ClickUp vs. Microsoft Project

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Microsoft Project
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Project is a project management software. It provides core PM functionality, including agile workflow support and resource management. Project can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise.
$120
per year per user
Pricing
ClickUpMicrosoft Project
Editions & Modules
Unlimited
$10
per month per user
Business
$19
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom
Project Server
$0
Planner Plan 1
$10
per month per user
Planner and Project Plan 3
$30
per month per user
Planner and Project Plan 5
$55
per month per user
Project Standard 2024
$679.99
one-time fee per installation
Project Professional 2024
$1,129.99
one-time fee per installation
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ClickUpMicrosoft Project
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.Plans are billed annually.
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Community Pulse
ClickUpMicrosoft Project
Considered Both Products
ClickUp
Chose ClickUp
We only looked at platforms with an existing contract with Mayo. ClickUp compared to Aha! was an interesting comparison. At face value, they appeared to do very similar things. However, Aha! was much more technical in its look and feel and seemed about as "user-friendly" as MS …
Chose ClickUp
I like ClickUp because it is great for intellectual creatives. Jira is great for engineers, and MS Project is great for people who really like Microsoft products.
Chose ClickUp
For task management, clickup was clearly better than the rest - it has a variety of functions and a document interface that's better that most other task managers. As a scheduler, clickup had clear limitations from the start - MS Project is more sophisticated and an industry …
Chose ClickUp
Microsoft Project has too many options and requires a college course to learn how to keep it moving. It is not live, no app access and has no comment threads. I did not personally use Asana, our marketing director did for his work and we were able to convert him to join …
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp far outclasses MS Project in its collaborative features, its ease of use and engaging user interface. Its uncomplicated approach makes it accessible to anyone.
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
ClickUp is much simpler and more intuitive
Chose ClickUp
They all are in one place, ClickUp. The cost-benefit analysis pointed out that ClickUp would be able to drive an improvement in the department and teams' collaboration at a lower cost.
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp is more user-friendly, collaborative, flexible and scalable as compared to the other tools I have used.
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp's hierarchy and customizability is what led us to use ClickUp. The others cannot complete on this feature.
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
It has a friendlier interface, increases the number of available features, and is supported by integrations with third parties to meet all needs from a single platform. On the other hand, it is multi-device, and its tool for mobile teams offers everything that is needed to keep …
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp has very competitive pricing, and is generally more cost effective than its competitors at each feature tier. Asana is also a great product, and it does have some advantages when it comes to built-in tasks, such as approvals, or project management reports and …
Chose ClickUp
After spending a great deal of time with alternative tools, we found that the functionality and flexibility of ClickUp far surpassed other products on the market. The integrations alone meant that we could reduce or eliminate duplicate functions and keep our teams focused …
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp wins against these alternatives primarily because of lower cost and higher simplicity. Creating a task takes a few clicks, and the only remotely complex decision is which task list to connect. The flexibility, solid mobile app, and ability to tailor the task structure …
Chose ClickUp
First, was the message - we will work less and replace a lot of apps
Second, it is ease to use, clean and intuitive - anybody could start using spending a miminum amouny of time to learn
Third, the plans and prices - very flexible
Chose ClickUp
Jira was more expensive, but ClickUp competed directly with core functionality. However, in comparing them side by side, Jira felt to be more "mature." Meaning, Atlassian seems to know and anticipate use cases more thoroughly that ClickUp.
Chose ClickUp
Upper management and our PMO team had chosen to introduce ClickUp to my department.
