ClickUp
A configurable workspace for projects, tasks, docs, chat, automation, and reporting.
About ClickUp
ClickUp brings projects, tasks, documents, team chat, goals, calendars, whiteboards, and automation into one workspace. Teams can organize work in Spaces, Folders, Lists, and tasks, then move between Kanban boards, calendars, Gantt charts, timelines, and workload views as a project develops. Collaborative Docs and Chat keep discussion and reference material near the work. Native time tracking, custom fields, forms, dashboards, and recurring automations cover reporting and repeatable operations. Free Forever supports unlimited tasks and members, though storage and advanced capabilities are limited. Paid tiers add storage, integrations, dashboards, larger automation allowances, permission controls, reporting, and governance. ClickUp suits teams prepared to configure a broad platform around their processes. That breadth also means setup and training can take longer than with a focused task tracker.
Best for
Best use cases
A team plans a launch by assigning tasks, setting dependencies, attaching briefs, and tracking dates in a Gantt view.
An operations workflow collects requests through forms, routes assignments, and updates status with recurring automations.
A manager reviews dashboards, time tracking, workload, and portfolio progress across several active projects.
Compare before choosing
Compared with a simple task list, ClickUp adds documents, chat, dashboards, time tracking, and multiple project views.
The broad feature set can consolidate tools, but setup and navigation may take longer than with a focused project tracker.
Free Forever supports basic collaboration, while advanced reporting, automation capacity, storage, and governance sit in paid tiers.
Features
Project planning
Organize assignments, dates, dependencies, milestones, and delivery views in a shared workspace.
Knowledge and communication
Connect Docs, task comments, and Chat with the projects and decisions they support.
Workflow automation
Automate status changes, recurring work, notifications, scheduling, and project handoffs.
Pros
- Combines project tasks, Docs, Chat, calendars, dashboards, and whiteboards, reducing the number of separate work tools.
- Free Forever supports unlimited tasks and members, so teams can test a real workflow before paying.
- Multiple views, custom fields, forms, and automations adapt to software, marketing, operations, and client-delivery workflows.
Cons
- The large feature set creates more configuration and onboarding work than a narrowly focused task tracker.
- The free plan limits storage to 60MB, which can be restrictive for teams that attach many project files.
- Advanced dashboards, higher automation capacity, workload reporting, SSO, and governance require paid plans.
Pricing Plans
Free Forever
- Unlimited tasks
- Unlimited free-plan members
- 60MB storage
- Collaborative Docs
- Kanban boards
Unlimited
- Unlimited storage
- Unlimited integrations
- Unlimited Gantt charts
- Native time tracking
- Goals and portfolio management
Business
- Advanced dashboard cards
- 5,000 automations per month
- Google SSO
- Workload management
- Custom exporting
Enterprise
- SAML SSO and SCIM
- Audit log
- Enterprise permissions and governance
- Unlimited custom roles
* Pricing information is for reference only. Please refer to the latest announcement on ClickUp's official website.