ClickUp
All-in-one productivity platform combining project management, docs, goals, and whiteboards.
Project Management
Free tier
Overview
ClickUp tries to be everything: project management, docs, goals, whiteboards, time tracking, and more. It's highly customizable with a generous free tier.
Strengths
- Feature-rich — replaces multiple tools
- Generous free tier
- Highly customizable views and workflows
- Good value for money
Weaknesses
- Overwhelming number of features — steep learning curve
- Can feel slow and buggy
- Trying to do too much means nothing is best-in-class
- UI can be cluttered
Pricing estimate
$70
/month
$840/year
Free tier with 100MB storage
Quick info
- Category
- Project Management
- Starting price
- $7/user/mo
- Free tier
- Yes — Free tier with 100MB storage
- Open source
- No
- Best for
- Any size
- Founded
- 2017
Last updated 2026-04-12
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