8% | 5% | 19% | 4% | 3% | 0× |
| 18 | Nuclino | 8% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 5× |
| 19 | Linear | 7% | 8% | 17% | 3% | 0% | 0× |
| 20 | Google Drive | 6% | 8% | 11% | 4% | 0% | 1× |
Engine by engine
Which note-taking and workspace app does ChatGPT recommend?
- 1. Notion95%
- 2. Obsidian49%
- 3. Confluence46%
Which note-taking and workspace app does Claude recommend?
- 1. Notion100%
- 2. Obsidian69%
- 3. Confluence56%
Which note-taking and workspace app does Google AI Mode recommend?
- 1. Notion97%
- 2. Obsidian59%
- 3. ClickUp50%
Which note-taking and workspace app does Perplexity recommend?
- 1. Notion100%
- 2. OneNote57%
- 3. Obsidian46%
The questions we ask
Each is asked every day on all four engines. None names a brand, so no answer starts with a favourite.
- What is the best knowledge base tool for a remote team?
- What is the best note-taking app for personal knowledge management?
- What is the best all-in-one workspace for a startup?
- Which docs tool is best for writing product specs collaboratively?
- What are the best note-taking and team workspace apps in 2026?
- Which note-taking and workspace app do you recommend for a small business?
- Compare the top note-taking and team workspace apps and their pricing.
- What note-taking and workspace app has the best free plan?
- What is the best app to organize notes, docs, and projects in one place?
- How should a small team set up an internal wiki and knowledge base?
How the rankings work
- Every day we ask ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI Mode and Perplexity the questions buyers ask when choosing software, through the same interfaces people use, with web search on.
- Only neutral questions count. “What is the best CRM for a small team?” does; “Is HubSpot worth it?” does not, because the question already picked a brand.
- A brand counts as recommended when the answer puts it forward as an option. Tools named in passing, such as an integration or a review site, are not counted.
- The share is the percentage of answers that recommend the brand, over the last 7 days. Product lines are counted under their brand (HubSpot CRM is HubSpot).
- AI answers vary from day to day. A few points of difference between two brands is noise; tens of points is not.
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