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ClickUp

All-in-one productivity platform where software, AI, and humans converge.

ClickUp is a comprehensive work management platform designed to replace multiple tools by consolidating projects, chat, docs, AI agents, time tracking, and automation in one workspace. Built for teams of all sizes, it uses AI-powered agents to automate workflows, answer questions, and complete tasks 24/7. According to Forrester research, ClickUp delivers 384% ROI and saves organizations over 30,000 hours annually.

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RC Score
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The methodology

How we scored it

A weighted average of the 4 dimensions below, each judged 0–10 from published pricing, vendor documentation and independent user feedback. We do not run hands-on tests, and no vendor has any say in a score.

Value for money33%
7.5/10
Features27%
9.2/10
Ease of use20%
6.0/10
Support quality20%
8.5/10

2 further dimensions are not scored for this product yet, so they are left out of the average rather than counted as zero. How the score works.

Pricing

What it actually costs

Intro pricing shown — see the renewal note for what you'll pay after the introductory term. We don't hide the second-act price.

★ Best Value

Free Forever

100MB storage, 100 automation runs/month, unlimited tasks, unlimited members

$0/mo intro
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Unlimited

Unlimited storage, 1000 automation runs, unlimited integrations

$10/mo intro
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Business

10000 automation runs, workload management, Google SSO, advanced reporting

$19/mo intro
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What to check before you move a team onto ClickUp

An app a team lives in all day is the hardest kind of software to leave. These are the questions that matter more than the feature list.

What it costs per seat, in a year

At $10 per user per month, a team of ten is $1200 a year before a single add-on. Price the team you will have in a year, not the one you have today.

Which roles have to pay

Many plans charge full price for people who only need to read or approve. If light users need a seat, the real cost is the headline price times everyone, not times the core team.

Whether you can get your data out

Ask what a full export contains and in what format. An export that drops attachments, comments or history is not an export — it is a reason you will not leave.

What the move itself costs

Migration, retraining and the weeks of lower output are the real switching cost. Count them once when you adopt, because you pay them again if you change your mind.

These are the checks we apply across saas, in the same order, so two pages can be compared line for line.

ReviewCost analysis

How much does ClickUp really cost?

Our calculation from the vendor's published prices — not a figure the vendor advertises.

Pricing modelPer seat

The headline price is for one person. Adding people multiplies it, so a team of ten pays ten times the advertised figure. Costs scale per user/seat added to workspace. Annual billing saves approximately 25-30% vs monthly billing.

Team sizePer monthPer yearOver 3 yearsHow it is charged
1 person$10$120$360$10 per seat per month
5 people$50$600$1,800$10 per seat per month
10 people$100$1,200$3,600$10 per seat per month
50 people$500$6,000$18,000$10 per seat per month

Based on the Unlimited plan at $10 a month. Three years at the published annual price. No renewal increase is published.

What we could not establish
  • The vendor does not publish a renewal price, so three-year totals assume today's price holds.

Work out your own cost

Per month
$50
Per year
$600
Over 3 years
$1,260
Assumptions
  • $10 per seat per month.
  • Billed annually at $7 per month equivalent.
Head to head

ClickUp against the field

The highest-scoring alternatives in the same category, compared on the figures we hold for all of them.

 ClickUpThis pageSlackFigma
ReviewCost score7.9/108.6/108.6/10
Cheapest planFree Forever——
From———
Renews atNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Biggest strength—Slackbot's contextual awareness of your team's conversations and files eliminates constant app-switching — it actually knows what you've been working onReal-time collaboration is genuinely excellent — multiple designers can work simultaneously without conflicts or lag
Biggest drawback—AI features like Slackbot and summarisation require paid plans, pricing out smaller teams who'd benefit most from automationPerformance degrades noticeably on complex files with hundreds of artboards or heavy plugins

Prices are the published figures at the time of writing and change often. Renewal pricing is shown where the vendor publishes it. See how we review.

Common questions

What people ask about ClickUp

Straight answers to what buyers actually ask, drawn from the documentation and published user reports.

Can ClickUp actually replace Slack, Notion, and my project manager?
Technically yes, practically it depends on team commitment. ClickUp's chat works but lacks Slack's search and threading depth. Docs are solid but Notion's writing experience is smoother. If your entire team commits to living in ClickUp, the integration benefits outweigh the individual feature compromises. If people keep using Slack anyway, you've just added complexity.
How long does proper setup actually take?
For a small team (5-10 people) with moderate customisation, budget 15-20 hours across 2-3 weeks. Enterprise implementations with multiple departments, complex permissions, and extensive automation take 2-3 months. ClickUp's templates help but they're starting points, not turnkey solutions. Someone needs to become the ClickUp expert.
Is the free tier genuinely usable long-term?
Yes, with limits. Unlimited tasks and members make it the most generous free project management tier available. The 100MB storage cap is the real constraint — you'll hit it in 2-3 months if your team attaches files regularly. No AI agents or advanced automation on free, but core task management is fully functional.
How does it compare to Notion for teams already using Notion?
ClickUp's task management, time tracking, and workflow automation are significantly more powerful. Notion's writing experience, database flexibility, and learning curve are gentler. If your team loves Notion's freeform approach, ClickUp will feel rigid. If Notion's project management features frustrate you, ClickUp is the upgrade. They're philosophically different tools.
Are the AI agents actually useful or just marketing?
Genuinely useful for structured automation (creating follow-up tasks, answering status questions, routing work based on rules), less impressive for open-ended queries. They work best when you've invested time training them on your specific workflows. Not revolutionary, but time-saving for repetitive work once configured properly.

Page history

Published
21 May 2026
Last updated
1 October 2026
Pricing checked against vendor
26 September 2026

Sources & verification

Pricing on this page was taken from the vendor's published pricing page on 26 September 2026.