ClickUp: tasks, docs and time tracking in one place

ClickUp is an all-in-one project management platform. In a single workspace, you find your tasks and subtasks, collaborative documents, kanban boards, a calendar, time tracking, a chat and even video calls. The stated ambition is to replace several subscriptions (task management, notes, messaging, time tracking) with one tool, with a free plan that has no time limit.

Freelancers who want to centralize everything: client projects, meeting notes, time spent per assignment, brief forms. If you are a developer, an independent project manager or you run a small collective, ClickUp saves you from juggling four tools. On the other hand, if you want a tool your client opens and understands in thirty seconds, Asana is more readable, and if you just want a clean task list, Todoist or Trello will do the job with no setup.

• Manage tasks without limits: unlimited tasks, subtasks and members from the free plan, with list, table, calendar and kanban views.
• Write your docs in the same place: collaborative documents linked to your tasks, for meeting notes, briefs or your knowledge base.
• Track your time: built-in timer on each task from the free plan; timesheets and billable time from the Business plan.
• Customize your workflows: custom fields, task types, statuses and automations (5 active rules on the free plan, unlimited from Core).
• Communicate without leaving the tool: chat, SyncUps video calls and forms to receive your clients' requests.
• Connect your storage: Google Drive, Dropbox and Box from the Core plan.
• Use AI: ClickUp Brain writes, summarizes and takes meeting notes, with a monthly credit quota depending on the plan.

• Free Forever: $0. Unlimited tasks and members, docs, kanban, calendar, time tracking, video calls, 1 form, 60 MB of storage, 5 active automations.
• Core: $9 per user per month billed yearly. Unlimited storage and spaces, unlimited forms and Gantt charts, custom fields, Google Drive, Dropbox and Box, live chat support.
• Business: $17 per user per month billed yearly. Everything in Core, plus advanced time tracking, premium AI models included and more folders per space.
• Enterprise: priced on request. Max: $100 per user per month billed yearly, with unlimited AI.

ClickUp announces up to 33% savings with yearly billing compared to monthly, whose rate is shown on the site. Prices in dollars. Prices checked on clickup.com in November 2026.

At FreelanceKit, we picked ClickUp for the generosity of its free plan: unlimited tasks and members, docs, time tracking and kanban without pulling out your card is rare in this category. For a freelancer who wants one place for projects, notes and time, the free plan holds up for a long time, and Core at $9 stays below Asana's entry price.

The weak point to know: ClickUp does a lot, and it shows. The interface is dense, the menus are many, and without an hour or two of setup at the start, you end up with a tool heavier than your need. The 60 MB of storage on the free plan runs out as soon as you attach a few files, and prices are in dollars.

If you are hesitating between Asana, Trello, Notion and Todoist, see our page on alternatives to ClickUp.