ClickUp vs. Microsoft Planner

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ClickUp
Score 8.5 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
ClickUp is an all-in-one productivity platform. It’s a hub where teams can come together to plan, organize, and collaborate on work using tasks, Docs, Chat, Goals, and Whiteboard. Customized with just a few clicks, ClickUp helps teams of all types and sizes deliver work more effectively, to boost productivity to new heights. ClickUp aims to make the world more productive by removing friction caused by using many different applications. The platform boasts millions…
$0
per month per seat
Microsoft Planner
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Planner is presented as a solution to organize teamwork with intuitive, collaborative, visual task management. With it, users can create Kanban boards using task cards with files, checklists, and labels. Users can collaborate in Planner and Microsoft Teams and check visual status charts—all in the Microsoft cloud.N/A
Pricing
ClickUpMicrosoft Planner
Editions & Modules
Free
$0.00
Unlimited
$9.00 ($5.00)
per member per month (annual contract pricing)
Business
$19.00 ($12.00)
per member per month (annual contract pricing)
Business Plus
$29.00 ($19.00)
per member per month (annual contract pricing)
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ClickUpMicrosoft Planner
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
ClickUpMicrosoft Planner
Considered Both Products
ClickUp
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp is completely cloud-based which helps to manage my work from different places. Notion offers a desktop app but I faced difficulty syncing. Microsoft Planner was very handy but it lacks features compared to ClickUp. Wrike and Todoist are more focused on to-dos and face …
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp has project management features that can be integrated into other communication systems while Microsoft Planner is already integrated into all of the Microsoft Products. ClickUp works really well for institutions who aren't tied to a Microsoft contract.
Chose ClickUp
When I was tasked with selecting a project management app for our company, I was impressed when I came across the robust features lists comparisons of ClickUp and its competitors. To be honest, it's what sold me on using ClickUp. I was able to at a glance see feature by feature …
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp has better features that allow the teams to include complete information. Microsoft Planner can only set deadlines and assign users.
Chose ClickUp
Combine its features and have a massive focus on flexibility. Like gant views, task hierarchy, not necessarily too complex options and process.
Jira was more for programmers as well as MS Project.
Todo and Planner are too simple and missing gant or hierarchy of tasks.
Monday was …
Chose ClickUp
We have compared different parameters such as usability, functionalities, cost, learning curve. And in the ended opted in for ClickUp due to a higher match with our requests.
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp offers more flexibility and customization, and the ability to share tasks and items between people and projects.
Chose ClickUp
In my opinion, ClickUp is so much more powerful. We really needed the calendar feature to combine with the tasks. Planner had no way to do recurring tasks so we had to re-input annual events. Because ClickUp has the board view (among others) people can get the same type of look …
Chose ClickUp
After an exhaustive search for the right program/app, ClickUp's fully customizable functionality was the reason that we chose the app. Because the needs of sales operations to track product, sales, customer service tickets, and other varied duties; having a generic set-up was …
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp ultimately has more customizablility and bells and whistles like time tracking, adding tasks to mulitple lists, custom fields, calculated fields, reporting, mulitple task views, private tasks/lists/folders/etc., request forms, automation, shortcuts and slash commands, …
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp’s task management first approach, gives it a leg up on tools like notion and Coda. Microsoft struggles to offer one centralized tool that can do all of this in one tool.
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp just has it all and has never let me down.
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp brings together the benefits of a task management tool and a heavy software engineering tool. Creating a single tool companies need for their teams.
Chose ClickUp
I think UI/UX ClickUp takes the cup but due to having limitations based on package costs is where ClickUp falls behind. Planner allows the members under your organization account to enjoy all of the same privileges you may have based on your account package.
Chose ClickUp
All these apps work well but are usually focused on doing something really well. Some have good integrations but relying on integrations alone doesn't cut it. We found newfound clarity when we started using ClickUp and suddenly all these systems are seamlessly integrated, to …
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp strikes the right balance between easy to configure and having enough features that allow you to effectively track a large number of tickets.
Microsoft Planner

