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Team planning and tracking tools for software and product organizations, judged on how well they support planning, collaboration, reporting, and automation without becoming their own full-time job.

83 user stories · 498 judged cells · updated 2026-09-16 · Evidence as of 2026-09-16

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Leaderboard — every product ranked by evidenceLeaderboard

Rank by
1Linear logoLinear
free-tier
vs Asana
56/100
2Asana logoAsana
free-tier
vs Linear
45/100
3Notion logoNotion
free-tier
vs Linear
59/100
4monday.com logomonday.com
free-tier
vs Linear
52/100
5ClickUp logoClickUp
free-tier
vs Linear
35/100
6Jira logoJira
free-tier
vs Linear
24/100

Best by user type — persona-weighted winnersBest by user type

Per persona, the product with the highest persona-weighted coverage over just that persona's stories — not the same ranking as the overall PA Score leaderboard above.

Best for engineer

Linear logo

Linear

41/100

Runner-up: Jira logo Jira (23/100)

24 engineer stories scored

Best for product-manager

Jira logo

Jira

24/100

Runner-up: Linear logo Linear (23/100)

17 product-manager stories scored

Best for designer

ClickUp logo

ClickUp

20/100

Runner-up: Notion logo Notion (16/100)

3 designer stories scored

Best for ai-native

Linear logo

Linear

44/100

Runner-up: Asana logo Asana (36/100)

39 ai-native stories scored

Story matrix — every product × every judged storyStory matrix

83/83 stories shown · legend

Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness

Agent access

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productPoint an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsai-native
partialC
6/10
fullT
8/10
fullT
9/10
fullT
9/10
partialT
6/10
none
0/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productRun the product headlessly / in CI for automationai-native
fullC
7/10
partialC
6/10
partialT
5/10
fullT
8/10
partialC
6/10
partialT
4/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productPlug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsai-native
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productConnect an agent via an official MCP serverai-native
fullT
7/10
fullT
8/10
fullT
8/10
fullT
8/10
fullT
8/10
fullT
7/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productUse an official CLIai-native
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productDrive the product through a documented public APIai-native
fullC
9/10
fullC
9/10
fullT
9/10
fullT
9/10
fullT
9/10
fullT
7/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productIssue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentai-native
partialC
6/10
partialC
5/10
none
0/10
partialC
7/10
fullC
7/10
none
0/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productBuild against official SDKsai-native
fullC
8/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
fullT
8/10
fullT
7/10
partialT
3/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productSubscribe to events via webhooksai-native
fullC
9/10
fullC
7/10
partialC
3/10
fullC
8/10
fullC
8/10
none
0/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productHand off work between tools or agents without losing context or informationai-native
fullC
7/10
partialT
6/10
partialT
7/10
partialT
6/10
partialT
7/10
partialT
5/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productReview AI agent code changes and comment on specific lines from a mobile app, then have the agent iterateengineer
fullC
9/10
n/a
none
0/10
n/a
n/a
n/a

Agentic features

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productRestore an AI coding agent's session to any previous checkpoint in its version historyengineer
fullC
8/10
n/a
none
0/10
n/a
none
0/10
n/a
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productHave a coding agent auto-detect and install the toolchains and dependencies it needs for a taskai-native
fullC
8/10
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productHave an agent verify its own implementation by navigating the app and capturing before-and-after screenshotsai-native
fullC
8/10
n/a
none
0/10
n/a
n/a
n/a
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productGet AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productai-native
partialC
6/10
partialC
6/10
fullC
7/10
partialC
6/10
partialC
6/10
partialC
5/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productSet up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundai-native
fullC
8/10
fullC
7/10
partialC
7/10
partialC
6/10
fullC
8/10
partialC
5/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productDelegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productai-native
fullC
8/10
fullC
7/10
fullC
7/10
fullC
7/10
fullC
8/10
partialC
6/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productOperate the product with natural-language commandsai-native
fullC
8/10
partialT
6/10
fullT
8/10
partialT
6/10
fullC
7/10
partialT
5/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productHave AI break a code diff into focused sections with explanations of what changed and whyengineer
fullC
8/10
n/a
none
0/10
n/a
n/a
n/a
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productBuild and configure my own custom AI agent within the productai-native
partialC
6/10
partialC
6/10
partialC
6/10
partialC
7/10
fullC
7/10
none
0/10

