AI Project Management Tools: the best in 2024

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to reshape the landscape of project management, it’s crucial to stay ahead of the game with the most effective tools. In 2023, AI tools for project management are becoming more advanced, efficient, and capable than ever before in handling complex tasks and large data volumes. This blog post will guide you through the top AI project management tools that are making waves this year. Incorporating these into your workflow could be the key to taking your project management efficiencies to uncharted territories.

What are AI project management tools?

AI project management tools facilitate project management jobs through artificial intelligence. Typically, the tasks taken by AI are the most mundane project management tasks that are easily replicated by AI systems.

AI can be used for jobs like task creation in a project management (PM) system, such as adding task descriptions, summarizing notes, labeling items, assisting with searching a PM system, predicting project completion dates, etc. See a list of all AI project management use cases here.

AI works best in project management systems that contain clean data, as it replicates the source of data it is trained on. Because of this, we also recommend using AI to improve data quality in your PM system to improve AI’s overall results in the future.

1. Zenhub AI (Beta)

Zenhub is a project management platform purpose-built for everyone involved in the software development process. It allows developers to manage and update project status close to their codebase and enables comprehensive reporting and tracking for project managers and product owners.

Zenhub recently launched the Beta version of its AI experiences, which includes AI-generated labels for improved data hygiene. Upcoming AI features include AI story point estimations, project prioritization, sprint planning, and retrospectives.

What AI is used in Zenhub?

Currently, Zenhub labels use OpenAI’s GPT-3 language processing model. We’re experimenting with other AI models to enable various AI-enabled functionality in our product. Learn more here.

What AI features are in Zenhub?

• AI-generated GitHub Issue & Zenhub Issue labels
• AI-generated acceptance criteria
• AI sprint insights & recommendations
• AI-generated sprint reviews
• AI assistant
• See what’s coming soon here.

Is AI included in Zenhub’s pricing? 

Yes. Zenhub’s pricing is very straightforward – you just pay per seat. Check it out here.

2. Notion

Notion is a documentation-turned-project management tool, so it’s no surprise that its AI strengths lie in its ability to generate documentation faster, more concisely, and with fewer grammar errors. In fact, on its AI pricing table, Notion AI positions itself directly against the likes of ChatGPT Plus, JasperAI, and Grammarly. So, when considering NotionAI, you may want to pin it up against these other AI generative text tools (which you may also be using) rather than your standard project management tools.

However, documentation is a large part of project management, so if your team requires some help cleaning up documents (e.g. creating meeting summaries and action items), NotionAI may be a good option.

What AI is used in Notion? 

Notion uses OpenAI’s GPT-3 language processing model.

What AI features are in Notion?

• Generate text such as blog outlines, meeting summaries, action items, takeaways, basic idea generation, tables, etc.
• Request AI-text rewrites, translations, and other edits.

Is AI included in Notion’s pricing? 

Notion AI’s pricing is $10 per seat (free subscribers) and is not included in Notion’s regular pricing model. For paid Notion subscribers, Notion AI is $8 per seat (which is in addition to the $8-15 per seat base Notion subscription).

3. ClickUp

ClickUp is a project management app that keeps work in one place. ClickUp has features like Projects and Tasks for tracking, Goals for helping your team stay on target, and Chat View to keep your team in touch. ClickUp AI’s functionality is based on creating and improving documentation and creative content with prompts, which are pre-built for each department.

ClickUp AI may be a good option if you’re looking for support with writing within a project management tool.

What AI is used in ClickUp? 

Clickup currently uses a combination of ChatGPT 3.5 and 4 language processing models.

What AI features are in ClickUp?

• Generate text such as sales emails, blogs, project briefs, and more.
• Request summaries of existing content and task lists.

Is AI included in ClickUps’s pricing? 

Click Up’s AI pricing is an additional $5 per member, which is in addition to its $7-12 per seat pricing (AI is not included in ClickUps’s base product).

4. Asana

Asana’s AI tool, called Asana Intelligence, is designed to help teams make better decisions more quickly. Some key features of Asana Intelligence are resource management, health checks, self-optimizing workflows, and a writing assistant.

If you’re looking for an AI tool to help assist in your everyday project management, Asana Intelligence may be a good fit for you.

What AI is used in Asana? 

Asana uses OpenAI’s language processing model. It has not been publically stated (as far as we can tell) which OpenAI product Asana uses.

What AI features are in Asana?

• Generate and improve text and generate task summaries
• Monitor team resourcing based on past capacity
• Identify blockers and open questions

Is AI included in Asana’s pricing? 

Asana Intelligence is included as part of Asana’s regular plans at no additional cost. Asanas middle-tier Premium plan runs US$10.99 per month, billed annually.

5. Monday.com

Monday’s Work OS platform helps teams manage their workflows and improve productivity. Monday’s AI capability is called the Monday AI assistant and is currently only available in a beta version for certain users. In addition to their own features, Monday plans to open up the ability for external developers to build AI-fueled apps in the Monday marketplace.

Since Monday’s AI capabilities are still in beta, they are worth checking out if you’re already a Monday customer. However, it may be a little too early to make the switch to Monday just for the AI capabilities.

