Leader
71%of answers name it
The most visible project management tools, October 2026
Most cited source
42citations
From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
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 | Heralded Score | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 73 , range 62–78 | 71% | 41% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | 72 , range 60–78 | 68% | 42% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | 71 , range 59–77 | 69% | 39% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | 57 , range 46–71 | 52% | 33% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | 48 , range 41–61 | 46% | 26% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | 38 , range 32–46 | 32% | 16% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | 33 , range 26–40 | 26% | 9% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | 31 , range 22–38 | 19% | 11% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | | 21 , range 14–31 | 14% | 4% | | First reading | |
| = 10 | | 16 , range 11–28 | 8% | 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.
Most cited sources
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Vendor site | 8.3% | 1 of 4 | 26 | Not read |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 5.2% | 3 of 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 4.2% | 2 of 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 5 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 6 | | Vendor site | 3.1% | 2 of 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 8 | | Vendor site | 3.1% | 3 of 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 10 | | Vendor site | 2.1% | 2 of 4 | 2 | 0 |
The questions, and who wins each
| Question | Language | Wins it |
|---|---|---|
| best project management software for a agency company | English | |
| project management software recommendations for a project manager | English | |
| top project management software | English | |
| how to choose project management software | English | |
| what to look for in project management software | English | |
| project management software for a team of 20 to 200 | English | |
| project management software that integrates with Slack | English | |
| project management software with GDPR-compliant hosting | English | |
| project management software for construction | English | |
| most reliable project management software | English | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- = 1
Asana
- = 1
monday.com
- 3
ClickUp
Gemini
- 1
- 2
- 3
Wrike
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- 2
- 3
ChatGPT
- 1
- = 2
- = 2
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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.