ClickUp vs Jira

ClickUp suits teams that want tasks, documents, whiteboards, time tracking, and sprint planning in one configurable workspace. Jira suits teams that need configurable work types, enforced workflows, granular access, and planning across business and engineering work.

Compare features See the tradeoffs

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.

Jira

Best for teams that need configurable work models, enforced workflows, and connected delivery planning

Advantage: Configurable workflows can restrict transitions, require information, validate changes, and run follow-up actions.
Advantage: Software spaces provide backlogs for ranking, estimating, and scheduling upcoming work.
Advantage: Can reuse managed work-type and workflow schemes across company-managed spaces.
Limitation: Can connect Jira work to Confluence documents; the full document workspace is supplied by Confluence rather than Jira alone.
Limitation: Company-managed boards group columns by status and can add swimlanes by query, story, assignee, epic, or space.

Feature comparison

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Feature	ClickUp	Jira
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.	Jira Standard starts at $7.91 per user/month on the current monthly pricing example. Actual prices vary by user count, billing cycle, and region.
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.	The Free plan covers up to 10 users with 2 GB storage, community support, and lower automation limits. Permissions, external collaboration, and other controls require a paid plan.
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	Supported
Documents and knowledge Keep project documentation and long-form knowledge connected to tasks.	Supported	Limited Can connect Jira work to Confluence documents; the full document workspace is supplied by Confluence rather than Jira alone.
Whiteboards Connect visual brainstorming to project work.	Supported	Limited Can create and import Jira work on Confluence whiteboards; Confluence is the companion product.
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	Supported
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	Supported
Sprint reporting Review burndown, velocity, and delivery trends with dedicated reports.	Supported	Supported
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.	Supported
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.	Supported
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.	Supported
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.	Supported
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.	Supported
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.	Supported
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.	Supported
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.

Jira

Best for teams that need configurable work models, enforced workflows, and connected delivery planning

Enforced workflow rules

Configurable workflows can restrict transitions, require information, validate changes, and run follow-up actions.

Configurable work types and fields

Administrators can create custom fields and apply contexts so teams capture organisation-specific data.

Connected delivery planning

Backlogs, sprints, releases, timelines, and Plans support short- and long-range planning.

Granular work-item access

Work items inherit space permission schemes and can add issue-level security where configured.

Key differences

ClickUp

Jira

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.

Jira supports grouping work by fields, including status columns and assignee swimlanes. Board scope, quick filters, rows, and card colours can use JQL queries.

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.

Configurable workflows can restrict transitions, require information, validate changes, and run follow-up actions. Can embed multiple approval steps into team-managed business workflows on Premium and Enterprise. Rules combine triggers, conditions, branches, smart values, and actions across Jira work.

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.

Work items inherit space permission schemes and can add issue-level security where configured. Local configuration and plan restrictions apply. Global, space, work-item, and workflow permissions can control viewing, creation, editing, transition, and administration.

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 plan individual work allocations across the Jira site and use team capacity in planning; availability depends on the plan and enabled planning features. Backlogs, sprints, releases, timelines, and Plans support short- and long-range planning.

Sources and verification

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