Monday.comvsClickUp

Saas

Score Comparison

Overall

Pricing

Usability

Performance

Support

Reliability

Onboarding

Mobile

Security

Integrations

Monday.comClickUp

Signals Comparison

Pricing

Monday.com

Minimum 3-seat requirement forces overpaying(8/10)
Users must be added in increments of 5(8/10)
Automation and integration limits quickly exceeded(7/10)
AI add-on costs $200/month extra(6/10)

ClickUp

ClickUp AI costs $5-28 extra per user per month(6/10)
Guest seats add 15-30% to contract value(7/10)
Features locked without warning requiring tier upgrade(7/10)

Performance

Monday.com

Large boards become extremely slow(9/10)

ClickUp

Platform is extremely slow and buggy(9/10)

Support

Monday.com

Basic plan support feels like free tier(7/10)

ClickUp

Slow customer support with delayed responses(7/10)

Usability

Monday.com

Steep learning curve with overwhelming features(7/10)
Mobile app is difficult to use(6/10)
No real task dependencies for Gantt charts(7/10)
Cancellation triggers daily warning banners for entire team(6/10)

ClickUp

Overwhelming interface with steep learning curve(8/10)
Mobile app crashes often and is less intuitive(7/10)
Sprint planning is painful with loading issues(8/10)
Gantt chart bugs and dependency inconsistencies(8/10)

Reliability

Monday.com

Automations sometimes fail silently(8/10)
Enterprise users report data loss from bugs(9/10)

ClickUp

Persistent bugs with slow fix times(9/10)
Notification system unreliable(7/10)

Security

Monday.com

No signals

ClickUp

Attachments and forms publicly accessible without authentication(9/10)

Pricing Comparison

Monday.com

Free

Users: Up to 2 users

Storage: 500MB

Limits: 3 board limit makes it useless for teams, no way to upgrade individual features

No automations, no integrations, no Timeline/Calendar views, no reporting, extremely limited for any real work

Basic

$9/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users (3-seat minimum)

Storage: 5GB

Limits: Still no automation capabilities, very limited views, must buy in increments of 5 users after minimum

No automations or integrations at all, no Timeline or Calendar views, support quality is poor, AI features limited

Standard

Popular

$12/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users

Storage: 250GB (overages: $0.10/GB/month)

Limits: Automation caps force upgrades, no time tracking, no formula columns, no workload view

250 automation limit exhausts quickly for active teams, storage overages add up, AI add-on is $200/month extra if you need more credits, many advanced reporting features missing

Pro

$19/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users

Storage: 1TB

Limits: Price jump from Standard is significant (58% increase), still missing enterprise governance features

Still no enterprise features like SSO, granular permissions, advanced security. Team of 10 = $2,280/year, team of 25 = $5,700/year

Enterprise

$0/yr

Users: Custom

Storage: Custom

Limits: Requires annual contract, pricing negotiation necessary, significant implementation investment

Pricing not published - expect $24-30+ per seat. 200-seat deployment starts at ~$96k/year base, but add-ons (Guardian, Premium Support) push to $139k+. Implementation services $15-50k, data migration $5-15k, training extra. Budget 5-10 hours monthly maintenance.

ClickUp

Free Forever

Free

Users: Unlimited members

Storage: 60MB total (not per user)

Limits: No guests, limited automations, no 2FA, no permissions, activity history limited

60MB storage is extremely limiting, 5 Space limit constrains organization, advanced features have usage caps that run out quickly

Unlimited

Popular

$7/mo

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No advanced automations, no workload management, no SSO, limited activity history (7 days)

Guest seats $5/each beyond allocation add up quickly (15-30% of contract for some), AI add-on $5-9/user extra, activity view limited to 7 days, advanced automations locked to Business tier

Business

$12/mo

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No SSO, no advanced permissions, no enterprise security features

Still no SSO (major security gap), AI add-on $5-28/user extra, guests still cost extra, some teams report surprise price increases

Enterprise

$0/yr

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Annual contract required, pricing negotiation necessary

Pricing not public - reportedly starts around $24-29/user/month. Implementation and training extra. 70% of companies overpay by choosing Enterprise when Business + add-ons would suffice.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Monday.com	ClickUp
Usability
Board-based visual workflows
Unlimited tasks Even on free plan
Multiple views (List, Board, Gantt, etc.) Some views limited on free
Automations Limited to 250/month on Standard, 25k on Pro
Timeline/Gantt view Standard plan+, lacks true dependencies
Goals tracking
Time tracking Pro plan and above only
Task dependencies No proper dependency linking for critical path
Offline mode No offline support
AI features 500 credits/month, add-on $200/month for more
Collaboration
Real-time collaboration
Built-in docs
Whiteboards 3 on free plan
Guest access Limited allocation, extras cost $5/each
Integrations
Integrations Large marketplace, some paid
API access All paid plans
Mobile
Mobile app Available but described as clumsy
Pricing
Free plan Very limited - 2 users, 3 boards, no automations
Security
SSO/SAML Enterprise only

