ClickUp vs monday.com free plan (2026)

ClickUp Free vs monday.com Free compared: seats, storage, boards and starting paid price, from each vendor's pricing page. 2 tools. Full search & filters.

ClickUpmonday.com
Free plan limitsUnlimited members & tasks; 5 Spaces; 60 MB storage; Gantt/Workload on trial usesUp to 2 seats; up to 3 boards; up to 3 docs; 500 MB storage; 8 column types
Starting paid price$7/user/mo (annual)$9/user/mo (annual)
Notable limitsFree: 60 MB storage, 5 Spaces; paid features on Free use cumulative trial 'uses'.Free capped at 2 seats. Paid minimum 3 seats. Automations: Standard 250/mo, Pro 25,000/mo.
Pricing notesUnlimited $7/user/mo annual or $10 monthly; Business $12 annual or $19 monthly; Enterprise custom. AI add-ons (Brain/Everything) priced separately.Paid plans start at 3 seats, then multiples of 5 (bucket pricing). Annual list: Basic $9, Standard $12, Pro $19 per seat/month. Monthly billing available (~18% more than annual; exact monthly list not stated as a fixed number on the pricing page). Enterprise custom. Portfolio & resource management on Enterprise.

Short version: ClickUp Free allows unlimited members but only 60 MB storage; monday.com Free is capped at 2 seats, and its paid plans require at least 3 seats. For a team of 3+ on a zero budget, ClickUp Free is the only one of the two that fits; for 1-2 people, monday.com Free gives more storage (500 MB). Prices from each vendor's pricing page, checked 2026-10-16. Full details: ClickUp · monday.com.

monday.com

Work management

Free plan From $9/user/mo (annual)

Up to 2 seats; up to 3 boards; up to 3 docs; 500 MB storage; 8 column types

ClickUp

Work management

Free plan From $7/user/mo (annual)

Unlimited members & tasks; 5 Spaces; 60 MB storage; Gantt/Workload on trial uses

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