Boost Your Project Workflow and Streamline Work with Project Management AI Tools and Software
Hear me out okay! Hear me out!
You cannot progress on your projects unless you are managing them.
You can plan, you can execute but you won’t progress unless you are managing your projects and keeping an eye on your planning and execution. I know it sounds tedious and it also is.
You and I are both here for one thing and those are project management tools. But I did my research and I found a way better solution which is AI project management tools. It’s okay, don't bother thanking me, I'm just helping a fellow peer out here.
I went one step further to help you make an easy decision and picked out top AI project management tools. So you do not have to spend even a minute surfing the internet to give you a solution and you’ll also find some underrated tools here, which are not talked about enough but are amazing tools!
The top-tier 9 AI project management tools that you need to scale your business or as an individual
You can trust me blindly and pick any tool from the following list whichever suits your needs best because I tried and tested all of them individually and I have laid all the benefits in detail for you.
Most of all, this is the no crap version of all the other lists you will find on the internet. Here, every single tool I mentioned is driven by AI so you can go ahead and try them all!
ClickUp
If you are looking to scale and you are looking to scale at an uncatchable speed then there is no better tool than ClickUp for you. It has automated everything down to point zero and along with it has provided AI assistance to you- making it one of the best AI tools for business.
What more can we even ask for at this point?
Key features of ClickUp 🚀
It helps you accelerate your projects as it can automate your manual tasks with AI. For instance, it can auto generate sub-tasks from the task description and comment threads and even give updates autonomously.
You can summarize your long notes and even meeting notes within 30 seconds and further get action points generated all within seconds.
The AI also helps you brainstorm ideas. From campaign ideas to event planning, you can get it all. Maybe even ask ClickUp AI to devise a strategic workflow for project management. That would be smart!
They have done their homework and have an inventory of 100+ handcrafted and well researched tools that are specifically designed for various job profiles and roles.
You get 15 FREE project management templates to get a kickstart. Combine those templates with the power of ClickUp AI and you will be unstoppable.
Pricing of ClickUp 💰
FREE forever - For personal use
Unlimited - USD 7 per member/monthly
Business - USD 12 per member/monthly
Enterprise - Please connect with sales team for desired information
AI is no joke- it is the future and we all can see it already! From creating life-like images from AI art prompts to getting answers to all your questions, AI has everything in store for you.
Notion has taken it very seriously and the tool goes up a notch every time I try it out. We all know it captured the market when it came. It is aiming to do the same again with the AI features and assistance that it has started providing.
Brace yourself because you are going to be baffled since now you can plan, execute, and manage all in one place but at a faster pace with AI.
Key features of Notion AI 🚀
In their own words they are providing ‘out of the box functionality’ and I couldn’t agree more.
Generate meetings summaries, follow ups, projects updates and make your work process efficient yet speedy with the AI autofill feature.
Create a strategy with their project management functionality and build the outline and brief for your team using the Notion AI.
To write a project plan you can take assistance from Notion AI to conceptualize or come up with new ideas.
Keep your team informed about takeaways and growth with Notion AI, list your learnings and feedback in one place in a retro doc and help your team level up together.
Pricing of Notion AI 💰
Free - Best for personal use
Plus - USD 10 per member/monthly
Business - USD 18 per member/monthly
Enterprise - You need to connect wit the sales team for further information
Change the way you work forever with Wrike- because once you use the tool, you won’t be able to go back! Talking from experience, I am addicted to the tool.
The progress reports and 360 degree overview of the risk factors involved is what has kept me hooked to the tool. Watch out because this is just the start and it has a lot more to offer, thus also making the cut to be one of the top AI productivity tools in the market.
Key features of Wrike
The AI keeps providing you insights to mitigate the risk factors so that you and your team can prevent delays, utilize the resources judiciously, and never lose sight of timelines.
AI can get you action points laid out within seconds just by going through your meeting and project notes. Not just that but it can also get subtasks from your notes and lay down a systematic task list.
It provides automatic intelligent suggestions to make your workflows more efficient and change them as per your goals’ needs so as to achieve your targets at speed. Nothing ‘sluggish' is allowed here!
Their work assistant is also the educational wizard that has questions to all your answers. The intelligent search is even a step further and helps you optimize and minimize the steps in your research steps.
Pricing of Wrike 💰
Free - For teams getting started
Team - USD 9.80 per member/monthly
Business - USD 24.8 per member/monthly
Enterprise - Connect with their sales team for further info
Pinnacle - Wrike’s sales team can provide you with more information
Asana has taken this one notch up with their Asana Intelligence. As if the tool wasn’t already doing enough. Huh! Asana has been giving a tough competition to all the project management tools already and with Asana Intelligence it is now making everyone tremble.
