ClickUp
Project Management · by ClickUp
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Summary
Project Management software by ClickUp, with paid plans from $7/mo.
Good fit for
- Project planning
- Team task management
Poor fit for
None recorded
Use cases
- Project planningCore
- Project time trackingSupported
- Team task managementCore
Pricing
$ as listed by the vendor · each price dated
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Forever | Free | – | |
| Unlimited | $10/mo per user | from $7/mo per user | – |
| Business | $19/mo per user | $12/mo per user | – |
| Enterprise | Pricing on request (contact sales) | – | |
Free Forever
Free
Unlimited
- Billed monthly
- $10/mo per user
- Billed annually
- from $7/mo per user
Business
- Billed monthly
- $19/mo per user
- Billed annually
- $12/mo per user
Enterprise
Pricing on request
Features
Overall availability, and what each plan includes where we know it.
Capabilities
| Feature | Overall | Free Forever | Unlimited | Business | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| API access | Included | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Included |
| Gantt charts | Included | Not recorded | Included | Included | Included |
| Kanban boards | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Task management | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Time tracking | Included | Not recorded | Included | Included | Included |
| Website templates | Included | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Workflow automation | Included | Not recorded | Not recorded | Limited | Limited |
- API accessIncludedEnterprise: Included
- Gantt chartsIncludedUnlimited: Included · Business: Included · Enterprise: Included
- Kanban boardsIncludedFree Forever: Included · Unlimited: Included · Business: Included · Enterprise: Included
- Task managementIncludedFree Forever: Included · Unlimited: Included · Business: Included · Enterprise: Included
- Time trackingIncludedUnlimited: Included · Business: Included · Enterprise: Included
- Website templatesIncluded
- Workflow automationIncludedBusiness: Limited · Enterprise: Limited
Integrations
| Feature | Overall | Free Forever | Unlimited | Business | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slack integration | Included | Not recorded | Included | Included | Included |
| Zapier integration | Included | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
- Slack integrationIncludedUnlimited: Included · Business: Included · Enterprise: Included
- Zapier integrationIncluded
Support
| Feature | Overall | Free Forever | Unlimited | Business | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priority support | Included | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
- Priority supportIncluded
Security and compliance
| Feature | Overall | Free Forever | Unlimited | Business | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single sign-on | Included | Not recorded | Not recorded | Limited | Included |
- Single sign-onIncludedBusiness: Limited · Enterprise: Included
“Unknown” and “Not recorded” mean we have no data yet, not that the feature is missing.
What users say about ClickUp
Themes from 44 public Hacker News comments that mention ClickUp (Jan 2, 2025 to Oct 25). These are people’s opinions, not facts we have verified. Counts are comments, not a survey.
What people like
No theme raised by more than one comment.
Common complaints
Slow loading and heavy memory use
12 commentsMany commenters say ClickUp is slow to load and sluggish in the browser, and that it uses a lot of memory.
“Plus, if consumes gb of memory in the browser.”
Hacker News · May 27(opens in a new tab) “Some pages like ClickUp and the Google cloud console (bigquery) eat something like 3-5GB”
Hacker News · Oct 1, 2025(opens in a new tab) Poor UI and cluttered navigation
8 commentsSeveral commenters describe ClickUp's interface as cluttered, hard to navigate and overcomplicated, with many features crowded together.
“Super slow to load, clunky, unbelievably overcomplicated, packed with trackers and unnecessary JS, etc.”
Hacker News · May 24(opens in a new tab) “ClickUp for example is the most disastrous UI I've used in recent history.”
Hacker News · Apr 13(opens in a new tab) Buggy and unreliable for basic tasks
6 commentsSeveral commenters call ClickUp buggy and say it fails at basic tasks, with one noting its search is poor.
“ClickUp is incredibly buggy and trying to be an "Everything app" while failing at basic tasks.”
Hacker News · Oct 9(opens in a new tab) “I agree, search in ClickUp is awful and it’s impossible to find back old cards from previous years.”
Hacker News · May 27(opens in a new tab) Aggressive upselling and AI buttons everywhere
5 commentsCommenters say ClickUp pushes upgrades, upsell prompts and AI buttons across its interface, which they find intrusive.
“They have an ai button on every gosh darn ui element.”
Hacker News · Nov 14, 2025(opens in a new tab) “ClickUp, the tool I use at work, is terrible able this.”
Hacker News · Jan 2, 2025(opens in a new tab)
Grouped by AI on Oct 27, 2026. Every quote is copied word for word from the linked comment, and a theme needs at least two separate comments.
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