What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about project management for construction — measured on a rolling 4-week window across 5 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-09-17 · 40 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.
Measured by Orbatormethodology owner Henrik Tellewindow ends Sep 17, 2026
Sample: 40 AI answers · Window: Aug 20, 2026 – Sep 17, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (64 answers)
Samples by engine: GROK 8 (last run Aug 28, 2026) · GEMINI 8 (last run Aug 28, 2026) · CHATGPT 8 (last run Aug 28, 2026) · CLAUDE 8 (last run Aug 29, 2026) · PERPLEXITY 8 (last run Aug 28, 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.
Across 40 sampled AI answers from 5 engines, Procore is recommended most often — appearing in 72.5% of recommendations, followed by Fieldwire (67.5%) and Contractor Foreman (52.5%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 5 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
Orbator asked Grok, Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity buyer questions about project management for construction and sampled 40 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.
Buyer prompts in this window split five ways, and the leaders change with the question. Across the 27 runs asking a best-in-category question, Procore was recommended in 96.3%, ahead of Fieldwire at 81.5% and Buildertrend at 74.1%. On the 18 runs asking for alternatives to expensive enterprise construction management platforms, Contractor Foreman led at 88.9%, with Fieldwire at 77.8%. The 9 runs about RFIs, submittals and punch lists put Fieldwire and Procore level at 88.9%, with Autodesk Construction Cloud at 77.8%. The 9 problem-solving runs on subcontractors and daily logs were thinner, with Procore recommended in 44.4%. The 9 comparison runs on construction versus generic tools produced no leader.
One price is on record. Fieldwire lists Pro at $39 a month with a free tier available, last verified 2026-09-05.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | procore.com | 72.5% 95% CI 57.2–83.9% 29 mentions · avg pos 5.4 first pick 41.4% | — | GROK 75%GEMINI 50%CHATGPT 62.5%CLAUDE 87.5%PERPLEXITY 87.5% | Claim |
| 2 | fieldwire.com | 67.5% 95% CI 52–79.9% 27 mentions · avg pos 8.3 first pick 3.7% | — | GROK 75%GEMINI 75%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 62.5%PERPLEXITY 75% | Claim |
| 3 | contractorforeman.com | 52.5% 95% CI 37.5–67.1% 21 mentions · avg pos 6.1 first pick 23.8% | — | GROK 62.5%GEMINI 50%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 37.5%PERPLEXITY 62.5% | Claim |
| 4 | buildertrend.com | 50% 95% CI 35.2–64.8% 20 mentions · avg pos 7.2 first pick 10% | — | GROK 62.5%GEMINI 62.5%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 50% | Claim |
| 5 | autodesk.co.jp | 42.5% 95% CI 28.5–57.8% 17 mentions · avg pos 5.6 first pick 5.9% | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 37.5%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 50%PERPLEXITY 37.5% | Claim |
| 6 | quickbooks.intuit.com | 25% 95% CI 14.2–40.2% 10 mentions · avg pos 4.6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 12.5%CHATGPT 62.5%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 7 | jobtread.com | 25% 95% CI 14.2–40.2% 10 mentions · avg pos 5.1 first pick 30% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 25%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 8 | raken.com | 25% 95% CI 14.2–40.2% 10 mentions · avg pos 11.6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 37.5%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 9 | smartsheet.com | 22.5% 95% CI 12.3–37.5% 9 mentions · avg pos 7.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 37.5%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 10 | coconstruct.com | 22.5% 95% CI 12.3–37.5% 9 mentions · avg pos 11.8 first pick 11.1% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 50%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 11 | houzz.com | 20% 95% CI 10.5–34.8% 8 mentions · avg pos 12.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 37.5%CHATGPT 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 12 | autodesk.com | 15% 95% CI 7.1–29.1% 6 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 25%CHATGPT 37.5%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 13 | clickup.com | 15% 95% CI 7.1–29.1% 6 mentions · avg pos 6.2 first pick 16.7% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 14 | trello.com | 15% 95% CI 7.1–29.1% 6 mentions · avg pos 6.2 first pick 16.7% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 25%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 15 | getjobber.com | 15% 95% CI 7.1–29.1% 6 mentions · avg pos 7.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 25% | Claim |
| 16 | sage.com | 12.5% 95% CI 5.5–26.1% 5 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 37.5%CLAUDE 25% | Claim |
