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ClickUp
100% recommendOne app to replace them all — tasks, docs, goals and chat
Project Management Software20% off Unlimited annual
- ClickUp (Mango Technologies) · United States
- Since 2017
- 10 languages
Key takeaways
from our research & verified reviews
Unlimited plan at $7/user/mo undercuts every comparable feature set
Replaces task, doc, whiteboard and time-tracking tools in one workspace
Needs a named admin and deliberate rollout to avoid workspace sprawl
Performance much improved but still noticeable on very large workspaces
Our verdict
Updated Aug 12, 2026Fact-checked Nov 11, 2025
ClickUp gives you the most software per dollar in project management — if your team can absorb it. Unlimited at $7/user/month includes Gantt charts, time tracking, guests, dashboards and unlimited integrations; features that cost $25+ elsewhere. Business at $12 adds workload views and advanced automation. For consolidators replacing a task tool, a docs tool and a time tracker, the math is compelling, and our 2026 Best Value badge reflects it.
The product's identity is configurability. Spaces, folders, lists, custom fields, custom statuses and 15+ views let you model nearly any workflow — agencies run client delivery, product teams run sprints, ops teams run intake queues, all in one workspace. ClickUp Brain (AI) is usefully wired into tasks and docs rather than bolted on.
The costs are real, though. New users face a wall of settings; without a deliberate rollout and a named admin, workspaces sprawl into chaos — the most common complaint in our reviews. Performance, while much improved from the 2.0 era, still hiccups on very large workspaces. Choose ClickUp when you want one tool to do the work of four and you have the discipline to configure it once, properly. Teams wanting zero-setup calm should look at Basecamp or Linear instead.
Written by Maya Krishnan · Edited by Daniel Ross
Recognitions
Awards ClickUp has earned
- Best Value 2026Project Management Software
Ratings
Loved by 100% of reviewers
First-party reviews, individually moderated before publication.
Pros & cons
Where ClickUp shines — and where it doesn't
What users love
- Feature breadth per dollar8
- Customization depth7
- Client collaboration5
Where it falls short
- Learning curve6
- Performance on large spaces5
Themes generated from 7 verified reviews, updated monthly
Head to head
ClickUp vs Asana at a glance
ClickUp
Rating
4.3(7)
4.3(5)
Starting price
$7/mo
$10.99/mo
Free trial
Yes
Yes
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Alternatives
Top ClickUp alternatives
The closest fits based on category, feature overlap, and reviewer demand.
Asana
4.3(5)Best for cross-functional companies coordinating campaigns, programs and approvals
Free plan100% recommend
monday.com
4.2(3)Best for client-facing and ops teams that want no-code workflows with stakeholder visibility
From $9/mo
Category Leader
Linear
4.6(9)Best for product and engineering teams that value speed over configurability
Free plan100% recommend
Videos
Watch ClickUp in action
Product walkthroughs published on ClickUp's own YouTube channel — so you see the real interface, not a reenactment.
ClickUp Dashboards | Quick Setup Guide
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Capabilities
Key features
What ClickUp does — and doesn't — cover, checked against the category feature vocabulary.
Automation & AI
- Included:AI assistantAI that drafts tasks, summarizes threads and reports project status.
- Included:Forms & work intakePublic or internal forms that turn requests into structured tasks.
- Included:Project templatesReusable project and task blueprints for repeatable work.
- Included:Recurring tasksSchedule repeating tasks and rituals without manual re-creation.
- Included:Workflow automationTrigger-action rules that move, assign and update tasks automatically.
Planning & Tracking
- Included:Gantt / timeline viewPlot tasks on a timeline with drag-to-reschedule and dependency lines.
- Included:Kanban boardsColumn-based boards for visualizing work in progress by status.
- Included:Milestones & dependenciesMark key dates and block tasks on one another to model real sequencing.
- Included:Sprint planningTime-boxed cycles with backlogs, estimates and burndown or velocity charts.
- Included:Task managementCreate, assign and prioritize tasks with due dates, subtasks and checklists.
- Included:Time trackingLog time against tasks natively for billing or capacity analysis.
Collaboration
- Included:Comments & @mentionsThreaded discussion on tasks with notifications via @mentions.
- Included:Docs & wikisNative documents and knowledge pages that live alongside project work.
- Included:File sharingAttach files to tasks with previews and version awareness.
- Not included:Guest & client accessInvite external collaborators with restricted visibility, often free of charge.
- Included:Real-time collaborationSimultaneous multi-user editing with live presence indicators.
Reporting
- Included:DashboardsConfigurable widgets showing progress, blockers and throughput.
- Included:Goals & OKR trackingConnect projects to measurable goals and track progress automatically.
- Not included:Portfolio managementRoll up many projects into one status view for leadership.
- Included:Workload managementSee each person’s assigned effort and rebalance before burnout.
Platform
- Included:Custom fieldsAdd typed fields to tasks and projects for team-specific metadata.
- Included:Mobile appsiOS and Android apps for triage and updates on the go.
- Included:Open API & webhooksDocumented REST/GraphQL API and webhooks for custom integrations.
- Included:Roles & permissionsControl who can view, edit and administer spaces and projects.
Pricing
ClickUp pricing
ClickUp's paid plans start at $7/user/month — below the $9.50 median of the 6 Project Management Software tools we track. A free plan is available, and you can test it on a 14-day free trial.
