Creative project management software: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank creative project management software by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Creative project management software used by agencies and in-house teams to plan campaigns, manage briefs, coordinate reviews, and deliver design and content work on time. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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At a glance
What we observed in this categoryauto-generated
Wrike leads the creative project management software category with a visibility score of 25.0%, more than double the 12.5% held by the four brands immediately below it (Asana, monday.com, ClickUp, and Notion). That gap translates directly into composite score dominance: Wrike scores 21.2 against 8.8 for each of its nearest rivals. With a category average visibility of just 3.8%, Wrike's position represents a significant concentration of AI surface area in a single brand, making the gap between first and second place strategically meaningful.
A clear divergence exists between visibility and citation across this category. Asana, monday.com, ClickUp, and Notion each hold 12.5% visibility yet carry a 0.0% citation rate, meaning Google AI Mode names them without linking to their domains. Wrike is the only ranked brand that earns both visibility (25.0%) and citation (12.5%). Hive and Productive sit at the opposite extreme: 0.0% visibility but 12.5% citation each, suggesting AI pulls their content as supporting sources without placing them in named recommendations.
The top cited sources in this category are anchored heavily on third-party and community platforms. YouTube and Reddit appear at the top of the citation list, followed by niche or vendor-adjacent sites such as paymoapp.com, plaky.com, and graphicdesignforum.com. Only three brand-owned domains appear in the cited sources list: productive.io, hive.com, and wrike.com. This pattern indicates Google AI Mode is drawing editorial and comparison content from outside the major vendors' own properties when constructing answers in this category.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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Wrike 0% → 25% · rank #0 → #1+25pp
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Asana 0% → 12% · rank #0 → #2+12pp
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monday.com 0% → 12% · rank #0 → #3+12pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
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| 1 |
wrike.com
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25% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Wrike leads the category at 25.0% visibility and 12.5% citation, giving it the only non-zero citation rate among the top five brands and a composite score of 21.2. |
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| 2 |
asana.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Asana matches monday.com, ClickUp, and Notion at 12.5% visibility but holds 0.0% citation, leaving it named by AI yet unsupported by any direct source links. |
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| 3 |
monday.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
monday.com sits at 12.5% visibility and 0.0% citation, identical to ranks 2, 4, and 5, indicating no differentiation in AI treatment among this mid-tier cluster. |
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| 4 |
clickup.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
ClickUp records 12.5% visibility and 0.0% citation, placing it in the same undifferentiated band as Asana, monday.com, and Notion with a composite score of 8.8. |
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| 5 |
notion.so
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Notion matches the three brands above it exactly at 12.5% visibility and 0.0% citation, suggesting Google AI Mode treats these four interchangeably in this specific category. |
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| 6 |
hive.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
productive.io
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
adobe.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
trello.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
basecamp.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
teamwork.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
smartsheet.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
atlassian.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
airtable.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
workamajig.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
functionpoint.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
scoro.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
kantata.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
forecast.app
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
miro.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on creative project management software, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer.
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence — different from being named.
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps.
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically.
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Frequently asked about creative project management software AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in creative project management software?
Wrike leads with 25.0% visibility and a composite score of 21.2, more than double the 12.5% visibility held by Asana, monday.com, ClickUp, and Notion. The category average visibility is just 3.8%, making Wrike's position a significant outlier.
Which brands are cited by Google AI Mode in this category, not just named?
Only Wrike (12.5% citation), Hive (12.5% citation), and Productive (12.5% citation) earn any citation activity. Asana, monday.com, ClickUp, and Notion all hold 0.0% citation despite having 12.5% visibility each.
What sources does Google AI Mode anchor on for creative project management software queries?
YouTube and Reddit top the cited sources list, followed by third-party or niche sites including paymoapp.com, plaky.com, and graphicdesignforum.com. Only three vendor-owned domains appear in citations: productive.io, hive.com, and wrike.com.
Is there a brand that gets cited without being visibly recommended in this category?
Yes. Hive and Productive both hold 0.0% visibility but 12.5% citation each, meaning Google AI Mode references their content as sources without placing them in named brand recommendations.
How concentrated is AI visibility across the 20 brands in this category?
The top five brands account for all measurable visibility, with the category average sitting at just 3.8%. The remaining 15 brands in the tracked set hold a composite score of 0.0, indicating near-total concentration at the top.
Which engine is driving AI visibility for brands in this category?
Google AI Mode is the top engine for every ranked brand in the dataset, with no other engine recorded as a primary driver for any brand in the top 10.