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
ClickUpMicrosoft Planner
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
ClickUp
8.2
561 Ratings
9% above category average
Microsoft Planner
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Ratings
Task Management9.3561 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management7.9427 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.1389 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling8.2456 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.8423 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration9.1532 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.8361 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology8.2297 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management7.6471 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration7.6369 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access7.7441 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking7.6365 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
ClickUp
7.3
266 Ratings
2% below category average
Microsoft Planner
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Ratings
Project & financial reporting7.3266 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
ClickUpMicrosoft Planner
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(561 ratings)
7.1
(16 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(23 ratings)
3.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(22 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.9
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
5.4
(42 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ClickUpMicrosoft Planner
Likelihood to Recommend
ClickUp
ClickUp is great for small teams that need to collaborate on projects. It allows for tracking of project status, notes, files, and other details that keep a team and project on track. The cost is lower than competitors, which makes it more approachable for groups that are not practicing good project management.
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Microsoft
I think Planner is a good platform for manage projects especially if I think that is integrated in MS Teams so, with a unique platform you can have the control about the project, about all the documents linked to the same project and at the same time, with the possibility to chat with other team members without change platform. I think also there are other platform (like Jira or Trello) which are better in terms of layout
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Pros
ClickUp
  • Allows you to create dashboards to track your team and company's progress towards its goals.
  • Integrates docs and forms so we don't need to switch apps
  • Notifications about every update, so you never really need to go asking around for one.
  • Allows you to visualize deadlines, how each piece of work fits into the bigger picture, and see in real-time what's holding your team up
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Microsoft
  • Add as many plans as you want
  • Keeps tasks organized via Buckets into each plan
  • Ability to create a plan directly within Teams via the Tasks app
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Cons
ClickUp
  • There should be a way to switch from one account to another
  • There should be a flexible plan to enable features for lower plans
  • Ability to show the to-do items on top
  • Ability to create team schedules for team members from different time zones
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Microsoft
  • Would be nice to see a calendar view instead of a list view
  • Permissions aren't configurable, anyone can delete any task at any time and there is no recycle bin
  • Notifications aren't great, you have to be attached as an owner to a task to see comments and be notified of changes, and even then notifications aren't shown for a lot of things
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Likelihood to Renew
ClickUp
We're very pleased with how the system works in general. For over a year we've barely ever had any problems with ClickUp and there might have only been one or two times when it wasn't operational for us due to a global emergency. Moreover, when we had a problem once with renewing our licenses we've been contacted directly by our account manager and taken care of in a very professional way (with a due refund as well). The exceptional customer service makes us firmly believe that ClickUp is just the right tool for us.
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Microsoft
It's not up to me, but if it were, I would not recommend using this. It is another work productivity app, which, while it has its benefits, can actually detract instead of enhance work productivity.
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Usability
ClickUp
Far easier to use than any other PM tool. ClickUp is incredibly intuitive and had us saving time and energy within the first week of implementation. In my opinion, PM software should make it easier to focus on the deliverables - it shouldn't take all your time and energy to learn how to use the tool in the first place. ClickUp is a user-friendly tool that actually helps us focus on what's important.
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
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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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Performance
ClickUp
I understand that it's a beast and does a lot of things, which is probably why it's laggy. But I do find it takes longer than I'd like to load, and if I am sending a complex document to a client or team member they aren't quite sure if they're getting the right thing at first. This is actually a pretty significant problem - my biggest beef with ClickUp.
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
ClickUp
ClickUp support is incredible! They respond quickly with any questions about my issue, provide a timeline, and elaborate on how they will solve my problem. They are incredibly respectful and accommodating. Whenever I run into an issue, I know that ClickUp support will be happy to answer any questions and help my team out. When I start a support ticket, I know that I won't be getting sent article recommendations, I will be speaking to their customer support team immediately
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Online Training
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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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
ClickUp
Using ClickUp is fairly easy. There are multiple guides on how to use all of the functions in the system. An organization wanting to start working with ClickUp should simply try it out and see how it would like to adapt its workflow to the possibilities the system gives the users.
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Microsoft
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Alternatives Considered
ClickUp
It is much more intuitive and shows more dev-driven tasks to create stories. Also, the fact that ClickUp enables the system to save multiple files from online to locally uploaded files, and GitLab is the way to archive them. Maybe Asana has new features, but I'm sure Clickup is now my family to evaluate new ideas.
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Microsoft
Many areas of the company still use Trello to organize their activities and tasks, but gradually Microsoft Planner must replace the activities. Users are often "attached" to familiar technologies, but Office 365 takes advantage of the more organized use of the tools. This year we will not renew the Trello contract.
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Scalability
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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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
ClickUp
  • ClickUp has had a positive impact since it has allowed the Global Operations Department to have a consistent collaboration by having this app as a repository of Projects and Programs, which has enabled a faster synchronization and stronger collaboration to better allocate resources.
  • A positive impact is a faster and clearer prioritization process for the executives since this app allows you to have a full picture of what's going on across the board.
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Microsoft
  • It definitely have a positive impact in terms of ROI. as it is a part of Microsoft Suite so no need to put extra for its integration with teams or office
  • It also allows communication/chatting between team on any task and things can be clear on the spot in a timely manner
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ScreenShots

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