What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about ai tools for project managers — measured weekly across 3 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-02 · 48 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.
Sample: 48 AI answers · Window: Jul 5, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (89 answers)
Across 48 sampled AI answers from 3 engines, ClickUp is recommended most often — appearing in 68.8% of recommendations, followed by Asana (64.6%) and Wrike (47.9%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 3 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ClickUp clickup.com Best for: AI recommends ClickUp most when buyers ask “which AI project management tool is best for agile teams vs waterfall teams” (100% of those answers) | 68.8% 95% CI 54.7–80.1% 33 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 24.2% | — | GEMINI 65%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 2 | Asana asana.com Best for: AI recommends Asana most when buyers ask “which AI project management tool is best for agile teams vs waterfall teams” (100% of those answers) | 64.6% 95% CI 50.4–76.6% 31 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 12.9% | — | GEMINI 60%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 61.9% | Claim |
| 3 | Wrike wrike.com Best for: AI recommends Wrike most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to expensive AI project management assistants” (77.8% of those answers) | 47.9% 95% CI 34.5–61.7% 23 mentions · avg pos 7.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 55%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 4 | Motion usemotion.com Best for: AI recommends Motion most when buyers ask “best AI tools for project managers” (87.5% of those answers) | 39.6% 95% CI 27–53.7% 19 mentions · avg pos 5.9 first pick 21.1% | — | GEMINI 35%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 47.6% | Claim |
| 5 | Notion notion.so Best for: AI recommends Notion most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to expensive AI project management assistants” (88.9% of those answers) | 37.5% 95% CI 25.2–51.6% 18 mentions · avg pos 7.2 first pick 11.1% | — | GEMINI 40%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 42.9% | Claim |
| 6 | Monday.com Best for: AI recommends Monday.com most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to expensive AI project management assistants” (77.8% of those answers) | 37.5% 95% CI 25.2–51.6% 18 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 40%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 7 | Jira Best for: AI recommends Jira most when buyers ask “which AI project management tool is best for agile teams vs waterfall teams” (100% of those answers) | 35.4% 95% CI 23.4–49.6% 17 mentions · avg pos 5.3 first pick 29.4% | — | GEMINI 35%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 8 | Taskade taskade.com Best for: AI recommends Taskade most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to expensive AI project management assistants” (55.6% of those answers) | 33.3% 95% CI 21.7–47.5% 16 mentions · avg pos 6.7 first pick 18.8% | — | GEMINI 35%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 9 | Trello trello.com Best for: AI recommends Trello most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to expensive AI project management assistants” (77.8% of those answers) | 27.1% 95% CI 16.6–41% 13 mentions · avg pos 6.4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 35%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 10 | Smartsheet smartsheet.com Best for: AI recommends Smartsheet most when buyers ask “best AI tools for project managers” (75% of those answers) | 20.8% 95% CI 11.7–34.3% 10 mentions · avg pos 5.2 first pick 10% | — | GEMINI 25%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 11 | Backlog Best for: AI recommends Backlog most when buyers ask “which AI project management tool is best for agile teams vs waterfall teams” (66.7% of those answers) | 18.8% 95% CI 10.2–31.9% 9 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 44.4% | — | GEMINI 30%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 12 | Microsoft Project Best for: AI recommends Microsoft Project most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to expensive AI project management assistants” (33.3% of those answers) | 18.8% 95% CI 10.2–31.9% 9 mentions · avg pos 12.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 30%CLAUDE 42.9% | Claim |
| 13 | ClickUp Brain Best for: AI recommends ClickUp Brain most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to expensive AI project management assistants” (33.3% of those answers) | 16.7% 95% CI 8.7–29.6% 8 mentions · avg pos 8.4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 30%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 14 | Forecast forecast.app Best for: AI recommends Forecast most when buyers ask “how do I use AI to identify project risks before they become blockers” (55.6% of those answers) | 16.7% 95% CI 8.7–29.6% 8 mentions · avg pos 10.9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 35%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 15 | Excel | 14.6% 95% CI 7.2–27.2% 7 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 25%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 16 | Teamwork teamwork.com Best for: AI recommends Teamwork most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to expensive AI project management assistants” (55.6% of those answers) | 14.6% 95% CI 7.2–27.2% 7 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 25%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 17 | Zoho zoho.com Best for: AI recommends Zoho most when buyers ask “which AI project management tool is best for agile teams vs waterfall teams” (55.6% of those answers) | 12.5% 95% CI 5.9–24.7% 6 mentions · avg pos 5.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 18 | Notion AI notion.com Best for: AI recommends Notion AI most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to automatically generate project status reports” (33.3% of those answers) | 12.5% 95% CI 5.9–24.7% 6 mentions · avg pos 9.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 19 | Morgen morgen.so Best for: AI recommends Morgen most when buyers ask “best AI assistant for creating project plans and timelines” (55.6% of those answers) | 12.5% 95% CI 5.9–24.7% 6 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 20 | Make make.com | 12.5% 95% CI 5.9–24.7% 6 mentions · avg pos 10.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 20%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 21 | Zoho Projects Best for: AI recommends Zoho Projects most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to expensive AI project management assistants” (44.4% of those answers) | 10.4% 95% CI 4.5–22.2% 5 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 22 | Linear linear.app Best for: AI recommends Linear most when buyers ask “which AI project management tool is best for agile teams vs waterfall teams” (44.4% of those answers) | 10.4% 95% CI 4.5–22.2% 5 mentions · avg pos 9.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 23 | Miro miro.com Best for: AI recommends Miro most when buyers ask “best AI assistant for creating project plans and timelines” (44.4% of those answers) | 10.4% 95% CI 4.5–22.2% 5 mentions · avg pos 12.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 20%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 24 | Manus manus.im Best for: AI recommends Manus most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to automatically generate project status reports” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.3% 95% CI 3.3–19.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 25% | — | GEMINI 20% | Claim |
