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The most visible project management tools, October 2026

October 2026 · 12 questions asked in English, worldwide · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 96 answers read

Leader

ClickUp

74%of answers name it

Most cited source

youtube.com

42citations

From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Wrike

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 ClickUp US New entry 72 , range 61–78
72
  • : score 72 · #1
 74% 42% First reading
2 monday.com IL New entry 71 , range 60–78
71
  • : score 71 · #2
 70% 44% First reading
3 Asana US New entry 71 , range 59–77
71
  • : score 71 · #3
 69% 45% First reading
4 Jira AU New entry 59 , range 48–71
59
  • : score 59 · #4
 56% 36% First reading
5 Smartsheet US New entry 49 , range 42–61
49
  • : score 49 · #5
 47% 27% First reading
6 Wrike US New entry 39 , range 33–47
39
  • : score 39 · #6
 32% 17% First reading
7 Trello US New entry 34 , range 25–41
34
  • : score 34 · #7
 26% 10% First reading
8 Teamwork IE New entry 33 , range 20–40
33
  • : score 33 · #8
 20% 14% First reading
9 Notion US New entry 9 , range 5–31
9
  • : score 9 · #9
 10% 4% First reading
10 Zoho Projects IN New entry 8 , range 4–31
8
  • : score 8 · #10
 9% 4% First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
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12 thedigitalprojectmanager.com Media 10.4% 2 of 4 6 11
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19 buildertrend.com Vendor site 5.2% 3 of 4 2 2
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The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
best project management software for a agency company English monday.com, Productive and Teamwork, tied
project management software recommendations for a project manager English ClickUp and Jira, tied
top project management software English Asana
how to choose project management software English Asana, ClickUp, Jira, monday.com and Trello, tied
what to look for in project management software English Jira
project management software for a team of 20 to 200 English Asana
project management software that integrates with Slack English Jira
project management software with GDPR-compliant hosting English OpenProject and Stackfield, tied
project management software for construction English Fieldwire and Procore, tied
most reliable project management software English Smartsheet

Each engine's top three

Method

Each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured