An honest comparison for software teams, updated November 2026
Project management for fast-moving software teams that work with AI.
For a fast-moving software team, Werk keeps the work current with AI from what each person says on their phone, without connecting to the code. We compare Werk with Jira, Linear, Trello, ClickUp and Asana, each made for something different: if your board has to be tied to your code, Jira or Linear is the better fit. Werk is AI project management for teams on the move.
In short
- If your board has to be tied to your code, Jira or Linear is the better fit.
- Werk doesn't connect to GitHub or any other tool today.
- If nobody keeps the tickets up to date, look for a tool that updates with what the team says.
| App | Built for | How work comes in | Choose it if |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werk | Fast-moving teams that don't want to keep tickets up to date | Each person says it from their phone, by voice or text, and Werk creates and moves the cards. Werk uses AI to run the work, not as an assistant beside the board. It doesn't connect to GitHub or other tools | You want the work up to date without anyone updating tickets, and don't need the board tied to your code. |
| Jira | Software teams, and any other team in the company | Tickets created in Jira, from forms or from Slack, with GitHub's branches, commits and pull requests on each one | Your team plans in a backlog and sprints, and needs its board tied to its code |
| Linear | Teams that plan and build software products | Issues created in the app, from Slack or Teams and from support tools, with their status moved by GitHub pull requests | You want issues, cycles and roadmaps tied to your code |
| Trello | Teams that organize their work on boards | Someone adds the cards, by hand or from email, Slack or Teams, and moves them between lists, by hand or with automation rules | Someone on your team keeps the board up to date |
| ClickUp | Teams with many projects | Tasks, docs and views, with its AI, ClickUp Brain, which also takes voice dictation | You want tasks, docs, chat and AI in one tool |
| Asana | Cross-functional teams that manage projects and deadlines | Tasks, projects and timelines, with its AI | You plan projects from a computer |
Why is Werk a different way to run a software team?
Jira and Trello
- Someone creates each ticket.
- The team moves tickets by hand.
- The board only tells how things stand if someone keeps it up to date.
Werk
- Each person says what they did, by voice or text.
- Werk keeps the board up to date.
- It tells whoever needs to know and sends the morning brief.
Common questions
How does Werk's intelligence help me?
No more chasing tickets nobody has moved since Tuesday. Each engineer, designer or product manager says what they did or what's blocked, by voice or text, from their phone, and is told what's theirs, in their own language. Werk puts AI at the service of you and your team: it turns those updates into cards at their step, without connecting to your code, and sends a brief every morning.
Why is Werk on the list?
Because it's ours. We include it with what it does and what it doesn't.
Does Werk connect to GitHub?
No. Werk doesn't connect to GitHub or any other tool today. If your team needs its board tied to its code, Jira or Linear will serve it better.
What does my team need?
Just a phone, iPhone or Android. Whoever coordinates from a computer also has the web app, with an overview of the whole team's work.
How often is it updated?
We check each app on its own website and put the date at the top.
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