| 17 | Monday.com | 12.5% 95% CI 5.5–26.1% 5 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 18 | plangrid.com | 12.5% 95% CI 5.5–26.1% 5 mentions · avg pos 10.4 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 25%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 19 | Buildxact | 10% 95% CI 4–23.1% 4 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 25% | — | GROK 12.5%CHATGPT 25%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 20 | projul.com | 10% 95% CI 4–23.1% 4 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 21 | RedTeam Go | 10% 95% CI 4–23.1% 4 mentions · avg pos 7.8 first pick 25% | — | GEMINI 25%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 22 | buildern.com | 10% 95% CI 4–23.1% 4 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 25%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 23 | Foundation | 7.5% 95% CI 2.6–19.9% 3 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 37.5% | Claim |
| 24 | cmicglobal.com | 7.5% 95% CI 2.6–19.9% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 25%CHATGPT 12.5% | Claim |
| 25 | asana.com | 7.5% 95% CI 2.6–19.9% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 37.5% | Claim |
| 26 | Sage 300 CRE | 7.5% 95% CI 2.6–19.9% 3 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 37.5% | Claim |
| 27 | quickbase.com | 7.5% 95% CI 2.6–19.9% 3 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 37.5% | Claim |
| 28 | connecteam.com | 7.5% 95% CI 2.6–19.9% 3 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 29 | wrike.com | 7.5% 95% CI 2.6–19.9% 3 mentions · avg pos 8.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 25%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 30 | bluebeam.com | 7.5% 95% CI 2.6–19.9% 3 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 31 | InEight | 7.5% 95% CI 2.6–19.9% 3 mentions · avg pos 10.7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 32 | Excel | 7.5% 95% CI 2.6–19.9% 3 mentions · avg pos 14 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 33 | monday.com | 5% 95% CI 1.4–16.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 2.5 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 34 | microsoft.com | 5% 95% CI 1.4–16.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 35 | ingenious.build | 5% 95% CI 1.4–16.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 25% | Claim |
| 36 | submittallink.com | 5% 95% CI 1.4–16.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 37 | zoho.com | 5% 95% CI 1.4–16.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 25% | Claim |
| 38 | Zoho Projects | 5% 95% CI 1.4–16.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 25% | Claim |
| 39 | companycam.com | 5% 95% CI 1.4–16.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 10.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25% | Claim |
| 40 | agiled.app | 5% 95% CI 1.4–16.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 15 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25% | Claim |
| 41 | Knowify | 5% 95% CI 1.4–16.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25% | Claim |
| 42 | jobnimbus.com | 5% 95% CI 1.4–16.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 16.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 25% | Claim |
| 43 | ConstructionOnline | 5% 95% CI 1.4–16.5% 2 mentions · avg pos 17 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 44 | baserow.io | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 45 | getapp.com | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 12.5% | Claim |
| 46 | Buildr | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 47 | constructable.ai | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 48 | noloco.io | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 49 | Buildbite | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 50 | larksuite.com | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 51 | ones.com | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 52 | projectmanager.com | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 53 | Archdesk | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 54 | pronovos.com | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 55 | goaudits.com | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 56 | workyard.com | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 57 | Orangescrum | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 58 | fuzen.io | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 59 | Access Fonn | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 60 | Houzz Pro | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 61 | intuit.com | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 12.5% | Claim |
| 62 | Viewpoint Vista | 2.5% 95% CI 0.4–12.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 40 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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Procore ranks first with a recommendation share of 65.3% of 72 sampled answers in the 4-week window to 2026-09-05. It was recommended in every one of the 9 runs asking for the best construction project tracking tool for general contractors. Across the window it was recommended in 29 answers and listed in 18. Its engine spread is the widest in the category, from 81.3% of Perplexity's 16 answers down to 50% of Gemini's 16.
