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Best AI tools for project managers

What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about ai tools for project managers — measured on a rolling 4-week window across 4 engines, published as open data.

Updated 2026-09-17 · 28 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology

Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.

Rolling 4-week window28 samples4 enginesmethodologydata studies

Measured by Orbatormethodology owner Henrik Tellewindow ends Sep 17, 2026

Sample: 28 AI answers · Window: Aug 20, 2026Sep 17, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (97 answers)

Samples by engine: GEMINI 7 (last run Aug 31, 2026) · CHATGPT 7 (last run Aug 31, 2026) · CLAUDE 7 (last run Sep 2, 2026) · PERPLEXITY 7 (last run Aug 31, 2026) · GROK 0 (last run Aug 10, 2026 — stalest)

How these numbers are made: sampling design · prompt provenance · what counts as a mention · what we cannot see

On the record: This ranking is frozen as a dated snapshot every day. View this category's history to see what entered and left the ranking and when, or read what the engines actually said on a given day.

What is the best ai tools for project managers?

Across 28 sampled AI answers from 4 engines, ClickUp is recommended most often — appearing in 67.9% of recommendations, followed by Asana (60.7%) and Jira (53.6%).

This is a measurement of share of voice across 4 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.

How this ranking is measured

Orbator asked Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity buyer questions about ai tools for project managers and sampled 28 answers between Aug 20, 2026 and Sep 17, 2026. Recommendation share counts the answers that recommended or listed a product, so a passing mention or a warning adds nothing to it. A category publishes once it holds at least 20 independently sampled answers in the window. Read the full methodology or download this ranking as CSV.

recommendedlistedneutral mentionwarned againstRecommendation share counts answers that recommend or list it — neutral mentions and warnings shown for transparency
#ProductShareTrendEngines
1

clickup.com

67.9%

95% CI 49.382.1%

19 mentions · avg pos 3.7

first pick 21.1%

GEMINI 85.7%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 57.1%
Claim
2

asana.com

60.7%

95% CI 42.476.4%

17 mentions · avg pos 5.1

first pick 17.6%

GEMINI 100%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 57.1%
Claim
3
Jira

53.6%

95% CI 35.870.5%

15 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 20%

GEMINI 57.1%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 57.1%
Claim
4

monday.com

53.6%

95% CI 35.870.5%

15 mentions · avg pos 5.2

first pick 13.3%

GEMINI 100%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 42.9%
Claim
5

microsoft.com

42.9%

95% CI 26.560.9%

12 mentions · avg pos 5.3

first pick 16.7%

GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
Features: cloud storage ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Platforms: PC ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
6

notion.so

32.1%

95% CI 17.950.7%

9 mentions · avg pos 5.7

first pick 0%

GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 42.9%
Claim
7

wrike.com

28.6%

95% CI 15.347.1%

8 mentions · avg pos 5.1

first pick 0%

GEMINI 71.4%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
Claim
8

usemotion.com

21.4%

95% CI 10.239.5%

6 mentions · avg pos 6.8

first pick 0%

GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
Claim
9
Rovo

17.9%

95% CI 7.935.6%

5 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 20%

CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%
Claim
10

taskade.com

17.9%

95% CI 7.935.6%

5 mentions · avg pos 4.6

first pick 0%

GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
11

slack.com

17.9%

95% CI 7.935.6%

5 mentions · avg pos 8.5

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
12

trello.com

14.3%

95% CI 5.731.5%

4 mentions · avg pos 5.3

first pick 0%

GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
Pricing: Standard: $5 a month (free tier available) ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Features: Custom Fields ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Platforms: Android ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Integrations: Slack ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
13

make.com

14.3%

95% CI 5.731.5%

4 mentions · avg pos 10.8

first pick 0%

GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
14

fireflies.ai

10.7%

95% CI 3.727.2%

3 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6%
Claim
15
Monday.com AI

10.7%

95% CI 3.727.2%

3 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
16

backlog.com

10.7%

95% CI 3.727.2%

3 mentions · avg pos 5.3

first pick 0%

GEMINI 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
17

notion.com

10.7%

95% CI 3.727.2%

3 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
Pricing: Plus: $10 a month (free tier available) ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Features: Public API ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Platforms: Web ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Integrations: Slack ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
18

zoho.com

10.7%

95% CI 3.727.2%

3 mentions · avg pos 6.5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
19
Zoho Projects

