When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about project management, Smartsheet ranks #9 of 15, a Visibility Score of 11 in Project Management .
These rankings are measured from what the three models know from training, not a live web search. The live-web grounded surface is rolling out across the index. Methodology.
Named but never chosen; enterprise label without enterprise authority.
Where it wins. Smartsheet surfaces in 22% of project management prompts, which keeps it in the conversation at rank 9 of 15. Its strongest foothold is the enterprise framing, where AI models treat it as a credible supporting option.
Where it loses. A 0% first-pick rate means it never wins the recommendation outright, and it is absent from six prompt themes including best overall and feature-led asks, so buyers with specific criteria or limited budgets will not see it mentioned at all.
AI-generated analysis of the July 2026 measurements.
Smartsheet claims Project Management and the models back it: #9 of 15 there.
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Share of each theme's answers that mention Smartsheet. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.
Gaps Best overall · Use-case fit · Startup & small team · Feature-led ask · If you could pick one · Budget & alternatives
Share of Smartsheet's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.
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