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Head-to-head · AI work management tools · facts checked 22 Sept 2026

ClickUp vs Taskade

ClickUp scores 9.2 to Taskade's 5.5 among the AI work management tools we rate, and is the better pick for 4 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.

ClickUp
#1 of 7 AI work management tools
9.2
/ 10
From
$10/mo (Unlimited)
Free plan
Yes
Taskade
#7 of 7 AI work management tools
5.5
/ 10
From
$20/mo (Pro)
Free plan
Yes
The verdict

ClickUp wins, 9.2 to 5.5

ClickUp uniquely has 12 features · Taskade uniquely has 6 features.

Best for

Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.

What it manages
ClickUp
ClickUp 10.0 · Taskade 6.5 on what it manages
  • Ways to view work: 9 views against 6 views
  • Time tracking: ClickUp yes, Taskade does not say
  • Goals and portfolios: ClickUp yes, Taskade does not say
Working with others
ClickUp
ClickUp 9.0 · Taskade 6.0 on working with others
  • Ways to reach support: 3 support channels against 1 support channels
Pricing
ClickUp
ClickUp 7.1 · Taskade 6.0 on pricing
  • Cheapest paid plan, monthly: $10 against $20
  • But Taskade leads on aI on the cheapest paid plan: Included against Add_on
Privacy and trust
ClickUp
ClickUp 10.0 · Taskade 2.0 on privacy and trust
  • SOC 2: ClickUp yes, Taskade no
  • GDPR: ClickUp yes, Taskade no
  • Does not train AI on your data: ClickUp yes, Taskade does not say
Section 01

How they score

Both are scored the same way, against the other AI work management tools we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. ClickUp leads on 4 of 4 criteria.

What it manages40% of the score
ClickUp10.0
Taskade6.5
Working with others20% of the score
ClickUp9.0
Taskade6.0
Pricing22% of the score
ClickUp7.1
Taskade6.0
Privacy and trust18% of the score
ClickUp10.0
Taskade2.0
How the score works →
Section 02

Where they differ

Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.

Ways to view work
ClickUp
ClickUp
9 views
source ↗
Taskade
6 views
source ↗
Ways to reach support
ClickUp
ClickUp
3 support channels
source ↗
Taskade
1 support channels
source ↗
Cheapest paid plan, monthly
ClickUp
ClickUp
$10
source ↗
Taskade
$20
source ↗
AI on the cheapest paid plan
Taskade
ClickUp
Add_on
source ↗
Taskade
Included
source ↗
SOC 2
ClickUp
ClickUp
Yes
source ↗
Taskade
No
source ↗
GDPR
ClickUp
ClickUp
Yes
source ↗
Taskade
No
source ↗

Published by only one of them

Time tracking
ClickUp
Yes
source ↗
Taskade
Not published
Goals and portfolios
ClickUp
Yes
source ↗
Taskade
Not published
Ask AI about your whole workspace
ClickUp
Yes
source ↗
Taskade
Not published
AI writes in tasks and docs
ClickUp
Yes
source ↗
Taskade
Not published
AI meeting notes
ClickUp
Yes
source ↗
Taskade
Not published
Searches your other apps
ClickUp
Yes
source ↗
Taskade
Not published
Free trial of a paid plan
ClickUp
Not published
Taskade
0 days
source ↗
Does not train AI on your data
ClickUp
Yes
source ↗
Taskade
Not published
Where they match (3)
Docs and wiki
ClickUp
Yes
source ↗
Taskade
Yes
source ↗
Forms that create work
ClickUp
Yes
source ↗
Taskade
Yes
source ↗
Guests need no paid seat
ClickUp
Yes
source ↗
Taskade
Yes
source ↗
Section 03

Pricing, plan by plan

Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.

ClickUp

Free Forever
Free
Try AI across chat, tasks and docs; trial access to advanced AI features
Brain AI
$14/mo · $108/ye
Unlimited Brain Assistant, AI chat, writing, Enterprise Search (Workspace); +1,500 AI Super Credits/user/mo
Everything AI
$33/mo · $336/yr
Full agentic suite, 3X Super Agents usage, Enterprise Search (Private & Workspace); +5,000 AI Super Credits/user/mo
AI Super Credits
$0.001 per credit ($10 per 10,000 credits)
Fuel Super Agents, AI Fields, Automations, Image Generation and more; add anytime

Taskade

Free
Free
1 user included
Pro
$20/mo · $120/yr
10 users included, Save $200/yr
Business
$50/mo · $300/yr
Unlimited users included, Save $300/yr
Max
$200/mo · $1,120/yr
Unlimited users and teams, Save $1200/yr
Enterprise
$500/mo · $3,000/yr
Organization-wide support, Save $3000/yr
Section 04

Pros and cons

From each tool's full review, written from the same checked facts.

ClickUp

Pros
  • ClickUp's free plan includes unlimited tasks, unlimited free plan members and collaborative docs.
  • Brain AI's chat lets you choose between Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini.
  • ClickUp is SOC 2 Type 2 certified, GDPR compliant and HIPAA compliant.
  • Read-only guests are unlimited and free on every paid plan.
Cons
  • ClickUp Brain is not included on any base plan; it is a separate add-on costing $9 or $28 a user a month.
  • The AI notetaker is only on the higher Everything AI add-on, not on Brain AI.
  • Single sign-on with SAML is limited to the Enterprise plan.
Full ClickUp review →

Taskade

Pros
  • Pro and up include unlimited AI apps, agents and automations, metered by a monthly credit allowance.
  • Taskade gives access to more than a dozen models, including Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol.
  • Guests are free on every Taskade plan, including Free.
  • A hosted Taskade MCP server is available on every plan, including Free.
Cons
  • SOC 2 Type II and full GDPR compliance are still in progress.
  • There is no free trial of a paid plan.
  • The REST API and single sign-on are only available from the Business plan up.
Full Taskade review →
Section 05

ClickUp vs Taskade: common questions

Which is better, ClickUp or Taskade?

ClickUp scores 9.2 and Taskade 5.5 out of 10 among the AI work management tools we rate. ClickUp is ahead on what it manages, working with others, pricing and privacy and trust.

Is ClickUp or Taskade cheaper?

ClickUp's cheapest paid plan is $10/mo (Unlimited) and Taskade's is $20/mo (Pro). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.

What can ClickUp do that Taskade cannot?

On the facts both vendors publish: sOC 2 and gDPR.

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