Fieldwire also holds 65.3% of 72 sampled answers in the same window, and it too was recommended in all 9 runs on the general contractor tracking prompt. The split is 28 recommended and 19 listed. By engine it ran from 75% of Grok's 8 answers and 75% of Perplexity's 16 down to 50% of ChatGPT's 16. Pro is $39 a month with a free tier available, last verified 2026-09-05.
Contractor Foreman holds 51.4% of 72 sampled answers. It was recommended in all 9 runs asking for alternatives to expensive enterprise construction management platforms for small contractors, which is a narrow lane, so buyers outside that price question saw it less often. Listed 22 times against 15 recommended. Engine range runs from 62.5% of Grok's 8 answers to 43.8% of Gemini's 16.
Buildertrend also holds 51.4% of 72 sampled answers, recommended in all 9 runs on project management apps built for construction site management. It was recommended in 18 answers and listed in 19. By engine, from 62.5% of Grok's 8 answers to 37.5% of Gemini's 16.
Autodesk Construction Cloud holds 37.5% of 72 sampled answers and was recommended in all 9 runs asking for the best project management software for construction companies. Recommended in 17 answers, listed in 10. Its engine range is narrow, from 43.8% of ChatGPT's 16 answers to 31.3% of Gemini's 16.
Four of the five engines recommended Procore most among the top five. That holds for Claude across 16 answers, Grok across 8, ChatGPT across 16 and Perplexity across 16. Gemini is the exception, with Fieldwire leading among the top five across its 16 answers.
Procore also carries the widest gap between engines. Gemini recommended it in 50% of its 16 answers, Perplexity in 81.3% of its 16, a spread of 31.3 points. So the product with the broadest agreement on leadership is also the one whose share moves most depending on which assistant is asked. Autodesk Construction Cloud sits at the other end, ranging only from 31.3% of Gemini's 16 answers to 43.8% of ChatGPT's 16.
This is the first measured window on record for construction project management. It covers 2026-08-08 to 2026-09-05, 28 days, with 72 sampled answers across five engines. There is no prior window to compare against, so no product can be shown as entering, leaving or shifting share yet.
As it stands, Procore and Fieldwire lead jointly, each recommended in 65.3% of those 72 answers. Contractor Foreman and Buildertrend follow, each at 51.4% of 72. Autodesk Construction Cloud sits fifth at 37.5% of 72. One separation worth noting inside that tie at the top: Procore was the first recommendation named in 26 answers, a first-recommendation rate of 55.3%, against 3 answers and 6.4% for Fieldwire. The next resample will give the first movement figures.
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 project management for construction to see the excerpts by date and engine, or view the ranking history to see what entered and left this ranking and when.
Across 40 sampled AI answers from 5 engines (Aug 20, 2026 to Sep 17, 2026), Procore is recommended most often for project management for construction, appearing in 72.5% of recommendations, followed by Fieldwire (67.5%). This is a measurement of what AI assistants recommend, not an editorial verdict.
ChatGPT recommends Procore most often for project management for construction. It appears as a recommendation in 62.5% 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.
Orbator samples AI answers to buyer questions across 5 engines and counts how often each product is recommended. No product pays for placement. The project management for construction ranking is based on 40 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.
Verified facts for the most-recommended products — each sourced and dated. No editorial scoring, just the data side by side.
| Procoreprocore.com | Fieldwirefieldwire.com | QuickBooksquickbooks.intuit.com | JobTreadjobtread.com | Smartsheetsmartsheet.com | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | — | Pro: $39 a month (free tier available) ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Simple Start: $19 a month ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Additional Internal Users Tier 4 (Monthly): $5 a month ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Pro: $12 a month ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 |
| Features | Unlimited Data ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Plan viewing ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Payroll ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Construction CRM ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Timeline view ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 |
| Platforms | Cloud-based Platform ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Web ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Mobile app ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Mobile App ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | API ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 |
| Integrations | — | Box ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Mailchimp ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | QuickBooks Online ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 | Tableau ↗ sourceverified Sep 5, 2026 |
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