10.7%

95% CI 3.727.2%

3 mentions · avg pos 6.5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
20

teamwork.com

10.7%

95% CI 3.727.2%

3 mentions · avg pos 9

first pick 0%

GEMINI 42.9%
Claim
Pricing: Free ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Features: Automations ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Platforms: API ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Integrations: Salesforce ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
21

smartsheet.com

10.7%

95% CI 3.727.2%

3 mentions · avg pos 16

first pick 0%

GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
Pricing: Pro: $12 a month ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Features: Scenario Planning ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Platforms: Android ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Integrations: Google Workspace ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
22

atlassian.com

7.1%

95% CI 222.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 50%

CHATGPT 28.6%
Claim
23

manus.im

7.1%

95% CI 222.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
24

hive.com

7.1%

95% CI 222.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
25

workspace.google.com

7.1%

95% CI 222.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
26

linear.app

7.1%

95% CI 222.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 9.5

first pick 50%

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
27
Agiflow

7.1%

95% CI 222.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 11.5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 28.6%
Claim
28

forecast.app

7.1%

95% CI 222.6%

2 mentions · avg pos 13

first pick 0%

GEMINI 28.6%
Claim
29
Excel

7.1%

95% CI 222.6%

2 mentions

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
30
AI Project Status

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 1

first pick 100%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
31
Asana Intelligence

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 1

first pick 100%

CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
32

otter.ai

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
33

companycam.com

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
34

zoom.com

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
35

claude.com

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
Pricing: Pro: $20 a month, $200 a year (free tier available) ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Features: Extended thinking for complex work ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Platforms: Web ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Integrations: Slack ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
36

morgen.so

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
37

ones.com

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
38

n8n.io

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 14.3%
Claim
39

avoma.com

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
40

planisware.com

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
41

todoist.com

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
42

storyflow.so

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
Pricing: Plus: $7.99 a month, $95.88 a year ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Features: Memory across conversations ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
43

airtable.com

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 9

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 14.3%
Claim
Pricing: Team: $20 a month (free tier available) ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Features: Automations ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Platforms: API ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
Integrations: Gmail ↗ source · verified Sep 5, 2026
44
Bit.ai

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 9

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
45
MS Project

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 10

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim
46

miro.com

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 17

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
47

goodday.work

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions · avg pos 18

first pick 0%

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
48
Rovo AI

3.6%

95% CI 0.617.7%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 14.3%
Claim

Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 28 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.

Independence: Orbator customers are badged for disclosure. Customer status does not affect prompts, sampling, extraction, or ranking — see the methodology. Your product on this list? Claim it to see the prompts behind your rank and track it weekly.

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What the engines actually said

Every number on this page is measured from sampled answers, and those answers are kept. The archive holds dated excerpts of what each engine answered, never full answers. Read the answer archive for ai tools for project managers to see the excerpts by date and engine, or view the ranking history to see what entered and left this ranking and when.

Questions buyers ask about AI tools for project managers

What is the best ai tools for project managers?

Across 28 sampled AI answers from 4 engines (Aug 20, 2026 to Sep 17, 2026), ClickUp is recommended most often for ai tools for project managers, appearing in 67.9% of recommendations, followed by Asana (60.7%). This is a measurement of what AI assistants recommend, not an editorial verdict.

What does ChatGPT recommend for ai tools for project managers?

ChatGPT recommends ClickUp most often for ai tools for project managers. It appears as a recommendation in 57.1% of ChatGPT's sampled answers in this window (Aug 20, 2026 to Sep 17, 2026). Other engines answer differently. The per-engine breakdown in the ranking shows each one.

How is this measured?

Orbator samples AI answers to buyer questions across 4 engines and counts how often each product is recommended. No product pays for placement. The ai tools for project managers ranking is based on 28 answers in the current 4-week window (Aug 20, 2026 to Sep 17, 2026). Full methodology is published at https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology.

Compare the top ai tools for project managers side by side

Verified facts for the most-recommended products — each sourced and dated. No editorial scoring, just the data side by side.

Microsoftmicrosoft.comTrellotrello.comNotion AInotion.comTeamworkteamwork.comSmartsheetsmartsheet.com
PricingStandard: $5 a month (free tier available) ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Plus: $10 a month (free tier available) ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Free ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Pro: $12 a month ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026
Featurescloud storage ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Custom Fields ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Public API ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Automations ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Scenario Planning ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026
PlatformsPC ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Android ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Web ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026API ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Android ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026
IntegrationsSlack ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Slack ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Salesforce ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026Google Workspace ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026

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