What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about project management for software engineering teams — measured weekly across 5 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-14 · 101 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: 101 AI answers · Window: Jul 17, 2026 – Aug 14, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (32 answers)
Samples by engine: PERPLEXITY 32 (last run Aug 12, 2026) · GEMINI 29 (last run Aug 12, 2026) · CHATGPT 16 (last run Aug 12, 2026) · CLAUDE 16 (last run Aug 13, 2026) · GROK 8 (last run Jul 23, 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 101 sampled AI answers from 5 engines, Jira is recommended most often — appearing in 82.2% of recommendations, followed by Linear (74.3%) and ClickUp (54.5%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 5 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jira Best for: AI recommends Jira most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant developer issue tracking platforms that are lighter and less complex” (100% of those answers) | 82.2% 95% CI 73.6–88.4% 83 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 41% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 75.9%CHATGPT 87.5%CLAUDE 68.8%PERPLEXITY 87.5% | Claim |
| 2 | Linear linear.app Best for: AI recommends Linear most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant developer issue tracking platforms that are lighter and less complex” (100% of those answers) | 74.3% 95% CI 65–81.8% 75 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 34.7% | — | GROK 87.5%GEMINI 58.6%CHATGPT 87.5%CLAUDE 75%PERPLEXITY 78.1% | Claim |
| 3 | ClickUp clickup.com Best for: AI recommends ClickUp most when buyers ask “top engineering project management platforms that support scrum, kanban and sprint velocity tracking” (100% of those answers) | 54.5% 95% CI 44.8–63.8% 55 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 3.6% | — | GROK 75%GEMINI 72.4%CHATGPT 43.8%CLAUDE 31.3%PERPLEXITY 50% | Claim |
| 4 | Trello trello.com Best for: AI recommends Trello most when buyers ask “simpler engineering project management alternatives for small dev teams that find big ticket systems too heavy” (92.3% of those answers) | 44.6% 95% CI 35.2–54.3% 45 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 15.6% | — | GROK 62.5%GEMINI 62.1%CHATGPT 18.8%CLAUDE 18.8%PERPLEXITY 50% | Claim |
| 5 | Asana asana.com Best for: AI recommends Asana most when buyers ask “engineering-focused project management tools vs general project management software for dev teams” (100% of those answers) | 40.6% 95% CI 31.5–50.3% 41 mentions · avg pos 7.4 first pick 0% | — | GROK 50%GEMINI 65.5%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 37.5% | Claim |
| 6 | Shortcut shortcut.com Best for: AI recommends Shortcut most when buyers ask “engineering-focused project management tools vs general project management software for dev teams” (69.2% of those answers) | 34.7% 95% CI 26.1–44.3% 35 mentions · avg pos 8.4 first pick 2.9% | — | GROK 75%GEMINI 34.5%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 31.3%PERPLEXITY 18.8% | Claim |
| 7 | GitLab gitlab.com Best for: AI recommends GitLab most when buyers ask “best project management software for software engineering teams” (45.5% of those answers) | 24.8% 95% CI 17.4–34% 25 mentions · avg pos 7.4 first pick 8% | — | GROK 62.5%GEMINI 31%CHATGPT 37.5%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 8 | Azure DevOps Best for: AI recommends Azure DevOps most when buyers ask “top engineering project management platforms that support scrum, kanban and sprint velocity tracking” (66.7% of those answers) | 24.8% 95% CI 17.4–34% 25 mentions · avg pos 8.9 first pick 4% | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 20.7%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 18.8%PERPLEXITY 15.6% | Claim |
| 9 | Notion notion.so Best for: AI recommends Notion most when buyers ask “simpler engineering project management alternatives for small dev teams that find big ticket systems too heavy” (53.8% of those answers) | 18.8% 95% CI 12.4–27.5% 19 mentions · avg pos 7.1 first pick 5.3% | — | GROK 37.5%GEMINI 10.3%CHATGPT 18.8%CLAUDE 18.8%PERPLEXITY 21.9% | Claim |
| 10 | Zenhub zenhub.com Best for: AI recommends Zenhub most when buyers ask “engineering-focused project management tools vs general project management software for dev teams” (46.2% of those answers) | 18.8% 95% CI 12.4–27.5% 19 mentions · avg pos 7.4 first pick 5.3% | — | GROK 62.5%GEMINI 27.6%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 11 | Monday monday.com Best for: AI recommends Monday most when buyers ask “top engineering project management platforms that support scrum, kanban and sprint velocity tracking” (58.3% of those answers) | 18.8% 95% CI 12.4–27.5% 19 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 50%GEMINI 13.8%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 21.9% | Claim |
| 12 | Slack slack.com Best for: AI recommends Slack most when buyers ask “how do I manage a software sprint and keep engineers unblocked without too much overhead” (46.2% of those answers) | 18.8% 95% CI 12.4–27.5% 19 mentions · avg pos 10.6 first pick 5.3% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 27.6%CHATGPT 31.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 13 | Opsgenie atlassian.com Best for: AI recommends Opsgenie most when buyers ask “what project management tool should a small engineering team at a startup use for agile development” (53.8% of those answers) | 17.8% 95% CI 11.6–26.4% 18 mentions · avg pos 2.2 first pick 44.4% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 17.2%CHATGPT 31.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 15.6% | Claim |
| 14 | Zoho zoho.com Best for: AI recommends Zoho most when buyers ask “top engineering project management platforms that support scrum, kanban and sprint velocity tracking” (50% of those answers) | 17.8% 95% CI 11.6–26.4% 18 mentions · avg pos 7.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 44.8%CLAUDE 18.8%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 15 | YouTrack Best for: AI recommends YouTrack most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant developer issue tracking platforms that are lighter and less complex” (69.2% of those answers) | 15.8% 95% CI 10–24.2% 16 mentions · avg pos 7.9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 13.8%CHATGPT 31.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 15.6% | Claim |
