Best project management tool for simple task tracking

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Trello

Contested

92/100 slot score

92% of answers name it

1st avg. position

+17 ahead of Asana

Trello is the clear front-runner for simple task tracking, hitting average position 1 across all 12 answers and scoring 92 out of 100.

Trello appears in 92% of answers and lands first every time it shows up, with the reasoning consistently pointing to its near-zero learning curve and visual Kanban setup as the right fit for a team that wants to start tracking tasks in minutes rather than days. Asana matches Trello's 92% mention rate but sits at average position 3, making it the closest challenger for teams that want slightly more structure around assignments and workflows. ClickUp turns up in 75% of answers at position 4, flagged as the pick when a team anticipates outgrowing a bare-bones setup. Notably, Plaky earns no mentions from ChatGPT at all, showing up only in Gemini and Perplexity answers, which suggests its visibility is driven by specific sources those models index rather than broad editorial consensus.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

The full field

Every brand recommended for this question, from 12 answers across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini.

#	Brand	Slot score	Appears in	Avg. position
1	Trello	92	92%	1st
2	Asana	75	92%	#3
3	ClickUp	59	75%	#4
4	Plaky	39	50%	#4
5	Basecamp	38	50%	#4
6	monday.com	33	50%	#5
7	Todoist	33	42%	#3
8	Any.do	13	17%	#4

Slot score is position-weighted, 0 to 100: being recommended first counts far more than a trailing mention. "Appears in" is the share of answers naming the brand at all.

How this was measured

ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini each answered this question in two phrasings, several times each, with live web access and citations: the closest API-reachable version of the real assistant experience (no personalization or account memory, which no vendor can provide). Model-memory answers (no web) are measured separately and shown above as a comparison surface. A brand counts once per answer that recommends it. The exact questions:

• "What's the best project management tool for a small team that just needs simple task tracking?"
• "We're a small team that wants dead-simple task tracking, nothing enterprise. Which project management tool should we use?"

Part of the Project Management ranking. Method details on the methodology page. Rankings reflect measured AI answers, not paid placement.

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