AI Rankings / Project management tools
The project management tools AI recommends most
Linear is recommended in 75% of AI answers about project management tools. Measured from 48 answers by ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI Mode and Perplexity between 24 Sept 2026 and 25 Sept 2026. Updated daily.
48
AI answers · 7 days
10
questions asked daily
17
brands ranked
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AI engines
| # | Brand | Recommended in | ChatGPT | Claude | AI Mode | Perplexity | Picked first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linear | 75% | 100% | 50% | 67% | 83% | 26× |
| 2 | ClickUp | 65% | 67% | 67% | 67% | 58% | 10× |
| 3 | Jira | 60% | 75% | 50% | 67% | 50% | 11× |
| 4 | Notion | 56% | 92% | 50% | 67% | 17% | 0× |
| 5 | GitHub | 44% | 67% | 33% | 25% | 50% | 0× |
| 6 | Asana | 42% | 67% | 58% | 17% | 25% | 6× |
| 7 | Trello | 40% | 42% | 42% | 42% | 33% | 4× |
| 8 | monday.com | 35% | 33% | 50% | 42% | 17% | 4× |
| 9 | Shortcut | 19% | 25% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 0× |
| 10 | Azure DevOps | 10% | 17% | 0% | 8% | 17% | 0× |
| 11 | Atlassian | 6% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 2× |
| 12 | Confluence | 6% | 17% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0× |
| 13 | GitLab | 6% | 8% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 0× |
| 14 | Wrike | 6% | 0% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0× |
| 15 | Slack | 4% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0× |
| 16 | Productboard | 4% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0× |
| 17 | Basecamp | 4% | 8% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0× |
Engine by engine
Which project management tool does ChatGPT recommend?
- 1. Linear100%
- 2. Notion92%
- 3. Jira75%
Which project management tool does Claude recommend?
- 1. ClickUp67%
- 2. Asana58%
- 3. Linear50%
Which project management tool does Google AI Mode recommend?
- 1. Linear67%
- 2. ClickUp67%
- 3. Jira67%
Which project management tool does Perplexity recommend?
- 1. Linear83%
- 2. ClickUp58%
- 3. Jira50%
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 are the best project management tools for software teams in 2026?
- Which project management tool do you recommend for a small business?
- Compare the top project management tools for software teams and their pricing.
- What project management tool has the best free plan?
- What is the best issue tracker for software teams?
- What is the best project management tool for a remote team?
- What is the best tool for managing a product roadmap?
- What is the best Kanban tool for a small team?
- What issue tracker should a startup engineering team use?
- How do software teams manage sprints and roadmaps effectively?
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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