| 25 | Zapier AI zapier.com Best for: AI recommends Zapier AI most when buyers ask “best AI assistant for creating project plans and timelines” (55.6% of those answers) | 8.3% 95% CI 3.3–19.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 26 | ONES Project ones.com Best for: AI recommends ONES Project most when buyers ask “which AI project management tool is best for agile teams vs waterfall teams” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.3% 95% CI 3.3–19.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 3.7 first pick 25% | — | PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 27 | Slack slack.com Best for: AI recommends Slack most when buyers ask “how can AI help project managers run better team meetings” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.3% 95% CI 3.3–19.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 28 | Google Workspace workspace.google.com | 8.3% 95% CI 3.3–19.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 8.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 15%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 29 | Rovo Best for: AI recommends Rovo most when buyers ask “which AI project management tool is best for agile teams vs waterfall teams” (44.4% of those answers) | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 33.3% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 30 | Opsgenie atlassian.com Best for: AI recommends Opsgenie most when buyers ask “which AI project management tool is best for agile teams vs waterfall teams” (44.4% of those answers) | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 10%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 31 | Hive hive.com Best for: AI recommends Hive most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to expensive AI project management assistants” (44.4% of those answers) | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions · avg pos 6.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 32 | Microsoft 365 | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%CLAUDE 28.6% | Claim |
| 33 | Celoxis planisware.com | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 34 | Microsoft microsoft.com Best for: AI recommends Microsoft most when buyers ask “how can AI help project managers run better team meetings” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 35 | Epicflow epicflow.com | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions · avg pos 11.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 36 | ProjectLibre projectlibre.com Best for: AI recommends ProjectLibre most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to expensive AI project management assistants” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions · avg pos 15 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 15% | Claim |
| 37 | Softr softr.io | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 38 | QuillBot quillbot.com Best for: AI recommends QuillBot most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to automatically generate project status reports” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10% | Claim |
| 39 | Spinach spinach.ai Best for: AI recommends Spinach most when buyers ask “how can AI help project managers run better team meetings” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 40 | Monday.com AI | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 41 | AI Project Status | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10% | Claim |
| 42 | ServiceNow servicenow.com | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10% | Claim |
| 43 | CompanyCam companycam.com Best for: AI recommends CompanyCam most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to automatically generate project status reports” (44.4% of those answers) | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 44 | Butler | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 45 | Airtable airtable.com | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 46 | Project Insight | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10% | Claim |
| 47 | Fireflies.ai | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 48 | TeamGantt teamgantt.com | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10% | Claim |
| 49 | Reclaim | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 50 | Lifestack | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 10.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10% | Claim |
| 51 | AI Project Wizard | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 52 | Sunsama | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 15 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10% | Claim |
| 53 | Zenhub zenhub.com Best for: AI recommends Zenhub most when buyers ask “which AI project management tool is best for agile teams vs waterfall teams” (55.6% of those answers) | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 15 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 54 | OpenProject openproject.org | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10% | Claim |
| 55 | Todoist todoist.com | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 56 | Productive.io productive.io Best for: AI recommends Productive.io most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to expensive AI project management assistants” (44.4% of those answers) | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 57 | The Digital Project Manager thedigitalprojectmanager.com Best for: AI recommends The Digital Project Manager most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to expensive AI project management assistants” (55.6% of those answers) | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 58 | Asana Intelligence | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 59 | Pso Hub psohub.com | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 60 | Microsoft Teams | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 61 | Basecamp basecamp.com | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 62 | Bit.ai | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 63 | Agiflow | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 64 | Notion Calendar | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 65 | Reclaim.ai reclaim.ai | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 66 | Akiflow | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 67 | GantPro ganttpro.com | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 68 | Kai | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 69 | Plane plane.so | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 70 | Taiga taiga.io | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 71 | n8n n8n.io | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 21 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 72 | Accelo accelo.com | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 73 | Agentforce salesforce.com | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 74 | Ayanza | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 75 | Easy8 AI Project Status easy8.com Best for: AI recommends Easy8 AI Project Status most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to automatically generate project status reports” (33.3% of those answers) | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 76 | Krisp krisp.ai | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 77 | Lattice lattice.com Best for: AI recommends Lattice most when buyers ask “how can AI help project managers run better team meetings” (33.3% of those answers) | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 78 | Read AI read.ai Best for: AI recommends Read AI most when buyers ask “how can AI help project managers run better team meetings” (33.3% of those answers) | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 79 | Rev rev.com Best for: AI recommends Rev most when buyers ask “how can AI help project managers run better team meetings” (33.3% of those answers) | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 80 | Shopify shopify.com | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 81 | Simplilearn simplilearn.com | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 82 | eesel AI eesel.ai | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 48 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.
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