ClickUp vs monday.com

ClickUp suits teams that want tasks, documents, whiteboards, time tracking, and sprint planning in one configurable workspace. monday.com suits teams that want visual project coordination through configurable boards, dashboards, forms, and automation.

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ClickUp

Best for teams consolidating project work, documents, and collaboration in one workspace

Advantage: Can write shared documents and link them to tasks.
Advantage: Can plan sprints and report on completed work, remaining work, and how long tasks take.
Advantage: Can track time and create timesheets within the workspace.
Limitation: Can set statuses and automatic actions, but cannot require fields before each status change.
Limitation: Can reuse templates and parent-level settings, but teams may still need local setup.

monday.com

Best for teams managing visual cross-functional processes with configurable boards

Advantage: Can add columns for owners, dates, budgets, calculations, and other task details.
Advantage: Can show how assigned work compares with each person’s or team’s availability on Pro and Enterprise.
Advantage: Can turn form responses into tasks and save the answers as task details.
Limitation: Can track sprints on boards, but built-in sprint planning and progress reports require the separate monday dev product.
Limitation: Can require field values before status changes with conditional data validations on Pro and Enterprise, but cannot enforce a fixed sequence of statuses.

Feature comparison

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Feature	ClickUp	monday.com
Pricing
Starting paid price Compare the entry paid plan, billing unit, and payment commitment.	From $7/user/month, billed annually (Unlimited). Some accounts are moving to new plan packaging; confirm the quote for the workspace.	From $9/seat/month, billed annually (Basic; three-seat minimum).
Free plan Compare what teams can use before moving to a paid plan.	Free Forever includes unlimited tasks and members, with storage and feature-use limits.	Free includes up to two seats, three boards, and three Docs.
Work structure and knowledge
Projects, tasks, and subtasks Organise work from individual tasks through projects and larger initiatives.	Supported	Supported
Custom fields Track information that is specific to the team’s work.	Supported	Supported
Custom work types Model different kinds of work with their own structure and fields.	Supported	Limited Can model different work with boards, columns, and templates; specialised software and service work use separate products.
Documents and knowledge Keep project documentation and long-form knowledge connected to tasks.	Supported	Supported
Whiteboards Connect visual brainstorming to project work.	Supported	Limited Visual collaboration is offered through the separate WorkCanvas product rather than the work-management board itself.
Views and everyday work
Board and list layouts Switch between a board and a list of the same work.	Supported	Supported
Grouping by field Organise views by status, owner, or another work-item field.	Supported	Supported
Cross-project views View work from several projects or teams together.	Supported	Supported
Advanced filters Build precise views from several conditions.	Supported	Supported
Saved and shared views Save board or list settings and share them with other people.	Supported	Supported
Keyboard navigation and commands Navigate and act without reaching for the mouse.	Supported	Supported
Bulk editing Update several selected work items together.	Supported	Supported
Planning and reporting
Planning across teams Connect current delivery work with broader projects, initiatives, and plans.	Supported	Supported
Progress reporting Understand delivery progress and performance through reports.	Supported	Supported
Task dependencies Track blocking relationships between tasks and projects.	Supported	Supported
Workload and capacity Compare assigned work with team availability and capacity.	Supported	Supported
Goals and objectives Connect tasks and project progress to organisational goals.	Supported	Limited Can connect goals and project progress through boards and dashboards; the structure is configured around the team’s board model.
Time tracking Record time spent on work and review it in reports.	Supported	Supported
Sprint planning Plan repeating delivery periods with a backlog and sprint scope.	Supported	Limited Can track sprints on boards, but built-in sprint planning and progress reports require the separate monday dev product. Inherited from jira-vs-monday, Access and software delivery: Planning software work in sprints. Sources were attributed at page level in the original comparison; claim-specific attribution needs review.
Sprint reporting Review burndown, velocity, and delivery trends with dedicated reports.	Supported	Limited Can track sprints on boards, but built-in sprint planning and progress reports require the separate monday dev product. Inherited from jira-vs-monday, Access and software delivery: Planning software work in sprints. Sources were attributed at page level in the original comparison; claim-specific attribution needs review.
Timeline and Gantt views Plan work against dates and see schedules and dependencies in a timeline or Gantt view.	Supported	Supported
Backlog management Maintain an ordered backlog and select work for upcoming delivery periods.	Limited Can organise backlog tasks in Lists and move work into Sprints; backlog structure follows the configurable task hierarchy.	Limited Can order and classify upcoming work on boards; dedicated software backlogs and sprint tools are part of monday dev.
Workflow and intake
Automatic actions React to changes and automate multi-step processes.	Limited Can automate multiple actions, but rules pause when the plan’s monthly action allowance runs out. Inherited from jira-vs-clickup, Workflow and delivery: Automation. Sources were attributed at page level in the original comparison; claim-specific attribution needs review.	Supported
Rules for changing status Enforce allowed status transitions and require information before work can move to another stage.	Limited Can set statuses and automatic actions, but cannot require fields before each status change. Inherited from jira-vs-clickup, Workflow and delivery: Rules for changing status. Sources were attributed at page level in the original comparison; claim-specific attribution needs review.	Limited Can require field values before status changes with conditional data validations on Pro and Enterprise, but cannot enforce a fixed sequence of statuses.
Request forms Collect structured requests that create work items.	Supported	Supported
Custom statuses Define the stages that match each team’s process.	Supported	Supported
Approval steps Require approval from designated people before work can proceed.	Limited Can coordinate design reviews with assigned Proofing comments and approval statuses, and approve timesheets; arbitrary task-stage approval gates require additional workflow configuration.	Limited Can configure approval pipelines with statuses, permissions, and conditional validation; teams build the approval process on their boards.
Access and administration
Project roles and permissions Control who can view, edit, and administer project work.	Supported	Supported
Individual work-item access Restrict an individual work item within an otherwise shared project.	Limited Can give tasks specific access, but the most specific and highest permission wins where access conflicts.	Limited Can apply item viewing permissions on supported plans; availability and scope depend on the board permission configuration.
Shared configuration Reuse managed fields and process settings across teams.	Limited Can reuse templates and parent-level settings, but teams may still need local setup. Inherited from jira-vs-clickup, Access, shared settings, and integrations: Shared setup across teams. Sources were attributed at page level in the original comparison; claim-specific attribution needs review.	Limited Can reuse board templates. Extra controls for keeping team setups consistent require Enterprise. Inherited from jira-vs-monday, Access and software delivery: Consistent setup across teams. Sources were attributed at page level in the original comparison; claim-specific attribution needs review.
Integrations
Development integrations Connect planning with branches, pull requests, builds, and deployments.	Limited Can link GitHub code changes and reviews to tasks. Integration automation requires Business or Enterprise; build and release details are more limited. Inherited from jira-vs-clickup, Access, shared settings, and integrations: Code and release details. Sources were attributed at page level in the original comparison; claim-specific attribution needs review.	Limited Can connect tasks to development tools, but dedicated software planning tools require the separately priced monday dev product. Inherited from jira-vs-monday, Access and software delivery: Tracking code and releases. Sources were attributed at page level in the original comparison; claim-specific attribution needs review.
Jira integration Connect work and updates with Jira projects.	Limited Can sync Jira projects and issues both ways through a beta integration on Business Plus and Enterprise; requires a Jira Premium admin account.	Limited Can sync mapped Jira issues and fields both ways; integration setup, supported field mappings, and action allowances apply.
API and webhooks Read and update work programmatically and receive events when it changes.	Supported	Supported