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp stands tall against the productivity software I've used in past. The biggest advantage of ClickUp can be summed up in one phrase - "Less is more". By combining multiple features and functions in one tool, it has reduced the number of tools we use, which saves time and …
Chose ClickUp
Overall, Clickup is simply easier to use than other products I tried. The screen layouts and natural navigation of the system conforms to a style of use that is familiar to me and so the transition into the system was easy. The training is well laid out and easy to follow and …
Chose ClickUp
It is a big difference in regards to interaction and productivity, but I choose Google Drive because it was our only tool to archive data and create tools. ClickUp as an archiving tool is great compared to Google Drive, but it became slower when we uploaded a huge amount of …
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp has a very large feature set and doesn't force you into any particular paradigm. Its user management and overall architecture of Space - Folder - List - Task works really well for many, many use cases. It's flexible enough to get something started very quickly, and has …
Microsoft Project

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Features
ClickUpMicrosoft Project
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
ClickUp
8.4
814 Ratings
9% above category average
Microsoft Project
8.0
111 Ratings
4% above category average
Task Management9.4826 Ratings8.2110 Ratings
Resource Management8.5663 Ratings7.7107 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.1606 Ratings9.0107 Ratings
Scheduling8.7690 Ratings8.5109 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.3662 Ratings10.083 Ratings
Team Collaboration9.3790 Ratings7.298 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.8559 Ratings4.583 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology8.5474 Ratings7.783 Ratings
Document Management8.0717 Ratings9.077 Ratings
Email integration7.6582 Ratings5.082 Ratings
Mobile Access7.1670 Ratings10.067 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking8.1559 Ratings10.073 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings7.464 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings7.486 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
ClickUp
7.7
422 Ratings
0% below category average
Microsoft Project
8.7
79 Ratings
12% above category average
Project & financial reporting7.7429 Ratings7.276 Ratings
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings7.455 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings10.045 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings10.050 Ratings
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User Ratings
ClickUpMicrosoft Project
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(826 ratings)
8.2
(111 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.6
(43 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(183 ratings)
8.7
(9 ratings)
Availability
9.5
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(47 ratings)
8.2
(34 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.7
(9 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.9
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
5.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
5.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ClickUpMicrosoft Project
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Microsoft
Microsoft Project Online is suited to Turnkey Projects where more Collaboration is required in Project Progress monitoring, risk assessment and conveying, issue recording and tracking. It is less appropriate when ERP Suites other than MS Dynamics are used, i.e when Enterprises need to integrate Finance / Accounting with It and having straight project management workflow
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Pros
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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Microsoft
  • I love the Gantt Chart that Microsoft Project offers me, because it provides me with a view from various aspects, it provides me with exact details about the fulfillment of tasks over a period of time, it also allows me to make comparisons with the necessary data and the fulfilled data. by the employees, in order to know exactly if the project's expectations have been met.
  • I love the Gantt Chart that Microsoft Project offers me, because it provides me with a view from various aspects, it provides me with exact details about the fulfillment of tasks over a period of time, it also allows me to make comparisons with the necessary data and the fulfilled data by the employees, in order to know exactly if the project's expectations have been met.
  • The alert system for the fulfillment and delay of assignments is perfect. Microsoft Project allows me to configure the task system, I can assign the necessary tasks to fulfill the project, and the software alerts me immediately if the managers are fulfilling the assignments.
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Cons
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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Microsoft
  • Seems overly complicated for users sometimes in using Project and its functionalities
  • Hard to share files for those folks who do not have MS Project, and then have to print out for them
  • Can be confusing since it looks and feels like MS Excel
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Microsoft
I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
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Usability
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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Microsoft
Microsoft
Project is easy to operate because data could be inserted, changed and
deleted like you are in an Excel timesheet. Besides, it provides a great
level of automation beween his fields allowing few data changes. Also, its
funcionalities are well defined and grouped in upper menus, so you can find a
funcionality quickly
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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
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Performance
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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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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Microsoft
Microsoft in recent years has transformed itself and gives a positive feeling when one interacts with the company. The company is focusing on its customers and willing to go extra mile to make customers happy.The company continues to invest in its products and bringing new features from time to time. Overall it is a positive feeling to be associated with such an iconic company.
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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
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Implementation Rating
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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Microsoft
I wasn't part of it so I don't know
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Alternatives Considered
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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Microsoft
While many of the above tools are extremely well-versed, Microsoft Project's largest advantage comes from it being related to the largest business productivity company in the world. Project does have its sharing limitations - but regardless, offers one of the most robust tools in the market today. Microsoft Project is built with large-scale projects in mind but is more than up to the task for smaller projects as well. However, there are options available (especially cloud-based options) that may be more fitting for higher-level projects that do not require going into the weeds.
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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
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Return on Investment
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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Microsoft
  • Project saved me, as the project manager, countless hours of digging through tickets and schedules to plan everything out. It also saved me time in adjusting the project triangle as needed, since it does so much automatically.
  • It is costly, and since it requires extensive training to master, it's not just the high licensing cost that you need to take into account.
  • The reporting features - even just printing out Gantt charts - makes it far easier to communicate with stakeholders. That means less time for PMs doing all of this manually, and it means less follow-up questions and delays moving forward.
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