ClickUp vs. Zoho Projects

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
Zoho Projects
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Project is online project management and planning software that provides project teams with a web-based collaborative environment. Zoho Projects can also include a bug tracking module specifically design to support software development project. It is integrated with other Zoho products including Zoho CRM.
$4
per user/per month if billed annually
Pricing
ClickUpZoho Projects
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
Contact Sales
Premium
$4
per user/per month if billed annually
Enterprise
$9
per user/per month if billed annually
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ClickUpZoho Projects
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
ClickUpZoho Projects
Considered Both Products
ClickUp
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp is advanced enough to support power users and project management professionals, while flexible enough to allow users with fewer requirements to get the job done in the same tool, and the same space.
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp is a comprehensive platform but Zoho misses a lot of necessary tools. ClickUp has inbuilt tools required for fruitful collaborations and project management but Zoho requires a lot of integrations to match with what Zoho offers. ClickUp can have unlimited collaborators …
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp's hierarchy is a big selling point, but they truly are as close to an all-in-one productivity platform as you can find!
Chose ClickUp
ClickUp is more customizable than any of these other apps that I have worked with. Asana is great, but it has some serious limitations if you are working with a team, including assigning multiple people to a task. The pricing is also much better than the other options.
Chose ClickUp
Though I have plenty of ideas about how ClickUp could continue to improve, it's still the best platform I've ever used. Podio was one of my other favorites but its advanced features were off on a totally different platform so you'd have to leave Podio to go to Globiflow - it …
Zoho Projects
Chose Zoho Projects
I won't say that Zoho Projects is the best in comparison to its competitors, however, it does exactly what we need it to do and we are saving on the monthly fees we are paying for its competitors. The pros outweigh the cons. I would say that it's also not the fastest in terms …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
ClickUpZoho Projects
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
ClickUp
8.0
622 Ratings
5% above category average
Zoho Projects
6.6
20 Ratings
14% below category average
Task Management9.0622 Ratings7.520 Ratings
Resource Management7.9479 Ratings7.019 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.8438 Ratings6.517 Ratings
Scheduling7.8507 Ratings5.518 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.7476 Ratings6.014 Ratings
Team Collaboration8.8592 Ratings7.520 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.5406 Ratings6.35 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology8.3333 Ratings8.011 Ratings
Document Management7.8524 Ratings6.016 Ratings
Email integration7.7422 Ratings6.016 Ratings
Mobile Access6.9492 Ratings5.018 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking7.5407 Ratings7.519 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
ClickUp
7.6
300 Ratings
1% above category average
Zoho Projects
5.0
13 Ratings
40% below category average
Project & financial reporting7.6300 Ratings6.55 Ratings
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings5.012 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings3.013 Ratings
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User Ratings
ClickUpZoho Projects
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(622 ratings)
6.5
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.4
(31 ratings)
9.9
(3 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(29 ratings)
5.6
(4 ratings)
Availability
9.5
(6 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
7.9
(5 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(46 ratings)
7.4
(9 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.9
(7 ratings)
8.0
(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
9.0
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
5.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
5.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ClickUpZoho Projects
Likelihood to Recommend
ClickUp
ClickUp is well-suited for small organizations looking to grow and scale with their software. It's a robust, all-in-one program. Its multiple view options allow teams and individuals to utilize whichever type of view (boards, lists, tables, calendar, Gantt) works best for the information it holds. Because of all the options available, ClickUp may be overwhelming for a solo entrepreneur. Even with pre-made templates, setting up spaces to promote the most effective productivity may be daunting.
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Zoho
My work involves projects of 5-15 people with numerous projects running simultaneously. Prior to Zoho, I did not have a central location from which to view all project statuses at once. Zoho looks to provide this and also looks like it will deliver. I am anxious to see how our organization's use of it develops. At this time, I feel I am likely to recommend Zoho Projects because my organization has made great software decisions in the past so I have a level of trust already that the research has been done that Zoho is the best solution for our line of work.
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Pros
ClickUp
  • Browser notifications whenever a status change or update is made
  • Intuitively consolidating the status of projects, while making it easy to expand to see detail when needed
  • Automatically creating project timelines so you can tell if you will have availability for new projects
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Zoho
  • We use it to manage our sales orders as there are lots of moving parts which are necessary to get client orders done properly.
  • I use it anytime I have a new idea I want to put into motion. As I can create a list for brainstorming, feedback, specific actions necessary in order to test and or implement the idea.