What AI is used in Monday.com? 

Monday.com uses Azure OpenAI as its LLM (large language model) provider.

What AI features are available in Monday.com?

• Generate tasks and project plans.
• Write and improve email copy.
• Summarize tasks and produce action items.

Is AI included in Monday’s pricing? 

As far as we can tell, Monday doesn’t charge extra for accessing their Monday AI assistant in beta. However, you do have to fill out a form to request beta access to the features.

6. Wrike

Wrike provides comprehensive project management tooling for different teams–from marketing to business ops and beyond. Wrike launched its AI capabilities early in 2023 and is focused on reducing repetitive and boring tasks with smart machine learning and AI. Wrike AI is still in its infancy, but it does currently have a few features available and several more listed on its public-facing product roadmap.

Wrike AI is currently focused on streamlining project management tasks and provides limited generative AI features.

What AI is used in Wrike? 

According to a Wrike community post posted by a rep from the Wrike team, Wrike works “closely with OpenAI,” although it’s unclear if OpenAI is leveraged in all of their features or a select few and which OpenAI products it is using.

What AI features are available in Wrike?

• Prioritize work in your workflow based on urgency.
• Identify risk factors with machine learning by looking at historical patterns and frequent challenges.
• Tell Wrike AI what to do from your phone with verbal commands.

Is AI included in Wrike’s pricing? 

As far as we can tell, Wrike doesn’t charge extra for using Wrike AI. Wrike’s Teams plan starts at US$9.80 per user per month.

7. Tara.ai

Tara.ai is an engineering-focused tool that helps streamline product delivery. Using AI, Tara AI focuses on helping teams understand if they are on track to deliver products and features to customers. If you’re a software engineering team looking for a tool focused on engineering management, Tara.ai may be a good fit.

However, if your team works cross-functionally and needs more visibility into other teams’ progress, doesn’t plan projects according to a release schedule, or needs a wider variety of agile project management features, Tara.ai may be too niche.

What AI is used in Tara.ai? 

Tara.ai uses a machine learning algorithm that was developed in-house.

What AI features does Tara.ai have?

• Uncovers meaningful insights with performance data.
• Provides real-time visibility into blockers.
• Relates engineering effort to customer value for improved decision-making.

Is AI included in Tara.ai’s pricing? 

It costs USD $35 per contributor per month to get the full scope of Tara.ai’s insights features.

10. Hive

Hive is a project management platform specifically built for hybrid teams. Features like time tracking, workflow management, analytics, and team schedules help decentralized teams work together more efficiently.

Recently, Hive introduced HiveMind, its AI assist product, which promises to help with project kickoffs, content production, and communication.

What AI is used in HiveMind AI Assist? 

Hive has not commented publicly about what AI models they are using in their product.

What AI features are in Hive?

• Project task creation
• Summarize action items from emails
• Reply to emails based on the inbound message’s content

Is AI included in Hive’s pricing? 

As far as we can tell, HiveMind AI Assist is available in Hive’s paid plans, starting from USD $12 per user per month.

11. Ayanza

Ayanza is a project management platform that prioritizes communication and collaboration with features like content generation, brainstorming, and AI collaboration. Ayanza helps teams generate content faster. The introduction of Ayanza Intelligence, their AI assistant, adds an extra layer of efficiency by automating routine tasks and generating actionable insights.

What AI is used in Ayanza?

Ayanza doesn’t mention anywhere on their website what AI is used in their product, but given the generative nature of their features, it is most likely GPT 3 or 4.

What AI features are available in Ayanza?

• AI brainstorming
• AI writing
• AI research

Is AI included in Ayanza’s pricing?

Ayanza Intelligence is included in all of Ayanza’s plans at no additional cost. Ayanza’s basic plan starts at US$0 per user per month and goes up to $15 per user.

12. Motion

Motion is an AI-powered project management and scheduling tool designed to optimize team workflows and individual productivity. Motion’s AI automates time management by creating schedules and managing tasks, helping users to prioritize their work effectively.

What AI is used in Motion?

Motion uses machine learning algorithms developed in-house to analyze user behavior and optimize scheduling.

What AI features are available in Motion?

• Automated scheduling based on task priority and deadlines
• Real-time adjustments to schedules as priorities change
• Task prioritization recommendations

Is AI included in Motion’s pricing?

Yes, Motion includes AI features in its pricing plans. The standard plan starts at USD $19 per month for individuals or $12 per user for a team plan.

How AI will transform project management

The landscape of AI in project management tools is diverse and ever-expanding, so the possibilities of how AI will change project management are quite endless–yet customizable. Whatever AI tools you choose now can dramatically change how AI transforms your processes. Because of this, carefully considering your teams’ needs is critical when choosing your next AI tool.

For example, if your team’s biggest pain point is conducting Agile processes, be sure to choose a tool like Zenhub that focuses on innovating on Agile processes. If you’re more interested in schedule optimization, something like Motion may be a good choice. If your team focuses heavily on research and writing, perhaps Ayanza is a good bet.

For more help selecting AI project management software, feel free to chat with an expert here.