Value for money 4.2/5Free Forever
$0
Free forever
- Unlimited tasks & members
- 100MB storage
- Kanban, list & calendar views
- Docs & whiteboards (limited)
- 24/7 support
Unlimited
$7/mo
per user, per month (billed annually)
or $10/mo billed monthly
Everything in Free Forever, plus:
- Unlimited storage & integrations
- Unlimited dashboards & Gantt charts
- Guests with permissions
- Time tracking
- Goals & portfolios (basic)
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Business
$12/mo
per user, per month (billed annually)
or $19/mo billed monthly
Everything in Unlimited, plus:
- Unlimited teams
- Custom exporting
- Advanced automations & time tracking
- Workload management
- Google SSO
Enterprise
Custom
Tailored pricing for larger teams
Everything in Business, plus:
- White labeling
- Advanced permissions & SSO
- Managed services & onboarding
- US/EU/APAC data residency
Pricing fact-checked August 12, 2026 · source: vendor pricing page · see the full breakdown
Ecosystem
Integrates with 8+ tools
- Slack
- GitHub
- Zapier
- Google Drive
- Figma
- HubSpot CRM
- Zoom
- Loom
Fit check
Will ClickUp fit your team?
Support
- Email support
- Live chat
- 24/7 live rep
- Knowledge base
Training
- Live online
- Webinars
- Documentation
- Video tutorials
Deployment
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- macOS
- Windows
Typical users
- Freelancers
- Small businesses
- Mid-size companies
- Enterprises
Reviews
What real users say
First-party, moderated reviews — never scraped, never paid for.
Priya N.
Founder · Consulting · 1–10 employees
4.5
June 3, 2026
“One subscription replaced four”
Used daily for 1–2 years
Tasks, docs, whiteboards, time tracking and forms — we cancelled separate tools for all five. For a lean consultancy the Unlimited tier is absurd value. Yes there is a learning curve; invest the first week in hiding features you do not need.
Amara O.Validated Reviewer
Marketing Director · E-commerce · 51–200 employees
4.5
April 19, 2026
“Marketing ops home base”
Used daily for 1–2 years
Campaign calendars, asset review with proofing, intake forms from sales — all native. Automations move requests between teams without a Zapier tax. It replaced Asana for us primarily on price and the built-in docs.
Grace A.Validated Reviewer
Project Manager · Consulting · 51–200 employees
4.0
June 25, 2026
“Powerful, but appoint an admin or suffer”
Used daily for 1–2 years
We manage 40 concurrent client projects in it. Dashboards and workload view are legitimately good — when the underlying data is disciplined. That discipline does not happen by itself; we burned two months learning that. Now with a dedicated admin it hums.
Oliver H.
Agency Owner · Marketing agency · 1–10 employees
4.0
May 12, 2026
“Switched from monday.com for the docs”
Used daily for 6–12 months
monday boards were fine but every brief lived in Google Docs, disconnected. ClickUp docs attach to the work itself. Pricing was also roughly half for our seat count at the tier we needed. Migration was the messiest part — exports needed manual cleanup.
Ryan O.
Head of Delivery · Marketing agency · 11–50 employees
4.0
March 27, 2026
“Agency delivery: clients inside the tool”
Used daily for 6–12 months
Guest seats let clients comment on deliverables instead of emailing feedback. Proofing on creative files cut revision cycles measurably. We hit UI slowness on our largest space and support walked us through restructuring it, which mostly fixed things.
Fatima A.Validated Reviewer
Operations Manager · Healthcare · 51–200 employees
4.5
March 5, 2026
“Hospital ops team — customization saved us”
Used daily for 1–2 years
Our workflows are nothing like software sprints: credentialing checklists, facility requests, audit prep. ClickUp custom fields, statuses and required-field rules modeled all of it without code. Compliance liked the granular permissions.
FAQs
ClickUp questions, answered
Written and fact-checked by our editorial team.
How much does ClickUp cost?
Free Forever: unlimited tasks and members, 100MB storage. Paid per user per month (annual billing): Unlimited $7, Business $12, Enterprise by quote. The Unlimited tier is the category’s value benchmark — Gantt charts, time tracking, guests and unlimited integrations included. Our current partner deal takes 20% off the first year of Unlimited annual.
Is ClickUp hard to learn?
It has the steepest learning curve in our PM list — not because any feature is hard, but because there are so many. Teams that succeed appoint one workspace admin, start with a single Space and two views (list + board), and add features monthly rather than enabling everything on day one. Budget two to three weeks to full-team comfort, versus days for Asana or Basecamp.
Can ClickUp really replace multiple tools?
For many teams, yes — its docs replace lightweight wikis, native time tracking replaces a tracker subscription, whiteboards cover brainstorming, and dashboards handle reporting. Reviewers most commonly report consolidating two to four tools. The honest limits: docs trail Notion for heavy documentation, and chat will not replace Slack. Consolidation works best when the replaced tools were lightly used.
Sources & methodology
Product information sourced from ClickUp (Mango Technologies)'s public content (United States); pricing verified August 12, 2026. Reviews are first-party and moderated. How we test and rate tools
- Founded 2017
- 10 languages supported
- clickup.com
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