| 16 | Wrike wrike.com Best for: AI recommends Wrike most when buyers ask “engineering-focused project management tools vs general project management software for dev teams” (46.2% of those answers) | 14.9% 95% CI 9.2–23.1% 15 mentions · avg pos 8.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 27.6%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 15.6% | Claim |
| 17 | Plane plane.so Best for: AI recommends Plane most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant developer issue tracking platforms that are lighter and less complex” (46.2% of those answers) | 12.9% 95% CI 7.7–20.8% 13 mentions · avg pos 12.6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25%GEMINI 13.8%CHATGPT 31.3%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 18 | Backlog Best for: AI recommends Backlog most when buyers ask “engineering-focused project management tools vs general project management software for dev teams” (30.8% of those answers) | 11.9% 95% CI 6.9–19.6% 12 mentions · avg pos 2.6 first pick 41.7% | — | GEMINI 13.8%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 19 | Zoho Sprints Best for: AI recommends Zoho Sprints most when buyers ask “top engineering project management platforms that support scrum, kanban and sprint velocity tracking” (41.7% of those answers) | 9.9% 95% CI 5.5–17.3% 10 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 24.1%CLAUDE 18.8% | Claim |
| 20 | MantisBT Best for: AI recommends MantisBT most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant developer issue tracking platforms that are lighter and less complex” (61.5% of those answers) | 9.9% 95% CI 5.5–17.3% 10 mentions · avg pos 5.7 first pick 10% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 10.3%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 9.4% | Claim |
| 21 | Basecamp basecamp.com Best for: AI recommends Basecamp most when buyers ask “simpler engineering project management alternatives for small dev teams that find big ticket systems too heavy” (46.2% of those answers) | 7.9% 95% CI 4.1–14.9% 8 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.9%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 15.6% | Claim |
| 22 | Redmine redmine.org Best for: AI recommends Redmine most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant developer issue tracking platforms that are lighter and less complex” (46.2% of those answers) | 7.9% 95% CI 4.1–14.9% 8 mentions · avg pos 9.4 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 10.3%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 23 | Teamwork teamwork.com Best for: AI recommends Teamwork most when buyers ask “engineering-focused project management tools vs general project management software for dev teams” (38.5% of those answers) | 6.9% 95% CI 3.4–13.6% 7 mentions · avg pos 11.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 24 | Microsoft microsoft.com | 5.9% 95% CI 2.8–12.4% 6 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10.3%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 25 | Bugzilla Best for: AI recommends Bugzilla most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant developer issue tracking platforms that are lighter and less complex” (38.5% of those answers) | 5.9% 95% CI 2.8–12.4% 6 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 10.3%CLAUDE 6.3%PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 26 | Trac trac.edgewall.org Best for: AI recommends Trac most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant developer issue tracking platforms that are lighter and less complex” (38.5% of those answers) | 5% 95% CI 2.1–11.1% 5 mentions · avg pos 6.2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 6.9%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 27 | Plaky plaky.com Best for: AI recommends Plaky most when buyers ask “simpler engineering project management alternatives for small dev teams that find big ticket systems too heavy” (46.2% of those answers) | 5% 95% CI 2.1–11.1% 5 mentions · avg pos 8.4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.9%PERPLEXITY 9.4% | Claim |
| 28 | Agiled agiled.app Best for: AI recommends Agiled most when buyers ask “best project management software for software engineering teams” (45.5% of those answers) | 4% 95% CI 1.6–9.7% 4 mentions first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 6.3%PERPLEXITY 9.4% | Claim |
| 29 | ViaSocket viasocket.com Best for: AI recommends ViaSocket most when buyers ask “engineering-focused project management tools vs general project management software for dev teams” (38.5% of those answers) | 3% 95% CI 1–8.4% 3 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 30 | TeamCity jetbrains.com | 3% 95% CI 1–8.4% 3 mentions · avg pos 5.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.4%CHATGPT 12.5% | Claim |
| 31 | Paymo paymoapp.com Best for: AI recommends Paymo most when buyers ask “best project management software for software engineering teams” (45.5% of those answers) | 3% 95% CI 1–8.4% 3 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.4%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 32 | Fossil | 3% 95% CI 1–8.4% 3 mentions · avg pos 7.7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%GEMINI 6.9% | Claim |
| 33 | Taiga taiga.io | 3% 95% CI 1–8.4% 3 mentions · avg pos 12.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10.3% | Claim |
| 34 | Vikunja vikunja.io | 3% 95% CI 1–8.4% 3 mentions · avg pos 13.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%CHATGPT 6.3%CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 35 | Zapier AI zapier.com | 3% 95% CI 1–8.4% 3 mentions · avg pos 14 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.4%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 36 | Azure API Management azure.microsoft.com | 3% 95% CI 1–8.4% 3 mentions · avg pos 19.3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 18.8% | Claim |
| 37 | IdeaPlan Templates ideaplan.io | 3% 95% CI 1–8.4% 3 mentions · avg pos 35.7 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 18.8% | Claim |
| 38 | Forbes forbes.com | 2% 95% CI 0.5–6.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GROK 25% | Claim |