Signals Comparison

Pricing

Monday.com

Minimum 3-seat requirement forces overpaying(8/10)
Users must be added in increments of 5(8/10)
Automation and integration limits quickly exceeded(7/10)
AI add-on costs $200/month extra(6/10)

ClickUp

ClickUp AI costs $5-28 extra per user per month(6/10)
Guest seats add 15-30% to contract value(7/10)
Features locked without warning requiring tier upgrade(7/10)

Performance

Monday.com

Large boards become extremely slow(9/10)

ClickUp

Platform is extremely slow and buggy(9/10)

Support

Monday.com

Basic plan support feels like free tier(7/10)

ClickUp

Slow customer support with delayed responses(7/10)

Usability

Monday.com

Steep learning curve with overwhelming features(7/10)
Mobile app is difficult to use(6/10)
No real task dependencies for Gantt charts(7/10)
Cancellation triggers daily warning banners for entire team(6/10)

ClickUp

Overwhelming interface with steep learning curve(8/10)
Mobile app crashes often and is less intuitive(7/10)
Sprint planning is painful with loading issues(8/10)
Gantt chart bugs and dependency inconsistencies(8/10)

Reliability

Monday.com

Automations sometimes fail silently(8/10)
Enterprise users report data loss from bugs(9/10)

ClickUp

Persistent bugs with slow fix times(9/10)
Notification system unreliable(7/10)

Security

Monday.com

No signals

ClickUp

Attachments and forms publicly accessible without authentication(9/10)

Pricing Comparison

Monday.com

Free

Users: Up to 2 users

Storage: 500MB

Limits: 3 board limit makes it useless for teams, no way to upgrade individual features

No automations, no integrations, no Timeline/Calendar views, no reporting, extremely limited for any real work

Basic

$9/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users (3-seat minimum)

Storage: 5GB

Limits: Still no automation capabilities, very limited views, must buy in increments of 5 users after minimum

No automations or integrations at all, no Timeline or Calendar views, support quality is poor, AI features limited

Standard

Popular

$12/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users

Storage: 250GB (overages: $0.10/GB/month)

Limits: Automation caps force upgrades, no time tracking, no formula columns, no workload view

250 automation limit exhausts quickly for active teams, storage overages add up, AI add-on is $200/month extra if you need more credits, many advanced reporting features missing

Pro

$19/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users

Storage: 1TB

Limits: Price jump from Standard is significant (58% increase), still missing enterprise governance features

Still no enterprise features like SSO, granular permissions, advanced security. Team of 10 = $2,280/year, team of 25 = $5,700/year

Enterprise

$0/yr

Users: Custom

Storage: Custom

Limits: Requires annual contract, pricing negotiation necessary, significant implementation investment

ClickUp

Free Forever

Free

Users: Unlimited members

Storage: 60MB total (not per user)

Limits: No guests, limited automations, no 2FA, no permissions, activity history limited

60MB storage is extremely limiting, 5 Space limit constrains organization, advanced features have usage caps that run out quickly

Unlimited

Popular

$7/mo

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No advanced automations, no workload management, no SSO, limited activity history (7 days)

Guest seats $5/each beyond allocation add up quickly (15-30% of contract for some), AI add-on $5-9/user extra, activity view limited to 7 days, advanced automations locked to Business tier

Business

$12/mo

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No SSO, no advanced permissions, no enterprise security features

Still no SSO (major security gap), AI add-on $5-28/user extra, guests still cost extra, some teams report surprise price increases

Enterprise

$0/yr

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Annual contract required, pricing negotiation necessary

Pricing not public - reportedly starts around $24-29/user/month. Implementation and training extra. 70% of companies overpay by choosing Enterprise when Business + add-ons would suffice.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Monday.com	ClickUp
Usability
Board-based visual workflows
Unlimited tasks Even on free plan
Multiple views (List, Board, Gantt, etc.) Some views limited on free
Automations Limited to 250/month on Standard, 25k on Pro
Timeline/Gantt view Standard plan+, lacks true dependencies
Goals tracking
Time tracking Pro plan and above only
Task dependencies No proper dependency linking for critical path
Offline mode No offline support
AI features 500 credits/month, add-on $200/month for more
Collaboration
Real-time collaboration
Built-in docs
Whiteboards 3 on free plan
Guest access Limited allocation, extras cost $5/each
Integrations
Integrations Large marketplace, some paid
API access All paid plans
Mobile
Mobile app Available but described as clumsy
Pricing
Free plan Very limited - 2 users, 3 boards, no automations
Security
SSO/SAML Enterprise only