ClickUp
Highly configurable project management for teams that want it all
Overview
ClickUp positions itself as the 'one app to replace them all' — combining tasks, docs, goals, whiteboards, and chat with deep customization. It's built for teams that want a single, configurable system rather than multiple specialized tools.
ClickUp offers an enormous surface area of features: custom statuses, multiple task views, automations, native docs, goals, and dashboards. The depth is a strength for power users but can overwhelm smaller teams — many new users spend real time configuring ClickUp before it clicks (no pun intended) into a smooth workflow.
- Founded
- 2017
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Starting price
- Free
- Best for
- Teams wanting a single, deeply customizable tool to replace multiple PM apps
Features
Custom task statuses
Define workflow stages per list, folder, or space to match your team's process exactly.
15+ views
List, board, Gantt, calendar, workload, and mind map views on the same task data.
Native automations
Trigger status changes, assignments, and notifications without third-party tools.
Docs & whiteboards
Built-in collaborative docs and whiteboards linked directly to tasks.
Goals & OKR tracking
Roll task progress up into measurable team and company goals.
ClickUp Brain
AI assistant for task summaries, standup updates, and generating subtasks.
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Pricing
ClickUp uses a freemium pricing model, starting at Free.
Free Forever
$0
- Unlimited tasks
- 100MB storage
- Collaborative docs
Unlimited
$10/user/mo
billed annually
- Unlimited storage
- Unlimited integrations
- Custom fields
Business
$19/user/mo
billed annually
- Advanced automations
- Workload management
- Custom exporting
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Extremely deep feature set covers most PM use cases
- Highly configurable statuses, fields, and views
- Generous free tier compared to competitors
- Frequent feature releases and active roadmap
Cons
- Steeper learning curve due to sheer number of features
- Can feel cluttered until workspace is well-configured
- Mobile app lags behind desktop in feature parity
- Performance can slow in very large workspaces
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User Reviews (2)
Derek Foss
VerifiedOperations Manager · 51-200 employees
Replaced four tools with one
We were paying for Asana, a separate docs tool, a time tracker, and a goals dashboard. ClickUp does all of it, and the automations save our PMs hours every week once you invest the time to set them up.
Pros: Deep feature set, great automations.
Cons: Took about a month to configure well.
Nina Petrov
Freelance Designer · 1-10 employees
Too much for a solo user
As a freelancer I just needed simple task tracking and found myself lost in views and settings I didn't need. Might be great for teams, overkill for me.
Pros: Free tier is generous.
Cons: Overwhelming for simple use cases.