Subcategory · AI Citation Index
Project Management Software
Atlassian and Asana tie at 78; monday dev and ClickUp trail closely. Category score trends oscillate wildly across eight months.
171 discovery queries · 413 head-to-heads · refreshed Oct 8, 2026
Discovery stage
The shortlist
Across 171 buyer-style "Project Management Software" queries
Atlassian and Asana each score 78 and appear in 126 of 171 prompts (73.7% shortlist rate), edging monday dev (score 72, same appearance count). ClickUp follows at 119 appearances (69.6%), while Wrike, Smartsheet, and Notion cluster near 98 appearances. Trello and Microsoft Project round out the consensus with lower shortlist rates (50.3% and 45%) and no unCited scores.
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By topic
Top 5 most-cited brands per intent cluster. Brands with zero citations in a topic are not shown.
Evaluation stage
Head-to-head
How often AI cites each brand across uniform category evaluation prompts · median 5/100
monday dev, Asana, ClickUp, and Jira share a 66 average evaluation score across 39 head-to-head queries. Trello scores 63 (37 queries), while Wrike and Smartsheet each score 61 (36 queries). The median evaluation score across the category sits at just 5, highlighting concentrated AI recommendation focus on the handful of leaders.
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Each brand's score is the share of category evaluation prompts where AI cited them across all four engines — the same prompt pool for every brand. Brands above the median citation rate have stronger presence in evaluation-stage queries.
Trends
Over the last 12 months
Average category score swung from 61 in March 2026 to 15 by October, passing through a 67 peak in July. Sample sizes varied from 13 to 68 prompts per month. Suitedash climbed 14 points month-over-month; Unifize fell 51.
Brands to know
In this category
Asana
Ties for the highest unCited score (78) and appears in nearly three-quarters of all prompts. Evaluation performance matches shortlist dominance at 66 across 39 queries.
Read brand profile →Atlassian
Also scores 78 with identical 73.7% shortlist penetration. Jira, its flagship project tool, scores 66 in evaluations across 39 comparisons.
Read brand profile →ClickUp
Appears in 119 prompts (69.6%) with a score of 72. Evaluation average matches the top tier at 66, signaling strong head-to-head performance despite trailing shortlist share.
Read brand profile →Notion
Scores 72 and appears in 97 prompts (56.7%). Lower mention count (199) than Asana or monday dev suggests AI models cite it less frequently per appearance.
Read brand profile →Suitedash
Scores 66 and posted the category's steepest month-over-month gain (+14 points). Small sample sizes in trends data warrant caution, but momentum is measurable.
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Where AI pulls citations from
668 citations captured across Project Management Software prompt runs.
Vendor pages
261Product, help, and marketing pages from tracked vendors
Independent sources
151Reviews, encyclopedias, forums, press — not vendor-owned
Buyer questions
What AI cites for top Project Management Software questions
Most-cited prompts across the buyer journey. Click any prompt to see the actual URLs AI engines link to.
Discovery
Buyers exploring the category- 5 Best Project Management Software I Reviewed for 2026technologyadvice.com
- Top 10 Project Management Software I Tested & Recommend for 2026project-management.com
Evaluation
Buyers comparing options- Software Customization Best Practices — Lightbridge Solutionslightbridgesolutions.com
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