Backlog vs. ClickUp

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Backlog
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Backlog is a project management and bug tracking tool for teams that want higher productivity, greater visibility, and simple project tracking. Development teams can work together with Design, Marketing, IT, and more. Backlog is designed to get everyone on track by organizing work, teammates, projects and tasks. The activity feed and watchlist are designed to help users keep an eye on relevant work and deadlines. Gantt charts and burndown charts are designed to help users visualize project…N/A
ClickUp
Score 8.8 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
ClickUp is a productivity platform that brings together work apps, data, and workflows. Also presented as a Converged AI Workspace, ClickUp eliminates work sprawl to provide context and a single place for humans and agents to work together. The platform currently boasts over 20 million users worldwide. ClickUp Brain² is deeply embedded into the workspace, offering conversational intake for project scoping and autonomous task generation. It can transform brainstorming docs…
$0
per month per seat
Pricing
BacklogClickUp
Editions & Modules
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Unlimited
$10
per month per user
Business
$19
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BacklogClickUp
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.
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Features
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Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Backlog
7.0
3 Ratings
9% below category average
ClickUp
8.3
819 Ratings
8% above category average
Task Management10.03 Ratings9.4833 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.03 Ratings8.1612 Ratings
Scheduling10.03 Ratings8.7697 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.03 Ratings9.3797 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology5.03 Ratings8.4480 Ratings
Document Management10.03 Ratings8.0724 Ratings
Email integration3.03 Ratings7.6589 Ratings
Mobile Access1.03 Ratings7.1677 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings8.5670 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.2669 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings8.7566 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings8.0566 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Backlog
-
Ratings
ClickUp
7.6
426 Ratings
1% below category average
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings7.6434 Ratings
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User Ratings
BacklogClickUp
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(3 ratings)
8.9
(833 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(43 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(190 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(6 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.4
(47 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(9 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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5.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(6 ratings)
Professional Services
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(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
BacklogClickUp
Likelihood to Recommend
Nulab, Inc.
ticket management
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ClickUp
I think it is great for task management and project management. It allows for much easier cross-team collaboration. Personally, I found it useful as a project and team manager to better keep track of all the deliverables that have been assigned to various members of the team. It is less appropriate to use as a CRM even though the website mentions it can be used as one, it still lacks many features which a full-fledged CRM would provide.
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Pros
Nulab, Inc.
  • Backlog is one of the best management and collaboration tools available in the market for better managing of resources at the workplace.
  • I have been using this platform for a very long time and it has been helping me a lot to manage the business processes, manage employees, managing leads on different projects, and coordinating with colleagues.
  • It has been helping me a lot to check the issue in the project completion.
  • It gives me real-time status on the project/gives right insights of the system.
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ClickUp
  • Task Management - you can easily track details and notes of the tasks, deadlines and important dates, and notes and key links for the task. This has really leveled up how we manage projects and tasks.
  • Operational efficiency - by tracking where time goes the most or which tasks go the most, it enables you to identify areas where the most time is being spent and if that process needs to be improved or changed to streamline workflow.
  • SOP/Document storage - it is easy to create documents for standard operating procedures and processes and have a file to easily locate and reference them.
  • Files for projects or clients - ClickUp allows you to create separate files, folders, and subfolders to easily store and locate any corresponding tasks, projects, or important documents for that specific project or client.
  • AI overview - for tasks or documents with longer note sections or that have spanned more time and have more notes involved, ClickUp has an AI overview tool that helps with summarizing.
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Cons
Nulab, Inc.
  • Price is very high for small teams and department of short term contracts.
  • GUI can be more intuitive.
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ClickUp
  • The AI ​​integration is a bit clunky and feels forced.
  • The uncontrolled use of custom fields by the team
  • Configuring environments to reduce complexity
  • La integración de la IA es un poco tosca y se siente forzada
  • El uso incontrolado de los custom fields por parte del equipo
  • La configuración de los entornos para reducir complejidad
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Likelihood to Renew
Nulab, Inc.
