Alternatives to ClickUp
A web-based work management app combining tasks, docs, chat, whiteboards and AI features. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
ClickUp
A web-based work management app combining tasks, docs, chat, whiteboards and AI features.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as ClickUp.
Asana
A hosted work and project management app for planning tasks, projects and team workflows.
Asana is a hosted work management app with a free plan limited to two users, no-code automations and a downloadable desktop app, without built-in chat.
Trello
A web-based Kanban board app for organizing tasks and projects alone or in teams.
Trello focuses on simple visual Kanban boards that are quick to start, with far fewer features than ClickUp and limits on its free plan.
Linear
A keyboard-first issue tracker and product planning tool for software teams, with built-in AI agents.
Linear is a keyboard-first issue tracker aimed at software teams, with cycles and triage, but it is hosted only and opinionated in workflow.
Taskade
An AI workspace for projects, notes, mind maps, AI agents and automated workflows.
Taskade combines projects, notes, mind maps and AI agents with mobile and desktop apps and browser extensions, also on a freemium hosted plan.
Motion
An AI work app that combines tasks, projects, calendar scheduling, meeting notes and docs.
Motion adds automatic scheduling of tasks onto the calendar plus docs and an AI notetaker, but has no free plan, only a trial.
Vikunja
Manage tasks through a self-hostable project workspace.
Vikunja is open source under AGPL-3.0 and self-hostable, keeping task data off ClickUp's servers, though it lacks built-in docs, chat and whiteboards.
monday.com
A hosted work management platform for projects, tasks, CRM and team workflows with AI agents.
monday.com covers projects, CRM and service desks with automations, dashboards and AI agents, and has an Android app.
Huly
An open-source team platform combining project tracking, chat, documents, planning and video meetings.
Huly is free and open source, combining project tracking, chat, docs and video meetings in a platform you can self-host.
Also worth comparing
These listings name ClickUp as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Basecamp
A web-based project management and team communication app with to-dos, schedules and message boards.
ClickUp adds docs, chat, whiteboards, time tracking and Gantt views to project tasks, with a steeper learning curve than Basecamp.
Donetick
Shared task and chore tracker with recurring schedules and rotation.
ClickUp is a hosted, closed-source work management app with list, board and Gantt views plus automations, so data stays on ClickUp servers instead of your own.
Jira
Atlassian's issue and project tracking tool for planning, assigning and tracking team work.
ClickUp is a hosted workspace that puts tasks, docs, chat and whiteboards together with list, board and Gantt views, and takes time to learn.
Leantime
Open-source project management software designed for non-project managers and people with ADHD, dyslexia or autism.
ClickUp combines tasks, docs, chat and whiteboards with Gantt views and automations as a hosted service, and its large feature set can take time to learn.
MeisterTask
A hosted task and project management platform for teams built around shared visual project boards.
ClickUp adds docs, chat, whiteboards and Gantt views to its boards, with built-in time tracking, at the cost of a larger feature set to learn.
Microsoft Planner
A task and plan management app for Microsoft 365 that brings to-do lists, plans and projects together.
ClickUp combines tasks with docs, chat and whiteboards and offers list, board and Gantt views plus time tracking, with a free tier available.
Plane
An open-source project management tool for work items, cycles, wikis and AI, cloud or self-hosted.
ClickUp is a hosted workspace with tasks, docs, chat and whiteboards plus list, board and Gantt views, but data stays on ClickUp servers and it cannot be self-hosted.
Smartsheet
A spreadsheet-style work management platform for planning, tracking and reporting on projects and portfolios.
ClickUp has a free plan and combines tasks with docs, chat and whiteboards, offering list, board and Gantt views of the same tasks.
Superhuman Docs
A collaborative workspace, formerly called Coda, that combines documents, tables, apps and AI features.
ClickUp is a freemium hosted workspace combining tasks, docs, chat and whiteboards, with a stronger focus on project task views than custom tables.
TeamGantt
Web-based Gantt chart software for scheduling projects, tracking dependencies and sharing timelines with teams.
ClickUp provides Gantt, list and board views alongside docs, chat and time tracking in one hosted freemium workspace that takes time to learn.
Teamwork.com
Hosted professional services automation platform for planning, resourcing and delivering client projects profitably.
ClickUp combines tasks, docs, chat and whiteboards with built-in time tracking on a freemium plan, without dedicated margin reporting for client work.
Wrike
A hosted work and project management platform for planning, assigning and tracking team work.
ClickUp combines tasks, docs, chat and whiteboards with list, board and Gantt views and built-in time tracking in one hosted workspace.
Zoho Projects
Online project management software with task lists, Gantt charts, timesheets and custom workflows.
ClickUp provides list, board and Gantt views of the same tasks with built-in time tracking, docs and chat in one hosted freemium workspace.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Google Workspace
Google's online office suite with Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, Drive and Meet in one account.
Miro
An online collaborative whiteboard where teams plan, diagram and brainstorm on a shared canvas.
Clockify
A time tracker and timesheet app for teams, with reports, billable rates and invoicing.
Todoist
A to-do list and task manager with natural-language task entry, projects, labels and filters.
Sunsama
A daily planner that puts tasks and meetings in one plan and helps you time-block your day.
Odoo Community
The open-source edition of Odoo, a suite of business apps covering CRM, sales, inventory and projects.