Asana Intelligence helps you set smart goals, smart status updates, gives smart answers and overall, makes your growth steady and well- smart!
Key features of Asana Intelligence 🚀
Asana sums up everything with one word - Smart so don’t blame me if you see that too much while you are here.
Set smarter goals by giving a quick glimpse of what you want to achieve and AI will get you realistic goals to achieve as per your earlier performances.
Get quick and smart answers from Asana regarding updates, insights about projects, and next steps by asking questions in simple language.
Damn what! You don’t even have to spend time designing the workflows. Just tell AI what you need and it will get you a smart workflow designed that matches exactly what a specific goal needs to be achieved.
Its smart digests feature helps you get a summary of tasks so you can track where you are standing, what more you need to do, and pace up accordingly.
Most of all, reduce the hassle of onboarding and training. Use the smart onboarding feature in Asana that will help the new member get up-to-date with what is happening within the team, on Asana and drive them to make an immediate impact.
Pricing of Asana Intelligence 💰
Starter - USD 10.99 per member/monthly
Advanced - USD 24.99 per member/monthly
Enterprise - Asana’s team can provide your with more information
Just like spinach 🥬 is healthy for your health and soul, Spinach.io is healthy for your project management. Spinach is a smart tool for your meetings which helps you regulate and manage your projects by automating the process of attending meetings, making notes, and then finally deciding the agenda for them.
It simplifies your project management in a unique manner and thus, it made the cut in my very precious list!
Key features of Spinach 🚀
It attends the meeting like you and I and makes our job 10X easier by automatically generating summaries and sharing them in your team spaces or groups. You also have the control to edit your summaries before Spinach shares them.
It also notes down the action points and can turn action points into tickets by integrating with your project management tools.
It does not rupture your existing workflow, rather becomes a part of it and facilitates project management by integration with your CRM, communication tools, and other project management tools like ClickUp, Asana, and Notion.
Pricing of Spinach 💰
Free - For basic use with multiple limitations
Pro - USD 49 per month
Enterprise - it is for very large teams and you need to connect with your sales team for more information
Trello is my ultimate favorite! Why? The tool’s interface- the Kanban board view is what has kept me hooked to Trello. I use it not just for my team’s task but to keep a track of my own progress as well as various options that it has like adding checklists, adding due dates.
These are some classic features that make Trello pretty much everyone’s favorite tool but today what makes it even better is the Strategy AI power up that it offers- making it a generative AI tool for work management. Once you try it out, you can reduce your dependency on Excel sheets and manual reporting.
Key features of Trello 🚀
You can bring your strategies to life and deliver results by using what they refer to as strategy profiling. In this, it builds your strategy profile on the basis of tasks, projects, project releases, and your team’s workload. It then returns your scores in the form of strategy alignment score.
Maintain a work cycle in which you prioritize strategically, and put revenue generating tasks on priority.
It gives you insights on your burn down rates both cyclic and strategic.
You get clear insights of the workload that your team has and you can adjust tasks accordingly for each member of your team.
Pricing Trello 💰
Free- For small teams
Standard- USD 6 per member/monthly
Premium- USD 12.50 per member/monthly
Enterprise- USD 17.50 per member, per month but billed annually
You know why Monday.com made it to my tool list for AI project management because it makes your Mondays better.
I know I made you chuckle, but I am not kidding, the tool truly does make your Mondays better when you see your entire workflow streamlined. All updates are on your fingertips and your entire team is on track for their tasks.
This does not end here, now the tool also offers an AI assistant that makes everything better with its suggestions. One click and you are done!
Key features of Monday.com 🚀
You can get a kickstart in your tasks everyday of week with its AI feature that turns your project ideas into actionable tasks.
Before you drop a comment or connect with the colleague, let the AI assistant proofread your texts and also improve them for you so that you can convey exactly what you intend to say.
If you dread writing emails then Monday.com is going to be your favorite tool because its AI offers email template suggestions as per your desired response.
You can get large documents summarized into small key points so you don’t have to spend time skimming through to find the right points.
Pricing of Monday.com 💰
Basic - USD 9 per member/monthly
Standard - USD 12 per member/monthly
Pro - USD 19 per member/monthly
Enterprise - Connect with their sales team to know more and better
If you want the warm, fuzzy, cuddly feeling for yourself and your team members then Ayanza is the tool that can provide you with that. Their selling point is that they help teams build a culture of learning and support by managing projects in a manner where goals are crystal clear and everyone’s ideas shine.