No answers on this topic
ClickUp
It has been a game-changer in terms of project tracking, as animation is a demanding product that requires multiple layers of analysis, revisions, tracking, scheduling, etc. ClickUp simplifies many approvals as anyone can easily add items, and you can tag the people who need to look at them.
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Usability
Nulab, Inc.
nice to use in the night as well
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ClickUp
ClickUp is generally very usable once the workspace is properly organized. The flexibility of views, custom fields, task structure, dashboards, and automations makes it easy to adapt the platform to different teams and workflows. The main reason I would no rate it a 10 is that the amount of functionality can make the interface overwhelming, specially for new users. large workspaces with many custom fields, notifications, views, and hierarchy levels can also require some training and ongoing governance.
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Reliability and Availability
Nulab, Inc.
No answers on this topic
ClickUp
For over a year ClickUp was unavailable to us just twice for a couple of hours. I would say for a system this big and working globally that was a minor issue. They managed to fix all the issues within a couple hours and then it was back up and running perfectly fine.
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Performance
Nulab, Inc.
No answers on this topic
ClickUp
The speed of ClickUp is average to be honest. This is one of the biggest flaws of the system, sometimes it's also lagging a little bit but we also have a lot of documents, lists etc. on our workspace. However, with the next version of ClickUp I've seen they are planning to increase the speed by almost 500%, probably by changing the technology, so I am more than looking forward to it.
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Support Rating
Nulab, Inc.
I would give 9 but one less because of the high price.
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ClickUp
I started using ClickUp when it was what most would consider a baby company. There were the occasional bugs that made working in ClickUp a little bit of a headache, but the support feature allowed me to chat with a real persona and communicate my issues. I would always get prompt support and someone willing to really help me, not just point me to FAQ pages. Not feeling like a number really makes a difference.
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Online Training
Nulab, Inc.
No answers on this topic
ClickUp
There are multiple guides on literally all of the functions you can find within the system, therefore it's easy to learn anything you'd really like to use, starting from project and people management, down to Gantts, mind maps, time tracking, inviting Clients as guests to work with you on the projects and so much more.
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Implementation Rating
Nulab, Inc.
No answers on this topic
ClickUp
Start small. Don’t try to build the most elaborate plans first. Resist the urge to get into Gantt charts if no one is used to them. Just get work written, add dates and assignees, and start getting used to it. If you did not use a work management tool before, you need to be gracious with yourself about the fact that you likely do not have the muscle memory for working this way yet. But you will get there.
And leverage people who know it if possible. Look for ClickUp experts and vendors. They can really supercharge your effectiveness at building the tool out and speed up the process.
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Alternatives Considered
Nulab, Inc.
Backlog has all of the top-notch features to increase productivity, visibility, and project tracking. Backlog is easy to use. I first just logged in to the platform and it was [ready] to go. I easily started working on it and it started giving me the bugs’ details on our project. Always available for queries. Listen to the queries very attentively and try to give a solution on the go if applicable. Otherwise, take some time and respond with the advanced workable solution in the limited time frame.
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ClickUp
ClickUp is more robust and customizable than the ones we tried. I like Notion's user interface but seems more powerful to track progress. We didn't need the timetracker part of Monday and Asana seemed a little too cumbersome. So ultimately we went with ClickUp because it had the most potential... potential that we still have yet to harness.
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Scalability
Nulab, Inc.
No answers on this topic
ClickUp
Scaling with ClickUp is superb. If you create a workflow best suited for your organization then it's all about creating new accounts and teaching the new employees the workflow you're using. It's that simple. There is no black magic when it comes to Clickup.
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Return on Investment
Nulab, Inc.
  • SLA should be given by single candle
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ClickUp
  • Reduced about 35% of our yearly tech stack spend by replacing other products
  • Ability to negate automation software with more open API key abilities connecting to one streamlined service
  • Reduced onboarding time and improved project speed with use of systems by 20%
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ScreenShots

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