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The most visible project management tools in Germany, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from Germany in German and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

AI: how the engines answer the board's questions; Search: Google's top 10 for the questions' demand keywords; All: both combined. How the Heralded Score works.

Leader

Asana

51%of answers name it

Most cited source

asana.com

21citations

From ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Notion

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 Asana US New entry 66 , range 35–77
66
  • : score 66 · #1
 51% 23% First reading
2 Trello US New entry 59 , range 36–77
59
  • : score 59 · #2
 50% 25% None First reading
3 monday.com IL New entry 38 , range 22–61
38
  • : score 38 · #3
 31% 9% None First reading
4 ClickUp US New entry 35 , range 26–68
35
  • : score 35 · #4
 34% 16% None First reading
5 Jira AU New entry 30 , range 22–61
30
  • : score 30 · #5
 25% 14% First reading
6 factro New entry 30 , range 0–74
30
  • : score 30 · #6
 3% 2% None First reading
7 Notion US New entry 29 , range 21–58
29
  • : score 29 · #7
 23% 10% None First reading
8 MeisterTask AT New entry 23 , range 6–52
23
  • : score 23 · #8
 13% 6% First reading
9 Wrike US New entry 23 , range 0–73
23
  • : score 23 · #9
 3% 1% None First reading
10 Linear US New entry 18 , range 5–50
18
  • : score 18 · #10
 9% 6% None 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.

New entries

111 new entries

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
11 github.com Brand site 3.3% 1 of 4 3 1
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15 meistertask.com Brand site 3.3% 1 of 4 2 1
16Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
17 smartsheet.com Brand site 3.3% 1 of 4 3 Not read
18 thedigitalprojectmanager.com Media 5.0% 2 of 4 3 Not read
19Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
20Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
best project management software for small software teams English ClickUp and Jira, tied
plan and track software projects for small development teams English GitHub Projects, Jira and Linear, tied
how can a small software team keep projects on schedule English Jira and Trello, tied
how to assign work and track deadlines across a remote team English Asana
kanban boards vs task lists for small software teams English Jira and Trello, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

For the AI side, 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