ClickUp alternatives compared by price
ClickUp starts at $9 per user per month, billed annually ($12 monthly) for Core (USD per user per month, billed annually). ClickUp last raised a list price in Nov 2026: Business went from $12 to $17 (+42%), first seen on its pricing page that month. Below are 8 alternatives with their current plans and price history; 3 list a lower entry price and 3 have a free plan.
8 ClickUp alternatives at a glance
Entry price is each product's cheapest paid plan as last read from its pricing page. Check the unit: some charge per user, others per account or per use.
| Product | Starts at | Free plan | Priced by | Latest price change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ClickUp(the one you are replacing) | $9 per user per month, billed annually ($12 monthly) | Yes | Per seat | Business went from $12 to $17 (+42%) |
 Asana | $10.99 per user per month, billed annually | Yes | Per seat | Advanced from $19.99 to $24.99 (+25%), Jan 2020. |
 Trello | $5 per user per month | No | Per seat | Premium from $9.99 to $10, Jul 2021. |
 Basecamp | $199 per month for the whole company | No | Flat per company | Flat plan from $299 to $199 (-33%), Nov 2026. |
 Notion | $10USD per member per month, billed annually | No | Per seat | Business from $15 to $20 (+33%), Mar 2026. |
 Linear | $10 per user per month | Yes | Per seat | Business from $14 to $16 (+14%), Feb 2026. |
 monday.com | $9 per seat per month | No | Per seat | Pro from $16 to $19 (+19%), Nov 2026. |
 Miro | $8 per user per month | No | Per seat | Starter from $7 to $8 (+14%), Feb 2017. |
 Jira | $7.91 per user per month, billed monthly | Yes | Per seat | none recorded |
Exhibit 1
ClickUp and its alternatives over time
Each product's cheapest paid plan by default. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan.
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| Observed | ClickUp Core | Asana Starter | Trello Standard | Basecamp Flat plan | Notion Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2012 | $150 | ||||
| Jan 1, 2014 | $150 | ||||
| Jul 8, 2016 | $8.33 | ||||
| Nov 10, 2016 | $99 | ||||
| Jan 2, 2017 | $8.33 | ||||
| Jul 7, 2017 | $9.99 | ||||
| Jul 4, 2019 | $9.99 | ||||
| Jan 1, 2020 | $10.99 | ||||
| Apr 10, 2021 | $8 | ||||
| Jan 3, 2022 | $5 | ||||
| Jul 4, 2022 | $99 | ||||
| Jan 1, 2023 | $299 | ||||
| Apr 4, 2024 | $8 | ||||
| Jul 1, 2024 | $10 | ||||
| Oct 2, 2024 | $10 | ||||
| Jan 1, 2026 | $10.99 | ||||
| Mar 16, 2026 | $10 | ||||
| Jul 1, 2026 | $5 | $299 | |||
| Sep 21, 2026 | $10.99 | ||||
| Nov 2, 2026 | $9 | $5 | $199 | $10 |
Asana
Asana is a work management tool for tracking projects and tasks across teams. It moved from per-workspace pricing to per-user seats in 2016 and has raised its seat prices twice since.
Asana starts at $10.99 per user per month, billed annually for Starter (USD per user per month, billed annually), goes up to $24.99 per user per month, billed annually for Advanced, has a free plan. Latest change: Advanced from $19.99 to $24.99 (+25%), Jan 2020.
Asana pricing and price historyClickUp vs Asana pricingVisit Asana
Trello
Trello is the kanban board app from Atlassian. Cards move across lists, and the paid plans add automation, views like timeline and calendar, and admin controls. It has kept a generous free tier for its entire life.
Trello starts at $5 per user per month for Standard (USD per user per month, billed annually), goes up to $17.50 per user per month for Enterprise. Latest change: Premium from $9.99 to $10, Jul 2021.
Trello pricing and price historyClickUp vs Trello pricingVisit Trello
Basecamp
Basecamp is the project management tool from 37signals and the loudest critic of per-seat pricing. It charges one flat monthly price for the whole company, a stance it has kept since 2004 even as the number changed.
Basecamp starts at $199 per month for the whole company for Flat plan (USD per month for the whole company, unlimited users). Latest change: Flat plan from $299 to $199 (-33%), Nov 2026.
Basecamp pricing and price historyClickUp vs Basecamp pricingVisit Basecamp
Notion
Notion starts at $10 for Plus (USD per member per month, billed annually), goes up to $20 for Business. Latest change: Business from $15 to $20 (+33%), Mar 2026.
Notion pricing and price historyClickUp vs Notion pricingVisit Notion
Linear
Linear is the issue tracker of choice for product teams that find Jira heavy. It prices per user with a generous free tier and only two paid tiers.
Linear starts at $10 per user per month for Basic (USD per user per month, billed annually), goes up to $16 per user per month for Business, has a free plan. Latest change: Business from $14 to $16 (+14%), Feb 2026.
Linear pricing and price historyClickUp vs Linear pricingVisit Linear
monday.com
monday.com is a work operating system that started as a team task board and grew into project, CRM and dev products. It moved from five-seat packs to per-seat pricing in 2021 and has raised the seat price twice.
monday.com starts at $9 per seat per month for Basic (USD per seat per month, billed annually), goes up to $19 per seat per month for Pro. Latest change: Pro from $16 to $19 (+19%), Nov 2026.
monday.com pricing and price historyClickUp vs monday.com pricingVisit monday.com
Miro
Miro is the online whiteboard that began life as RealtimeBoard. It has always sold per user, experimenting with five-user packs along the way, and its team price has hovered around $8 since 2014.
Miro starts at $8 per user per month for Starter (USD per user per month, billed annually), goes up to $20 per user per month for Business. Latest change: Starter from $7 to $8 (+14%), Feb 2017.
Miro pricing and price historyClickUp vs Miro pricingVisit Miro
Jira
Jira is Atlassian's issue tracker, the default project tool for software teams for two decades. It is sold per user per month in the cloud, free for up to ten people, and its Standard and Premium seat prices have crept up almost every year since the free tier arrived in 2020.
Jira starts at $7.91 per user per month, billed monthly for Standard (USD per user per month, billed monthly), goes up to $14.54 per user per month, billed monthly for Premium, has a free plan.
ClickUp alternatives: questions
- What is the cheapest alternative to ClickUp?
- Of the alternatives we track, Trello has the lowest listed entry price: $5 per user per month for Standard (USD per user per month, billed annually). ClickUp starts at $9 per user per month, billed annually ($12 monthly). Check the unit, since some products charge per user and others per account.
- Is there a free alternative to ClickUp?
- Yes. Asana, Linear, Jira list a free plan next to paid plans.
- Has ClickUp raised its prices?
- ClickUp last raised a list price in Nov 2026: Business went from $12 to $17 (+42%), first seen on its pricing page that month.
- Which ClickUp alternatives raised their prices?
- Asana, Trello, Notion, Linear, monday.com, Miro. Asana: Advanced from $19.99 to $24.99 (+25%), Jan 2020. Trello: Premium from $9.99 to $10, Jul 2021. Notion: Business from $15 to $20 (+33%), Mar 2026.