AI Index / Project management for software engineering teams

Best Project management for software engineering teams

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.

Updated weekly101 samples5 enginesmethodology

Sample: 101 AI answers · Window: Jul 17, 2026Aug 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.

What is the best project management for software engineering teams?

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.

recommendedlistedneutral mentionwarned againstRecommendation share counts answers that recommend or list it — neutral mentions and warnings shown for transparency
#ProductShareTrendEngines
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 73.688.4%

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 6581.8%

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 44.863.8%

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 35.254.3%

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 31.550.3%

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 26.144.3%

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 17.434%

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 17.434%

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 12.427.5%

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 12.427.5%

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 12.427.5%

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 12.427.5%

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 11.626.4%

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 11.626.4%

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 1024.2%

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 9.223.1%

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 7.720.8%

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 6.919.6%

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 5.517.3%

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 5.517.3%

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 4.114.9%

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 4.114.9%

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 3.413.6%

7 mentions · avg pos 11.7

first pick 0%

GEMINI 10.3%PERPLEXITY 12.5%
Claim
24
Microsoft

microsoft.com

5.9%

95% CI 2.812.4%

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 2.812.4%

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 2.111.1%

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 2.111.1%

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 1.69.7%

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 18.4%

3 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 0%

GROK 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3%
Claim
30
TeamCity

jetbrains.com

3%

95% CI 18.4%

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 18.4%

3 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.4%PERPLEXITY 6.3%
Claim
32
Fossil

3%

95% CI 18.4%

3 mentions · avg pos 7.7

first pick 0%

GROK 12.5%GEMINI 6.9%
Claim
33
Taiga

taiga.io

3%

95% CI 18.4%

3 mentions · avg pos 12.7

first pick 0%

GEMINI 10.3%
Claim
34
Vikunja

vikunja.io

3%

95% CI 18.4%

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 18.4%

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 18.4%

3 mentions · avg pos 19.3

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 18.8%
Claim
37
IdeaPlan Templates

ideaplan.io

3%

95% CI 18.4%

3 mentions · avg pos 35.7

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 18.8%
Claim
38
Forbes

forbes.com

2%

95% CI 0.56.9%

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 0.56.9%

2 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 6.3%
Claim
40
Yodiz

yodiz.com

2%

95% CI 0.56.9%

2 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

GEMINI 6.9%
Claim
41
Scoro

scoro.com

2%

95% CI 0.56.9%

2 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

GEMINI 6.9%
Claim
42
VersionOne

2%

95% CI 0.56.9%

2 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

GEMINI 6.9%
Claim
43
Celoxis

planisware.com

2%

95% CI 0.56.9%

2 mentions · avg pos 7.5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.4%PERPLEXITY 3.1%
Claim
44
Zoho Projects

2%

95% CI 0.56.9%

2 mentions · avg pos 10

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.4%PERPLEXITY 3.1%
Claim
45
Smartsheet

smartsheet.com

2%

95% CI 0.56.9%

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 0.56.9%

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 0.56.9%

2 mentions · avg pos 18

first pick 0%

GROK 12.5%PERPLEXITY 3.1%
Claim
48
OpenProject

openproject.org

2%

95% CI 0.56.9%

2 mentions · avg pos 22

first pick 0%

GEMINI 6.9%
Claim
49
Birdview PSA

birdviewpsa.com

2%

95% CI 0.56.9%

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 0.56.9%

2 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 6.3%
Claim
51
Bitbucket Pipelines

bitbucket.org

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 6.3%
Claim
52
Microsoft Azure DevOps

dev.azure.com

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 6.3%
Claim
53
Todoist

todoist.com

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.1%
Claim
54
Baserow

baserow.io

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

GROK 12.5%
Claim
55
Businessmap

businessmap.io

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.4%
Claim
56
Nuclino

nuclino.com

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

CLAUDE 6.3%
Claim
57
Teamhood

teamhood.com

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.1%
Claim
58
GoodDay

goodday.work

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.4%
Claim
59
LiquidPlanner

liquidplanner.com

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.4%
Claim
60
Accelo

accelo.com

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 11

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.4%
Claim
61
ActiveCollab

activecollab.com

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 13

first pick 0%

GEMINI 3.4%
Claim
62
SmartSuite

smartsuite.com

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 13

first pick 0%

GROK 12.5%
Claim
63
Coursera

coursera.org

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 17

first pick 0%

GROK 12.5%
Claim
64
Adobe

business.adobe.com

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

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 0.25.4%

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 0.25.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.1%
Claim
67
Epicflow

epicflow.com

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.1%
Claim
68
HappyFox

happyfox.com

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.1%
Claim
69
Lark

larksuite.com

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

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 0.25.4%

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 0.25.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.1%
Claim
72
Mural

mural.co

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.1%
Claim
73
PCMag

pcmag.com

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.1%
Claim
74
Pieces for Developers

pieces.app

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 3.1%
Claim
75
Quickbase

quickbase.com

1%

95% CI 0.25.4%

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 0.25.4%

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 0.25.4%

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 0.25.4%

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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