  • Unrelated to business, it's a great way to plan travel in order to make sure you don't forget those important things like passport, flight arrangement, client meeting confirmation, and meeting prep as far as what specific documents or things do you need to bring with you.
  • And since everyone is on the go and expected to keep up with work, the mobile/tablet app makes it a breeze to keep up, work on, and create new projects.
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Cons
ClickUp
  • UI: A lot of our clients find it overly confusing to use
  • Resource planning: It's very difficult to resource plan within the app without mapping 100s of dependancies for when something goes over estimate or the timeline moves
  • Separate client facing and internal comments. We have to maintain two boards for each client due to this
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Zoho
  • There is no ability to add custom fields in the "Bugs" module - for example, if we want to add fields such as Version Number.
  • Reporting is not integrated - its a fairly expensive add-on.
  • There is no easy way to track actual and completed dates for tasks - so historical variance analysis is not easy.
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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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Zoho
I've reviewed about 8 other project management solutions and Zoho Projects is the best I've seen without being overly complicated. Zoho Projects keeps getting better! Recent new enhancements makes it even easier to navigate. There are new keyboard shortcuts that cut my time way down. The tools are very easy to use.
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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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Zoho
Zoho Projects is an easy project management tool to use. It provides all the functionality that we required for handling projects. We can easily create personal forms for projects and tasks, allowing us to add and report on our own desire. Apart from this we can create and edit documents in real time which saves our time. This allows us to share text docs, presentations, tables with the whole team and we can work on them together
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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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Zoho
Has not been down to my knowledge.
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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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Zoho
Speed meets my expectations.
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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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Zoho
Although it might lack intuitiveness, once you get a hang of how Zoho Projects works, you can do a LOT. The impact good project management has on profitability is huge, and it has helped not only improve communication and coordination when working on a project, but more importantly have adequate tracking of time, due dates and potential bottle necks
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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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
ClickUp
The subscription price offers a very complete package compared to other similar products, so in terms of value for money, it is, in my opinion, the best deal. Even the free version is very complete, allowing you to get an excellent idea of ​​how it would impact a person's workflow before investing in it.
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Zoho
Zoho Projects provides a more limited set of functionality and customization options than other task/bug trackers on the market, but what it lacks in functionality it makes up for in ease of use. It probably has 80-90% of the features of its competitors but takes about a third of the time to get up and running and realizing value.
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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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
ClickUp
  • This made collaboration possible, which we never had before. Linking the metrics between departments to the overall goals was a new one for us and made a big difference to how we approach work
  • Our deadline adherence improved to 80% from around 35%
  • Our future planning became more accurate as we could forecast, mitigate and navigate around blockers
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Zoho
  • We needed a system to organize our growing business, so anything was better than what we had, which was nothing.
  • Recording time spend is a huge reason for using project software. It has made me aware of the tasks that are taking too long and where we are not being profitable as a company.
  • It has kept our team accountable for what needs to get completed and when projects are not in motion or completed timely. It's helpful to know in order to get billing out faster.
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ScreenShots

ClickUp Screenshots

Screenshot of List ViewScreenshot of Box ViewScreenshot of Board ViewScreenshot of Calendar View

Zoho Projects Screenshots

Screenshot of Task Automation with Blueprint - Map out your entire workflow with no code as flowcharts. Automate your tasks and notifications and set approval criteria with blueprint.Screenshot of Intuitive Gantt Charts - Say what, say who, say when. And done. Zoho Projects' Gantt chart comes feature loaded with advanced operations such as Critical path and Baseline.Screenshot of Inbuilt Issue Tracker - You can log, organize, track, and fix any problems. Features such as status and workflow, can be customized to suit the exact needs of your project.Screenshot of Drag, Drop and Done - A view of your tasks as cards placed along columns. Helps you identify bottlenecks and reorganize quickly using drag and drop.Screenshot of A quick pulse of all your work - The Portfolio dashboard, is a compact overview of all the work that's been happening across projects with widgets that address the project level timeline, status, ownership, budget health, and clients.Screenshot of Looks that matter - A refreshing UI that supports multiple themes, including an eye-catching dark mode.