| 39 | Usersnap usersnap.com Best for: AI recommends Usersnap most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant developer issue tracking platforms that are lighter and less complex” (30.8% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.5–6.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 40 | Yodiz yodiz.com | 2% 95% CI 0.5–6.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.9% | Claim |
| 41 | Scoro scoro.com | 2% 95% CI 0.5–6.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.9% | Claim |
| 42 | VersionOne | 2% 95% CI 0.5–6.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.9% | Claim |
| 43 | Celoxis planisware.com | 2% 95% CI 0.5–6.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.4%PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 44 | Zoho Projects | 2% 95% CI 0.5–6.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.4%PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 45 | Smartsheet smartsheet.com | 2% 95% CI 0.5–6.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 12.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.4%CHATGPT 6.3% | Claim |
| 46 | ONES Project ones.com Best for: AI recommends ONES Project most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant developer issue tracking platforms that are lighter and less complex” (38.5% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.5–6.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 14 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.4%PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 47 | Augment Code augmentcode.com Best for: AI recommends Augment Code most when buyers ask “top engineering project management platforms that support scrum, kanban and sprint velocity tracking” (41.7% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.5–6.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5%PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 48 | OpenProject openproject.org | 2% 95% CI 0.5–6.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 22 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.9% | Claim |
| 49 | Birdview PSA birdviewpsa.com | 2% 95% CI 0.5–6.9% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 50 | Dev.to dev.to Best for: AI recommends Dev.to most when buyers ask “simpler engineering project management alternatives for small dev teams that find big ticket systems too heavy” (30.8% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.5–6.9% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 51 | Bitbucket Pipelines bitbucket.org | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 52 | Microsoft Azure DevOps dev.azure.com | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 53 | Todoist todoist.com | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 54 | Baserow baserow.io | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 55 | Businessmap businessmap.io | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.4% | Claim |
| 56 | Nuclino nuclino.com | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 6.3% | Claim |
| 57 | Teamhood teamhood.com | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 58 | GoodDay goodday.work | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.4% | Claim |
| 59 | LiquidPlanner liquidplanner.com | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.4% | Claim |
| 60 | Accelo accelo.com | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.4% | Claim |
| 61 | ActiveCollab activecollab.com | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 3.4% | Claim |
| 62 | SmartSuite smartsuite.com | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 63 | Coursera coursera.org | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 17 first pick 0% | — | GROK 12.5% | Claim |
| 64 | Adobe business.adobe.com | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 65 | Azure SQL Serverless learn.microsoft.com Best for: AI recommends Azure SQL Serverless most when buyers ask “how do I manage a software sprint and keep engineers unblocked without too much overhead” (30.8% of those answers) | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 66 | Easy Agile Roadmaps easyagile.com Best for: AI recommends Easy Agile Roadmaps most when buyers ask “how do I manage a software sprint and keep engineers unblocked without too much overhead” (30.8% of those answers) | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 67 | Epicflow epicflow.com | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 68 | HappyFox happyfox.com | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 69 | Lark larksuite.com | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 70 | Miro miro.com Best for: AI recommends Miro most when buyers ask “how do I manage a software sprint and keep engineers unblocked without too much overhead” (30.8% of those answers) | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 71 | Monograph monograph.com Best for: AI recommends Monograph most when buyers ask “engineering-focused project management tools vs general project management software for dev teams” (30.8% of those answers) | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 72 | Mural mural.co | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 73 | PCMag pcmag.com | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 74 | Pieces for Developers pieces.app | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 75 | Quickbase quickbase.com | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 76 | Spinach spinach.ai Best for: AI recommends Spinach most when buyers ask “how do I manage a software sprint and keep engineers unblocked without too much overhead” (30.8% of those answers) | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 77 | The Digital Project Manager thedigitalprojectmanager.com Best for: AI recommends The Digital Project Manager most when buyers ask “best issue tracking and sprint planning tool for agile development teams” (30.8% of those answers) | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
| 78 | Zendesk zendesk.com Best for: AI recommends Zendesk most when buyers ask “alternatives to the dominant developer issue tracking platforms that are lighter and less complex” (30.8% of those answers) | 1% 95% CI 0.2–5.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 3.1% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 101 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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