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Small-Business (78.7% of reviews)
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ClickUp
Star Rating
(10,339)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Star Rating
(42)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 Per Seat Per Month
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- Users report that ClickUp excels in task management with features like "Task Prioritization" and "Recurring Tasks," scoring 9.1 and 8.7 respectively, while Linear's task management features are rated slightly lower, indicating that ClickUp may be more suitable for teams that prioritize detailed task management.
- Reviewers mention that ClickUp's "Ease of Setup" is rated at 8.2, which is lower than Linear's 8.9, suggesting that users may find Linear easier to implement and start using effectively right away.
- G2 users highlight ClickUp's superior "Quality of Support" with a score of 8.9 compared to Linear's 8.2, indicating that ClickUp may provide more reliable customer service and support resources for users needing assistance.
- Users on G2 report that ClickUp's "Portfolio Management" features, particularly "Planning" at 9.0, are more robust than Linear's offerings, making it a better choice for teams that need to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Reviewers say that ClickUp's "Collaboration Tools" such as "Integrated Communications" and "Real-Time Communication" score 8.8 and 8.5 respectively, which are higher than Linear's corresponding features, suggesting that ClickUp may foster better team collaboration.
- Users report that while both products offer integrations, ClickUp's "Business Tool Integration" is rated at 8.6, which is on par with Linear, but ClickUp's broader range of features may provide a more comprehensive solution for teams looking to integrate various tools.
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
7,655
9.1
30
Ease of Use
8.5
7,818
8.9
31
Ease of Setup
8.2
4,795
9.0
18
Ease of Admin
8.6
4,450
8.2
10
Quality of Support
8.9
6,160
8.3
21
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
4,098
8.8
10
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
7,311
9.2
28
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Projects
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Resource Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
8.2
575
Not enough data
9.0
831
Not enough data
8.6
665
Not enough data
8.2
536
Not enough data
Project Management
8.4
855
Not enough data
8.9
936
Not enough data
8.4
612
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.4
582
Not enough data
8.4
610
Not enough data
8.5
654
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.2
592
Not enough data
8.4
694
Not enough data
8.2
741
Not enough data
7.7
467
Not enough data
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
7.4
124
Not enough data
8.0
124
Not enough data
8.4
128
Not enough data
8.2
133
Not enough data
8.4
122
Not enough data
8.2
134
Not enough data
7.8
117
Not enough data
8.1
120
Not enough data
8.1
131
Not enough data
8.5
126
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
149
Not enough data
8.3
132
Not enough data
8.2
158
Not enough data
Service Desk
8.4
159
Not enough data
8.2
163
Not enough data
8.8
186
Not enough data
Management
8.3
159
Not enough data
8.6
157
Not enough data
8.4
155
Not enough data
8.4
125
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
151
Not enough data
8.3
133
Not enough data
8.4
159
Not enough data
8.5
170
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
8.1
266
Not enough data
Execution
9.2
387
Not enough data
9.5
413
Not enough data
9.5
408
Not enough data
Roadmapping
8.6
338
Not enough data
8.8
363
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
261
Not enough data
9.0
291
Not enough data
8.9
280
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.1
124
Not enough data
8.1
128
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.1
259
Not enough data
9.2
276
Not enough data
8.7
248
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
22
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design Tools
7.8
413
Not enough data
8.2
474
Not enough data
8.3
482
Not enough data
8.5
524
Not enough data
8.7
551
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.3
308
Not enough data
9.1
473
Not enough data
Integrations
8.2
277
Not enough data
8.8
506
Not enough data
Software Offering
9.0
535
Not enough data
8.8
491
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Setup
8.7
1085
Not enough data
8.8
1137
Not enough data
8.5
1185
Not enough data
8.5
1343
Not enough data
Management
8.6
1190
Not enough data
8.3
798
Not enough data
8.2
1075
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
372
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
8.9
311
Not enough data
9.4
370
Not enough data
9.2
371
Not enough data
Visual Tools
8.5
354
Not enough data
8.8
321
Not enough data
8.4
296
Not enough data
Mind Map Availability
8.6
334
Not enough data
8.5
271
Not enough data
7.6
318
Not enough data
9.0
340
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mind Mapping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
8.5
512
8.3
21
8.4
478
7.7
22
8.6
523
8.9
24
Bug Monitoring
8.1
463
7.3
22
8.3
513
8.1
25
8.4
462
7.4
22
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task Tracking
8.9
32
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
9.3
32
Not enough data
Checklist Options
8.9
31
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