Api quality

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productExplore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesai-native
partialC
6/10
fullC
8/10
fullT
8/10
partialT
6/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productDownload a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)ai-native
partialC
6/10
fullT
9/10
fullT
8/10
fullT
9/10
fullC
7/10
none
0/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productTest against a sandbox environment without touching production dataai-native
n/a
fullC
8/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialC
5/10
none
0/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productRely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyai-native
partialC
5/10
fullC
8/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productThe documented API rate limits and concurrency caps before building automation at scaleai-native
fullC
8/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10

Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedPerform bulk operations across many items at onceai-native
partialC
4/10
none
0/10
partialX
5/10
partialC
4/10
disputedD
4/10
partialT
6/10
Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedDefine rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsai-native
fullC
8/10
fullC
7/10
fullC
7/10
partialC
6/10
fullC
7/10
fullC
6/10
Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedSchedule recurring jobs or workflowsai-native
fullC
8/10
partialC
4/10
partialC
4/10
none
0/10
partialC
5/10
partialC
4/10
Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedVersion, review, and roll back my automationsai-native
partialC
4/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10

Automation workflows — building automations — triggers, actions, branching, schedulingAutomation workflows

Ai task automation

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Automation workflows — building automations — triggers, actions, branching, schedulingHave AI automatically triage and prioritize incoming bugs and tasksai-native
fullC
8/10
partialC
5/10
partialC
5/10
partialC
4/10
partialC
5/10
partialC
4/10
Automation workflows — building automations — triggers, actions, branching, schedulingHave my in-app AI assistant learn my tone, shorthand, and preferences to tailor its outputai-native
none
0/10
partialC
4/10
partialC
6/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10

Workflow automation

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Automation workflows — building automations — triggers, actions, branching, schedulingAuto-generate a changelog for each release so shipping progress is easy to reviewengineer
fullC
7/10
none
0/10
partialC
4/10
none
0/10
n/a
none
0/10
Automation workflows — building automations — triggers, actions, branching, schedulingBuild multi-step automations without writing codeproduct-manager
fullC
7/10
partialC
6/10
partialC
5/10
partialC
3/10
partialX
6/10
fullC
6/10
Automation workflows — building automations — triggers, actions, branching, schedulingBuild trigger-and-action automation rules to eliminate repetitive manual stepsengineer
fullC
8/10
partialC
6/10
fullC
6/10
partialC
6/10
partialC
5/10
partialC
6/10
Automation workflows — building automations — triggers, actions, branching, schedulingCreate a workflow that runs on a schedule or recurring event to handle routine team workengineer
fullC
8/10
partialC
4/10
partialC
5/10
partialT
4/10
partialC
6/10
partialC
4/10
Automation workflows — building automations — triggers, actions, branching, schedulingWhat happens—extra charges, throttling, or a hard stop—when I exceed my plan's automation or API call limitsai-native
partialC
6/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10

Collaboration — working as a team — sharing, comments, roles, simultaneous editingCollaboration

Cross tool sync

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Collaboration — working as a team — sharing, comments, roles, simultaneous editingKeep project status updated from my design tool without switching appsdesigner
none
0/10
partialC
3/10
none
0/10
partialC
4/10
none
0/10
partialX
4/10

Docs knowledge

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Collaboration — working as a team — sharing, comments, roles, simultaneous editingCreate and organize shared docs and notes alongside my project workproduct-manager
partialC
6/10
none
0/10
partialC
5/10
fullX
8/10
none
0/10
none
0/10

In context discussion

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Collaboration — working as a team — sharing, comments, roles, simultaneous editingComment directly on specific text or images within an item's descriptionengineer
fullC
9/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialC
3/10
none
0/10
none
0/10

Real time sync

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Collaboration — working as a team — sharing, comments, roles, simultaneous editingSee teammates' changes reflected instantly across open sessions without refreshingengineer
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialX
4/10
partialX
5/10
none
0/10
none
0/10