The classic Ayanza helps you stay focused by streamlining your project flows and by managing your task, the evolved Ayanza provides you with added support through AI.
Key features of Ayanza 🚀
It offers several templates for managing workflows and also to manage team’s health they have templates under the umbrella called Rhythms. These rhythms set the rhythm straight for your team members as well.
It offers the Newsfeed feature that helps you stay on top of all the things your team is doing.
The AI teammate is going to be your bestie and your favorite colleague as it helps you brainstorm ideas, can think for you, write for you, and answer all your queries as well.
The OKR modules keep everyone on track. All the teammates know what to prioritize and thus their actions are focused in the right direction. Thus, Ayanza is an ideal AI tool for small businesses to scale faster.
Your relationship might be a mess but your work does not have to be. Communication is the key, and Ayanza knows it. It keeps your communication links to your tasks and projects through their chat and channels feature.
Pricing of Ayanza 💰
Free - Up to 5 users and 200 docs
Premium - USD 6 per member/monthly
Ultra - USD 15 per member/monthly
Enterprise - Just like others, you need to connect with their team to know better
“Not everything under the sun, just the stuff to get things done.” - Basecamp Team
They don’t have everything yet they have everything to get your work done. Basecamp is an AI project management tool that helps you glide through your work and finish it like a pro! Unlike many other tools in the market, it is also not in the business of minting money.
These features are what makes it the favorite tool for all SMBs as well as enterprise level businesses. Because it can streamline a small project with 2 branches and also a vast project with 1000 branches.
No doubt my team and I are also users of Basecamp!
Key features of Basecamp
It has the Kanban view on its board that helps you scroll through your pipeline easily. You can add timelines, mention your team in comments and connect with them as well 1:1 keeping communication top-notch.
It gives you a lineup of all your tasks, day wise, that helps you know what you need to put on priority thus automatically keeps your teammates on track.
It does not have AI features within it because they believe in keeping things simple and hey, we love that here! But it offers a ton of integrations that can help you automate your reporting with AI. Not just that but they also offer integrations on the basis of industries as well.
Pricing of Basecamp 💰
Pro Unlimited - Everything unlimited just in USD 58 billed annually
To manage your projects well you need to manage your inbox well. If your inbox is cluttered your projects will be too and that’s something you cannot afford. So to solve this problem, I bring you MailButler that helps you sort out your inbox and speed up email management.
It is an extension, loved by all and here are all the reasons why.
Key features of Mailbutler 🚀
It ensures that you never miss a task by creating the task in your Gmail, outlook, and apple mail and turn it into actionables for you.
If you do not want to address an email right away then you can add the due date to it and move it into to-dos for later.
You can automate your tasks by setting triggers for instance, a mail automatically gets removed from to-do if responded to already.
It can also be integrated with a ton of other tools that you are using in your workflows thus further simplifying your project management.
The name of all the project management tools are making me crack up. But BeforeSunset has set new heights. Hah!
“Okay Srishti hold your horses and start talking about it now, we love the name, tell us about the tool.”
Well just as its name suggests, the tool intends to get your work done ‘before sunset’- pun intended. The tool is crazyyy good! I think the number of ‘y’s are giving it away how much I like the tool.
Guess why? Because the tool not only helps in managing your work flows but also makes you more focused. It can keep track of how much time you spent on which hour, it has a focus mode as well, the cherry on top is the team feed where you can track the activities of your teammates as well.
If you aren’t sold already then don't worry because that’s not it, there’s more!
Key features of BeforeSunset 🚀
Their AI helps you plan your entire day in just one click. It can get your calendar ready keeping in mind the priorities, breaks, as well as the time required for a certain task.
You can have your personal as well as collaborative tasks lined up all at one place but give access to only what concerns your team members so your privacy is intact.
They have a well defined analytics page as well which gives you clear insights on your individual progress, team progress, as well as comparative data.
Ace the pace with AI project management tools in 2024
Things are so fast these days that I blinked my eyes and I lost a product while I was just proceeding to checkout. Small misses result in big losses. I just lost a top, but if you are not moving mast enough you might lose your dream project.
To move fact you need to manage better and to manage tasks better you need support of AI. Because when everyone around you is leveraging the tech, then you need even better tech!
Well, now you have the best of tech at your disposal to organize and complete your tasks at speed. Sit and scale while AI does the hard chore.
Stay tuned with Unrola because we help you make AI work for you!
Srishti Panwar
I am a Founding Member and Head of Content at Unrola. I am a writer during the day and a reader at night, and if I am not doing either then you can find me working out.