ClickUp vs. SmartSuite

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
SmartSuite
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
SmartSuite provides a collaborative Work Management platform that enables teams to plan, track and manage workflows - whether it be a project, an ongoing process or routine everyday tasks. SmartSuite helps coordinate people and work across all levels of an organization to ensure that team members have the information they need to accomplish the work that matters most. Team members can create a workflow, or choose from over 200 templates that can be tailored to their exact needs.
$10
per month per user
Pricing
ClickUpSmartSuite
Editions & Modules
Unlimited
$10
per month per user
Business
$19
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ClickUpSmartSuite
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.
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Community Pulse
ClickUpSmartSuite
Considered Both Products
ClickUp
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp suited my task and project management needs more than Notion. SmartSuite is a recent addition because it handles relational databases much better and has a nicer interface for my team to onboard with. I have used Airtable for relational databases and have migrated that …
SmartSuite

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Features
ClickUpSmartSuite
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
ClickUp
8.3
820 Ratings
8% above category average
SmartSuite
9.1
18 Ratings
17% above category average
Task Management9.4834 Ratings9.218 Ratings
Resource Management8.5671 Ratings9.117 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.1613 Ratings9.114 Ratings
Scheduling8.7698 Ratings9.016 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.2670 Ratings9.117 Ratings
Team Collaboration9.3798 Ratings9.218 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.7567 Ratings9.118 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology8.4481 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management8.0725 Ratings9.117 Ratings
Email integration7.6590 Ratings9.117 Ratings
Mobile Access7.1678 Ratings9.017 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking8.0566 Ratings9.214 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings9.215 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
ClickUp
7.6
426 Ratings
1% below category average
SmartSuite
9.2
15 Ratings
18% above category average
Project & financial reporting7.6434 Ratings9.114 Ratings
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings9.214 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings9.29 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
ClickUpSmartSuite
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(834 ratings)
9.2
(18 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.7
(43 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(191 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.5
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(47 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.8
(9 ratings)
9.1
(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
ClickUpSmartSuite
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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SmartSuite
It is best suited to be a google alternative for a google drive due to its multiple functions. Can add action items, upload multiple types of files and assign people responsibilities and tasks. It combines resource platform abilities with project management functionality in order to unite all your needs in one area.
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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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SmartSuite
  • SmartSuite is a good collaboration tool
  • The capabilities of the platform are immense
  • The customization features allow users to set up the report type and view it exactly as they want
  • The choice of the fields to be used in the records and reports is really wide
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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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SmartSuite
  • A little better home screen, which is already in the works!
  • Better experience in the my work panel, which is also in the works already!
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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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SmartSuite
I have a great expereance
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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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SmartSuite
The product is usability friendly, easy to use, flexible and has all functions I need for my purposes
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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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SmartSuite
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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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SmartSuite
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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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SmartSuite
They have a great tutorial and a lot of hits during the work process
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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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SmartSuite
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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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SmartSuite
That's easy. Just try
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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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SmartSuite
For our team, SmartSuite contains all features that we need. Before we use Asana, Trello and tried to use Airtable. But all of these management systems did not satisfy us. Then we started using SmartSuite, got to know all the possibilities and decided to switch to it
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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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SmartSuite
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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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SmartSuite
  • We have to spend less time on checking where the project is at
  • We can have less PM's in the business
  • Our clients are happier thus leading to more business
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