Team chat

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Collaboration — working as a team — sharing, comments, roles, simultaneous editingChat with my team directly inside the same tool I plan work inengineer
partialC
4/10
none
0/10
fullX
7/10
none
0/10
partialC
5/10
none
0/10

Visual collaboration

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Collaboration — working as a team — sharing, comments, roles, simultaneous editingCollaborate visually with my team on a shared whiteboarddesigner
n/a
none
0/10
fullC
5/10
n/a
n/a
none
0/10

Integrations — connecting to other tools — breadth and depth of built-in integrationsIntegrations

App ecosystem

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Integrations — connecting to other tools — breadth and depth of built-in integrationsKeep tasks bi-directionally synced with my code repository's issue tracker instead of duplicating dataengineer
partialC
5/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialX
5/10
none
0/10
partialC
5/10
Integrations — connecting to other tools — breadth and depth of built-in integrationsSee my assigned tasks from multiple project management tools in one unified viewengineer
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Integrations — connecting to other tools — breadth and depth of built-in integrationsConnect common tools like Slack, GitHub, and Google Drive nativelyengineer
fullC
9/10
partialC
4/10
partialC
5/10
disputedD
3/10
fullC
8/10
partialC
6/10
Integrations — connecting to other tools — breadth and depth of built-in integrationsConnect my workspace to thousands of third-party tools via an app marketplaceproduct-manager
partialC
6/10
partialC
6/10
fullC
8/10
partialX
6/10
fullC
9/10
fullC
8/10

Extensibility

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Integrations — connecting to other tools — breadth and depth of built-in integrationsBuild custom views and dashboard widgets that feel native to the productdesigner
none
0/10
partialC
5/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialC
6/10
none
0/10

Onboarding — getting started and time-to-first-value storiesOnboarding

Getting started

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Onboarding — getting started and time-to-first-value storiesThat exporting my workspace preserves full history—comments, attachments, and audit trails—not just task titlesproduct-manager
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Onboarding — getting started and time-to-first-value storiesFollow a guided walkthrough to set up my workspace the first timeengineer
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Onboarding — getting started and time-to-first-value storiesImport my data from another tool when switching overproduct-manager
fullC
6/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialC
3/10
none
0/10
Onboarding — getting started and time-to-first-value storiesJumpstart a new project using pre-built templatesproduct-manager
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
fullC
7/10

Pricing transparency

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Onboarding — getting started and time-to-first-value storiesWhether my plan enforces a minimum seat count or annual billing commitment before I subscribeproduct-manager
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10

Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesDo everything through the API that I can do in the UIai-native
partialC
7/10
partialC
6/10
partialT
6/10
partialT
6/10
partialC
6/10
partialT
4/10
Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesExport all of my data in open formats and leaveai-native
partialX
4/10
partialC
4/10
none
0/10
disputedD
4/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesRead the product's source under an open licenseai-native
none
0/10
none
0/10
n/a
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesSelf-host the core productai-native
none
0/10
n/a
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialX
3/10

Planning tracking — planning and tracking work — issues, sprints, boards, statusPlanning tracking

Mobile access

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Planning tracking — planning and tracking work — issues, sprints, boards, statusManage my tasks from a full-featured native mobile app without missing desktop functionalityengineer
partialC
4/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10

Task management

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Planning tracking — planning and tracking work — issues, sprints, boards, statusTrack cross-team dependencies to coordinate large launchesproduct-manager
partialC
5/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialX
3/10
none
0/10
partialX
6/10
Planning tracking — planning and tracking work — issues, sprints, boards, statusCustomize fields and workflow statuses to match my team's processproduct-manager
none
0/10
none
0/10
fullX
7/10
partialX
4/10
none
0/10
partialX
7/10
Planning tracking — planning and tracking work — issues, sprints, boards, statusTrack initiatives with status, priority, and an owning teamproduct-manager
fullC
8/10
none
0/10
partialX
6/10
partialX
5/10
none
0/10
fullX
7/10
Planning tracking — planning and tracking work — issues, sprints, boards, statusPlan and manage sprints for agile software developmentengineer
partialX
4/10
none
0/10
partialX
5/10
partialX
4/10
none
0/10
partialX
7/10
Planning tracking — planning and tracking work — issues, sprints, boards, statusCreate tasks and assign them to teammates with due datesengineer
partialX
4/10
partialC
5/10
fullX
8/10
partialX
5/10
none
0/10
fullX
7/10
Planning tracking — planning and tracking work — issues, sprints, boards, statusBreak work into subtasks and link dependent tasks so blocking order is clearengineer
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialC
4/10
Planning tracking — planning and tracking work — issues, sprints, boards, statusLog time directly against tasks and projectsengineer
none
0/10
none
0/10
fullC
7/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10