ClickUp

Best for teams consolidating project work, documents, and collaboration in one workspace

Integrated documents and whiteboards

Can write shared documents and link them to tasks.

Configurable task hierarchy

Can organise work into spaces, folders, and lists, with tasks and multiple levels of subtasks.

Native sprint reporting

Can plan sprints and report on completed work, remaining work, and how long tasks take.

Built-in time tracking

Can track time and create timesheets within the workspace.

monday.com

Best for teams managing visual cross-functional processes with configurable boards

Visual project boards

Can group tasks into boards and workspaces, and break tasks into subtasks.

Connected board data

Can link tasks across boards and show information from one board on another.

Cross-board dashboards

Can combine several boards into one dashboard with charts and progress summaries.

Workload visibility

Can show how assigned work compares with each person’s or team’s availability on Pro and Enterprise.

Key differences

ClickUp

monday.com

Work structure and customisation

Compare how each product models projects, tasks, work types, and team-specific information.

Can group supported views by status, assignee, priority, task type, and supported custom fields. Can combine task filters using AND or OR conditions.

Can regroup board items by a supported column such as a status or source field. Can combine advanced board filters using AND and OR groups on Standard and above.

Workflow configuration

Consider whether the team needs a consistent status model or rules that govern how work moves between stages.

Can set statuses and automatic actions, but cannot require fields before each status change. Can coordinate design reviews with assigned Proofing comments and approval statuses, and approve timesheets; arbitrary task-stage approval gates require additional workflow configuration.

Can require field values before status changes with conditional data validations on Pro and Enterprise, but cannot enforce a fixed sequence of statuses.

Can configure approval pipelines with statuses, permissions, and conditional validation; teams build the approval process on their boards. Can automatically notify people or update tasks when something changes, including across boards.

Access and extensibility

Review the permission model and the options for connecting or extending each product programmatically.

Can give tasks specific access, but the most specific and highest permission wins where access conflicts. Can control who sees or edits spaces, folders, lists, tasks, documents, and dashboards.

Can apply item viewing permissions on supported plans; availability and scope depend on the board permission configuration. Can control who sees or edits boards and individual columns. Some controls require a higher plan.

Planning and portfolio scope

Consider how near-term execution connects to timelines, initiatives, dependencies, and broader organisational plans.

Can compare assigned work with capacity in workload views; full portfolio workload management starts on Business. Can combine work across projects using dashboards, workload views, timelines, and task links.

Can show how assigned work compares with each person’s or team’s availability on Pro and Enterprise. Can combine several boards into one dashboard with charts and progress summaries.

Sources and verification

Documentation reviewed 2026-09-11 / 2026-09-16. Based on product documentation and pricing sources.