ClickUp is best for small teams wanting tasks, docs and time tracking together, agencies consolidating several work-management tools and teams that want extensive configuration in one workspace. Its clearest advantage: Free Forever includes unlimited tasks and members.
- Avoid if
- teams that want the simplest possible task board
- Cheapest useful plan
- $12.00/mo · Core
- Free plan
- Yes
- Setup effort
- moderate: 1-2 hr
- Main limitation
- The pricing page displays 60MB storage on Free Forever, while a separate official upgrade article references a 100MB threshold; verify the current enforced limit before relying on it
- Free Forever includes unlimited tasks and members
- Core combines unlimited storage, integrations and custom fields at the paid entry tier
- Can replace several separate project-work tools for a team willing to configure it
- teams that want the simplest possible task board
- users who are likely to enable every feature without governance
What it actually does
Tasks, docs and kanban boards in one workspace, Super Agents that can be cloned or saved as templates, Meetings Hub gathering notes and recordings from Zoom, Meet and Teams, native time tracking and goals on paid plans, forms, automations and MCP integrations.
Before you pay
Free or Core
Free Forever includes unlimited tasks and members, so a small team can start without paying. Core, the entry paid tier that replaced Unlimited, adds unlimited storage, integrations and custom fields. ClickUp can replace several separate tools, but only for a team willing to spend time configuring it.
What a year costs
Core is $12 per user a month billed monthly, $144 a year, or $9 a month on yearly billing, $108 a year. Business is $25 per user a month, $300 a year, or $17 on yearly billing, $204 a year. Core replaced Unlimited, which was $10 a month ($7 yearly) on 25 October. Our first reading, on 10 August, took the yearly figure; the record has held the monthly price since 12 September.
What we would check before paying
The free storage: the pricing page shows 60 MB on Free Forever while a separate official article mentions 100 MB, so check the limit enforced on your account. Advanced dashboards and higher automation limits sit above Core.
What changed recently
Release 4.09: automations can create lists from templates, personal time off now feeds planning and workload, and parent task dates sync from their subtasks. Source ↗
Read on each vendor's official changelog, not tested by us.
The limits to know
- The pricing page displays 60MB storage on Free Forever, while a separate official upgrade article references a 100MB threshold; verify the current enforced limit before relying on it
- The broad feature set creates more configuration choices than simpler tools
- Advanced dashboards and higher automation limits sit above Core
Pricing & billing commitment
- Rate on record
- $12.00/mo · Core
- What that figure is
- Month-to-month rate per seat, read on the vendor's monthly view.
- Commitment
- None: payable one month at a time
- The vendor's exact condition
- $9 per user/month billed yearly; $12 per user/month billed monthly
The pricing page, as read
Partner linkWhat it costs at 1, 3, 5 and 10 users
ClickUp bills per seat, so the invoice follows head count. Calculated at the rate on record, before tax, with no annual commitment.
| Seats | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $12.00 | $144.00 |
| 3 | $36.00 | $432.00 |
| 5 | $60.00 | $720.00 |
| 10 | $120.00 | $1440.00 |
In practice
- Platforms
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Apple Watch, Browser extension
- Integrations
- Slack, HubSpot, Google Drive, GitHub, Zoom
- Setup
- moderate: 1-2 hr
ClickUp in our comparisons
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Frequently asked questions
What is ClickUp?
ClickUp is a tool from Mango Technologies, Inc., used mainly for project and task management, team docs and goals, time tracking and workload planning. Main features: tasks, docs and kanban boards in one workspace, Super Agents that can be cloned or saved as templates, Meetings Hub gathering notes and recordings from Zoom, Meet and Teams. It has a permanent free plan; the paid entry point is $12.00/mo · Core.
How much does ClickUp cost?
The paid entry point is $12.00/mo · Core. Month-to-month rate per seat, read on the vendor's monthly view. The exact condition attached to that figure: $9 per user/month billed yearly; $12 per user/month billed monthly. Read on the official pricing page on 03.11.2026. Prices move quickly: confirm before subscribing.
Does ClickUp have a free plan?
Yes. ClickUp publishes a permanent free plan. Check this before settling on it: the pricing page displays 60mb storage on free forever, while a separate official upgrade article references a 100mb threshold; verify the current enforced limit before relying on it.
What devices and tools does ClickUp work with?
According to the vendor's documentation, ClickUp runs on: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Apple Watch, Browser extension. Documented integrations: Slack, HubSpot, Google Drive, GitHub, Zoom. Listed from the official sources, not tested by us: check your own setup on the free plan.
How we checked this record
The evidence record
- Evidence level
- Vendor documented: Official documentation and pricing page reviewed and dated. No independent verification, no hands-on test recorded.
- Affiliate status
- Partner link: a commission may be paid, at no extra cost to you.
Hands-on test
No automated hands-on test has been completed for this review cycle. This record rests on the vendor's official documentation and pricing page, re-read and dated. We say so rather than imply otherwise.
The research record
ClickUp replaced Unlimited ($10 monthly, $7 yearly) with Core: $12 monthly, $9 yearly; read on the "Monthly" and "Yearly" views, from France
Read on the vendor's monthly view, from France; screenshot kept
Confirmed in the pricing page's text, which renders the monthly figure, from France
Corrected to the month-to-month figure already recorded in this record's own billing condition
Published by us from the vendor's annual view: our error, read on 2026-08-10
Sources
The official pages this record rests on. No tracking links here: these addresses name the vendor.
Evidence freshness
Each kind of check has its own clock and its own threshold. A price ages in weeks and a feature list in months; sharing one date between them would let an old review pass for a recent check.
| Check | When | State |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Checked 9 days ago | Fresh |
| Features | Checked 18 days ago | Fresh |
| Privacy & data | Never checked | Not independently checked |
| Hands-on test | Never checked | Not independently checked |
| Page review | Checked 94 days ago | Due soon |
What remains unverified
- No workflow was run inside the product. Everything here comes from the vendor's documentation and public pages.
- Data handling and the privacy policy were not independently verified during this research cycle. We therefore publish no conclusion about security or where data is stored.
- Export terms and the real cost of leaving are not on this record: we have not tested them.