ClickUp vs. Microsoft To Do

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 To Do
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft To Do replaces the former Wunderlist task management tool.N/A
Pricing
ClickUpMicrosoft To Do
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 To Do
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 To Do
Considered Both Products
ClickUp
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp has a much more customizable product and they put out new features/fixes more rapidly than any of their competitors. Their API is well documented and supports many features and their support team is top-notch for thinking outside the box to find creative solutions when …
Chose ClickUp
After testing lots of project/task management and productivity apps, I think ClickUp provides the best combination of functions found in other apps on the market, and has lots of useful integrations with other services.
Chose ClickUp
No app provided Gantt and customizable indicators for tasks allowing for the generation of templates.
Chose ClickUp
We chose ClickUp over the above for two reasons. The first is that ClickUp could do so much more for a lot cheaper. The other is that ClickUp has pretty much the same functionality. Even if it takes a bit longer to set up the fact that ClickUp can pretty much do anything has …
Chose ClickUp
I spent a LONG time researching and evaluating different apps and online for organizing my personal and professional tasks and to-do's. I was delighted when I finally found ClickUp! I found that ClickUp is far more beautifully and usefully designed than other products, and it …
Chose ClickUp
Especially, the integration, lists, subtasks, and time tracking are way above par and led me to exclusively use ClickUp for all my task management and project progress management.
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp is a great mix between Todoist / Microsoft Todo, Asana, Notion, XMind and a bit of Google Docs kind of software.
If you want an all-in-one that could replace most of your project management / todolist / notes app, it would be the software that I would choose.
Chose ClickUp
None are as comprehensive in their layout. ClickUp is the best for managing many clients, projects and team members. The others are effective but rather simple and ClickUp integrates with other tools organisations use such as google drive giving it an extra edge. This kind of …
Microsoft To Do
Chose Microsoft To Do
Microsoft To-Do simply put just does to-do lists very well. I don't want the visual components of software like Trello or ClickUp, and I had used Asana in previous roles and just found it to have too much going on. I also didn't like the notification system of Asana, constantly …
Chose Microsoft To Do
I prefer Microsoft To Do because of it's amazing app. It seamlessly integrates with mobile so if you're on the go or need to set a reminder, you can very easily take care of it.
Chose Microsoft To Do
Wunderlist integrates more smoothly on both Mac and iPhone—the setup is so similar on both it makes it far more efficient to work with.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
ClickUpMicrosoft To Do
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
ClickUp
8.2
561 Ratings
9% above category average
Microsoft To Do
7.7
73 Ratings
2% above category average
Task Management9.3561 Ratings9.673 Ratings
Resource Management7.9427 Ratings9.239 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.1389 Ratings4.58 Ratings
Scheduling8.2456 Ratings9.755 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.8423 Ratings6.433 Ratings
Team Collaboration9.1532 Ratings7.867 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.8361 Ratings5.117 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology8.2297 Ratings6.316 Ratings
Document Management7.6471 Ratings6.937 Ratings
Email integration7.6369 Ratings8.939 Ratings
Mobile Access7.7441 Ratings9.769 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking7.6365 Ratings6.613 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings9.06 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 To Do
6.5
7 Ratings
13% below category average
Project & financial reporting7.3266 Ratings7.96 Ratings
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
ClickUpMicrosoft To Do
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(561 ratings)
8.8
(73 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(23 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(22 ratings)
7.7
(8 ratings)
Availability
8.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.9
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
5.4
(42 ratings)
7.6
(30 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(3 ratings)
10.0
(3 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 To Do
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
It's such a simple and effective tool! If you need an app to safely store your To-do's and make sure you stay on top of things, this is it. You can divide tasks lists into folders (like "home" and "business"), share the lists with co-workers, set notifications, even mark items as a priority. It's great for smaller, day-to-day tasks but if you need something to manage a bigger project or a team, you should look into more robust project management tools. Although this is a great app, it cannot replace tools like TeamWork, Basecamp etc. But they work great together
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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
  • Wunderlist is what you need for your to do lists. It's really simple to use.
  • Allows you to set due date to your lists, share them with your team and/or create a folder to divide and organize all your list set
  • Also, Wunderlist is compatible with all platform and devices. So you can always be updated on your list or work on them from wherever you are and with all the devices you have.
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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
  • Viewing more than one task at a time.
  • Email forwarding tasks - sometimes can be buggy and not always smooth.
  • Option to show more detail on a task without clicking task - example: being able to see attachment without clicking on task to view.
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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 working, and doing precisely what we selected it for. The only hesitation is if Microsoft suddenly drops the platform.
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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
The actual user interface and the way to navigate around the app is very intuitive and easy to learn/use which would make me give it a high ranking, but the syncing issues drop down my rating because there are times where you add an item to the list and then it just disappears. Then when you add it again the sync will happen and now you have duplicates. The other negative with the usability is adding extra information to an item, such as files or comments or assignments. You can do it but it's difficult to tell which items have this information from the main screen. You have to click on them individually.
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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
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
I have not had an issue where I needed to reach out to Wunderlist, but I know their contact and online chat is easy to access and feel confident that they would be helpful. My only worry is Wunderlist is becoming Microsoft to-do in May 2020, and I believe the app will become worse after that.
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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
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
Wunderlist giving 100% work satisfaction for me and my organization
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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
Wunderlist is the cleanest of all these products, and also the most functional. It performs exactly like you would expect a to-do app to work, and you can make it as simple or as complex as you want. Trello boards were too much for my employees to comprehend and they could never get the hang of it. Microsoft TO-DO is just a stripped down remake of Wunderlist and will be a while before it catches up (if it ever does). Todoist is the most similar to me, and it was mostly an aesthetic choice that made me choose Wunderlist.
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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
  • Productivity Increase - Knowing exactly what I need to do and when makes sure that I am on the right track, working on the right project and task at the right time, and not missing anything (or wasting my time on tasks that don't move the needle).
  • I'm delivering and following through on projects (big and small) without worrying about if I'm missing anything. This has helped specifically in product releases. One task I used to be late on every year was holiday greeting card releases in May. No one is ever ready to design holiday cards in April, so I wasn't even thinking about it. However, retail shops are buying their holiday products in the summer. I would always remember September as the weather started to change, which would lead me to miss out on the bulk of retail shop sales. With Microsoft To-Do, I mapped out the entire project, starting with designing 3 Hanukkah cards, to 3 Christmas cards, to printing them, photographing them, listing them, and marketing them. All with deadlines attached. Every detail was planned out in a doable way. For two years in a row, I did not miss out on this release and my sales have increased 300% year-over-year in part because of my release planning in Microsoft To-Do.
  • Do you know those tasks that pop up in meetings that you write down somewhere and then sometimes just completely forget? No? Just me? Either way, I used to have them scattered in notepads, sticky notes, and notebooks, and a lot would be lost in the wind. With Microsoft To-Do, I take all of those to-dos gathered during the day and add them to my to-do list with a deadline at the end of my work day. Now, I never miss anything.
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ScreenShots

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