Views organization

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Planning tracking — planning and tracking work — issues, sprints, boards, statusHow the product performs and whether item caps apply in workspaces with tens of thousands of tasksengineer
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Planning tracking — planning and tracking work — issues, sprints, boards, statusSwitch between board, list, calendar, and timeline views of the same workengineer
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialX
3/10
none
0/10
fullC
8/10
Planning tracking — planning and tracking work — issues, sprints, boards, statusSave a filtered view of work and share it with a linkengineer
fullC
9/10
none
0/10
partialC
4/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialX
4/10
Planning tracking — planning and tracking work — issues, sprints, boards, statusSearch across all tasks, docs, and comments and get fast, accurate resultsengineer
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialC
6/10
disputedD
5/10
none
0/10
partialX
3/10

Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesChoose where my data is stored (region/residency)ai-native
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrevent my data from being used to train AI modelsai-native
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesControl data retention and deletionai-native
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesOpt out of telemetry and usage trackingai-native
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10

Reporting insights — stories about reporting insights in this arenaReporting insights

Ai insights

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Reporting insights — stories about reporting insights in this arenaAsk AI a question and get an instant answer with citations from my workspace contentai-native
none
0/10
partialC
4/10
fullC
7/10
partialC
5/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Reporting insights — stories about reporting insights in this arenaHave AI draft a project or initiative status update from recent activityai-native
fullC
8/10
partialC
4/10
fullC
7/10
partialC
4/10
fullC
7/10
partialC
3/10

Dashboards

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Reporting insights — stories about reporting insights in this arenaBuild dashboards and widgets to report on project progressproduct-manager
none
0/10
partialC
3/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialX
6/10
partialC
6/10
Reporting insights — stories about reporting insights in this arenaRoll up progress across multiple projects into a single portfolio viewproduct-manager
partialC
4/10
none
0/10
partialC
3/10
partialX
3/10
none
0/10
partialC
5/10

Security — security posture and hardening storiesSecurity

Access control

StoryPersona
Linear logoLinear
Asana logoAsana
ClickUp logoClickUp
Notion logoNotion
monday.com logomonday.com
Jira logoJira
Security — security posture and hardening storiesReview an admin audit log of actions taken across the workspaceproduct-manager
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialC
4/10
none
0/10
Security — security posture and hardening storiesAssign granular permissions and roles to control who can view or edit workproduct-manager
partialC
5/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialC
4/10
Security — security posture and hardening storiesCreate private sub-teams restricted to specific membersproduct-manager
fullC
9/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Security — security posture and hardening storiesRequire AI-authored commits to be cryptographically signed with my SSH or GPG keyengineer
fullC
8/10
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Security — security posture and hardening storiesSecure organization access with SSO and SAMLengineer
partialC
7/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
partialC
5/10

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Security — security posture and hardening storiesThe vendor's published uptime SLA and can check real-time incident status via a public status pageproduct-manager
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Security — security posture and hardening storiesThe vendor's documented support response times for each plan tierproduct-manager
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
none
0/10
Verdict✓ fullclear evidence~ partialwith caveats! disputedevidence conflicts— noneno evidence foundn/aquestion doesn't apply to this kind of product
ProofT probedtested by usX communityusers back itC claimedvendor claim onlyD contradictedevidence disagrees⚿ auth-gatedprobe hit a live sign-in wall — verified reachable, untestable keylessly
quality 0–10 · PA Score /100 · A–D = evidence confidence · full guide

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