Best overall · Prompt 1 of 8 · July 2026

A real buyer question from the July 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“What's the best project management tool for a software company?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

…you’re optimizing for: If you want something purpose-built for software teams: Jira is still the default. It’s powerful for agile (sprints, backlogs, epics, etc.) and integrates with basically everything. Downsides: can feel heavy and overcomplicated if not set up well. If you want something simpler and faster to adopt: Linear is a favorite for modern dev teams. Super clean UI, fast, opinionated (in a good way),…

Named across its answers: 1. Linear2. Jira3. GitHub Projects4. ClickUp5. Notion

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

Jira dominates completely, appearing in all 9 answers with an average position of 1.1 and taking the top slot 8 times, while Linear trails as a consistent but clearly secondary choice at average position 1.9. The Jira-versus-Linear framing matters because buyers researching this question will rarely see a third brand lead, making the top slot nearly locked.

AI-generated read of the July 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Owned Consensus

All three models name Linear, Jira, GitHub Projects and monday.com on this question.

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

Jira 211111111 9/9 · 8× first · #1.1

Linear 122222222 9/9 · 1× first · #1.9

Asana 5443576 7/9 · never first · #4.9

GitHub Projects 387333 6/9 · never first · #4.5

ClickUp 544655 6/9 · never first · #4.8

monday.com 565464 6/9 · never first · #5

Notion 66666 5/9 · never first · #6

Trello 4757 4/9 · never first · #5.8

GitHub 343 3/9 · never first · #3.3

Height 33 2/9 · never first · #3

Shortcut 4 1/9 · never first · #4

GitLab 5 1/9 · never first · #5

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 14 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Coda, ServiceNow, Confluence, Basecamp, Atlassian.