The best ClickUp alternatives in 2026
ClickUp takes a lot of setting up, and its plans still list no password vault or branded client portal. Most alternatives leave even more out. Here is how they compare, and why TeamTrackin gives you the whole platform ready to use.
- 14-day free trial
- No credit card needed
- From $3.99 per user / month
- AI on every plan
The short answer
TeamTrackin is the best ClickUp alternative: projects, time tracking, docs, an encrypted vault, a client portal and AI, ready to use in one platform. Every other tool here still leaves you buying a time tracker, a password manager or a wiki on top.
1. TeamTrackin
From $3.99 per user / month; projects from $5.99 (Standard), Docs and Vault on Premium ($7.99)
Boards, sprints and automations, docs, desktop time tracking, an encrypted password vault, a branded client portal and AI, ready to use. Import ClickUp tasks and Docs with a dry run first.
- Projects from Standard ($5.99)
- Docs, Vault and client portal on Premium ($7.99)
- Desktop time tracking on every plan
- Built-in AI assistant on every plan (Basic 50 · Standard 300 · Premium 1,000 · Enterprise 3,000 · Shift 100)
Other ClickUp alternatives, and what they leave out
Prices are list prices in USD from each vendor's own site, checked on 11 November 2026.
2. Asana
$13.49 per user / month ($10.99 yearly, Starter). You'll still need a time tracker, a wiki and a password manager.
- Sprints not listed
- Timesheets are a paid add-on
3. monday.com
$12 per seat / month ($9 yearly, Basic), 3-seat minimum. You'll still need a time tracker below Pro and a password manager.
- Time tracking only on Pro
- No automations on Basic
4. Jira
$8.48 per user / month (Standard). You'll still need Confluence for docs, a time tracker and a password manager.
- Docs need Confluence, a separate product
- Basic time logging only
5. Notion
$12 per member / month ($10 yearly, Plus). You'll still need a time tracker and a password manager.
- Notion Agent needs Business
- No time tracking or vault listed
6. Trello
$6 per user / month ($5 yearly, Standard). You'll still need a time tracker, a wiki and a password manager.
- Sprints and time tracking not listed
- Docs not included
Replace ClickUp and the tools around it
ClickUp covers part of the job, so teams buy separate tools for the rest. TeamTrackin covers it all on one plan.
The usual stack
ClickUp Core
Projects, docs and time · billed yearly
$9.00
Bitwarden Teams
Separate password manager · billed yearly
$4.00
Per user / month
$13.00
TeamTrackin Premium
Projects, time tracking, Docs, the Vault, the client portal and AI
$7.99 per user / month
Monthly billing; save a further 10% yearly.
Save $5.01 per user every month
That's $1,202.40 a year for a 20-person team.
Prices checked on each vendor's website on 11 November 2026: list prices in USD on the lowest paid plan, using the cheaper billing each vendor shows. TeamTrackin is shown at its monthly price.
ClickUp and its alternatives compared
Checked on 11 November 2026. "Not listed" means we couldn't find it on the vendor's pricing or feature pages.
| Feature | TeamTrackin | ClickUp | Asana | monday.com | Jira | Trello |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||||||
| Lowest paid plan, monthly billing (per user / month) | $5.99 (Standard, where projects start) | Not shown (pricing page lists yearly prices) | $13.49 (Starter) | $12 per seat (Basic), 3-seat minimum | $8.48 (Standard) | $6 (Standard) |
| Lowest paid plan, annual billing (per user / month) | Save 10% with yearly billing | $9 (Core), billed yearly | $10.99 (Starter) | $9 per seat (Basic) | Not listed | $5 (Standard) |
| Free trial | 14 days, no credit card | Not listed (AI trial credits on Free) | Not listed on the pricing page | 14 days of Pro | 7 days of Standard or Premium | Premium trial available |
| Beyond projects | ||||||
| Time tracking built in | Every plan: desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux, timesheets and reports | Included from Core (trial on Free); timesheets on Business | Built-in time tracking on Advanced; Timesheets & Budgets is a paid add-on | Pro and up | Basic time logging on work items | Not listed |
| Docs & wiki | Premium: spaces, page trees, templates, version history, databases, whiteboards | Docs on every plan; 1 doc wiki below Enterprise | Notes view for project notes; no wiki listed | monday Docs (limited on Free) | Separate product (Confluence) | Not listed |
| Team password vault | Premium: end-to-end encrypted passwords, 2FA codes, files and notes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Branded client portal | Premium: branded with your logo and colours | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Leave, overtime & timesheet approval | Standard and up | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| AI | ||||||
| Built-in AI | Every plan, with monthly AI credits (Basic 50 · Standard 300 · Premium 1,000 · Enterprise 3,000 · Shift 100): answers from your own data, writes tickets, stand-ups and release notes | ClickUp Brain credits on every plan (1,000 per user / month pooled on Core); top-ups $10 per 10K credits | On paid plans with limits (5 AI Teammate / Dash requests per user / month on Starter); extra requests from $0.50 | AI credits from Basic (1,000 / month on Basic) | Rovo Search, Chat and Agents on every paid plan | Atlassian AI from Standard |
| Projects | ||||||
| Boards, backlog & sprints | Scrum & kanban boards, backlog, sprints, epics, burndown, velocity and cumulative flow | Kanban boards and sprint management on every plan | Board view; sprints not listed | Boards on every plan; sprints are in monday dev, not work management | Scrum and kanban boards, backlog, sprints, timeline and calendar views | Kanban boards; sprints not listed |
| Board automations | Rule builder for board automations, recurring tickets, forms & email to ticket | 100 actions / month on Free, 1,000 on Core, 10,000 on Business | Unlimited automations from Starter | 250 actions / month on Standard, 25,000 on Pro; none on Basic | Automation on every plan with monthly step limits (150 on Free) | 250 command runs / month on Free, 1,000 on Standard, unlimited on Premium |
| Guests & client access | Client portal on Premium (approvals, sign-off, weekly update) | Guest seats (5 on Core, 10 on Business) plus view-only guests | Unlimited free guests from Starter | Guest access from Standard | Free guest access on paid plans | Single-board guests on Standard; multi-board guests on Enterprise |
Competitor details change often; check each vendor's site before you buy.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
TeamTrackin. Boards, sprints, automations, docs, desktop time tracking, a password vault, a client portal and a built-in AI assistant come ready to use in one platform.
Yes. TeamTrackin Standard is $5.99 per user per month, compared with ClickUp Core at $9 billed yearly (checked 11 November 2026). For a 20-person team, the usual stack (ClickUp Core + Bitwarden Teams) comes to $13.00 per user per month, against $7.99 for TeamTrackin Premium: $5.01 less per user, or $1,202.40 a year.
Yes. TeamTrackin imports ClickUp tasks into Projects and ClickUp Docs into Docs, with a dry run first for projects.
Detailed comparisons
Time tracking needs Advanced, timesheets are a paid add-on, and there are no sprints, docs space or vault.
Time tracking starts on Pro, plans have a 3-seat minimum, and there is no vault or client portal.
Docs mean a second Confluence subscription and timesheets aren't built in; TeamTrackin bundles both.
Its AI agent needs Business, and time tracking, sprints and a password vault aren't part of its plans.
Sprints, time tracking and docs aren't part of Trello's plans, so teams add more tools.
Docs and AI, but no password vault or branded client portal, so you still pay for those separately.
How TeamTrackin handles projects and boards.
Projects, time tracking, docs, a password vault and AI on one bill.
Sources
Competitor details come from each vendor's own website, checked on 11 November 2026. Prices are list prices in USD per user per month and change often — check the vendor's site before you buy.