7.9
28
Not enough data
Software Availability
8.9
31
Not enough data
8.6
31
Not enough data
7.9
31
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
8.5
568
Not enough data
8.5
417
Not enough data
9.0
565
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
435
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
505
Not enough data
8.8
533
Not enough data
8.6
566
Not enough data
8.5
489
Not enough data
8.4
433
Not enough data
9.0
515
Not enough data
8.4
409
Not enough data
8.5
363
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.6
197
Not enough data
8.5
219
Not enough data
8.6
177
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management Tools
8.9
198
Not enough data
8.7
183
Not enough data
8.5
157
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
70
Not enough data
7.3
79
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Incident Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
8.6
302
Not enough data
8.7
303
Not enough data
8.1
267
Not enough data
8.4
313
Not enough data
Goal Creation
8.7
302
Not enough data
8.7
315
Not enough data
8.1
290
Not enough data
8.9
328
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
9.4
845
Not enough data
9.2
803
Not enough data
9.2
827
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
9.2
831
Not enough data
9.0
825
Not enough data
9.0
775
Not enough data
Planning
8.9
844
Not enough data
8.8
793
Not enough data
8.7
735
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.8
553
Not enough data
9.3
649
Not enough data
8.8
621
Not enough data
7.9
382
Not enough data
8.7
553
Not enough data
8.8
605
Not enough data
Content Planning
9.0
629
Not enough data
9.4
671
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
8.0
394
Not enough data
8.9
592
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Other Features
8.4
541
Not enough data
8.3
476
Not enough data
Login Options
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
Productivity
6.1
16
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
6.2
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
Customization
8.8
1089
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.8
163
Not enough data
8.6
162
Not enough data
8.9
198
Not enough data
8.8
134
Not enough data
Hardware
8.5
156
Not enough data
8.8
143
Not enough data
Security
8.7
199
Not enough data
9.0
150
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Visual Collaboration Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.2
2926
Not enough data
9.2
3088
Not enough data
8.9
2863
Not enough data
8.5
2183
Not enough data
Task Management
9.1
2961
Not enough data
9.2
3023
Not enough data
8.7
2619
Not enough data
8.8
2656
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
636
Not enough data
7.4
630
Not enough data
Automation
8.7
1849
Not enough data
8.8
2050
Not enough data
8.3
1462
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
1848
Not enough data
8.6
1567
Not enough data
9.2
1937
Not enough data
Project management
9.2
2206
Not enough data
8.7
1916
Not enough data
9.1
2040
Not enough data
9.0
2046
Not enough data
8.9
1890
Not enough data
8.3
1211
Not enough data
8.4
1914
Not enough data
Workload
8.5
1429
Not enough data
9.0
1975
Not enough data
8.7
1796
Not enough data
8.4
1443
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.3
1509
Not enough data
8.2
1739
Not enough data
9.0
1866
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.0
1090
Not enough data
8.2
1277
Not enough data
7.9
1030
Not enough data
Integration
8.1
1029
Not enough data
8.2
1084
Not enough data
8.0
1044
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
392
Not enough data
7.4
401
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
7.5
918
Not enough data
8.2
962
Not enough data
7.8
800
Not enough data
8.2
882
Not enough data
7.9
783
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.6
1121
Not enough data
8.7
1184
Not enough data
8.4
1191
Not enough data
7.9
791
Not enough data
Controls
8.7
1138
Not enough data
8.1
582
Not enough data
8.6
1115
Not enough data
8.3
1138
Not enough data
8.1
914
Not enough data
Project Management
9.4
1287
Not enough data
9.1
1226
Not enough data
9.0
1146
Not enough data
8.3
1043
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
8.7
930
Not enough data
8.8
1023
Not enough data
8.6
1027
Not enough data
7.5
728
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
343
Not enough data
7.4
334
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responses
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
Platform
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.8
7
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
Design
8.6
469
Not enough data
8.6
583
Not enough data
8.3
499
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.9
552
Not enough data
8.5
535
Not enough data
File Types
8.3
504
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
363
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
8.5
475
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
570
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
8.5
571
Not enough data
8.5
403
Not enough data
8.6
502
Not enough data
Operating System
8.9
441
Not enough data
8.8
460
Not enough data
7.7
278
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
202
Not enough data
7.5
200
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
8.9
345
Not enough data
8.1
242
Not enough data
7.7
198
Not enough data
8.5
293
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
8.5
275
Not enough data
7.1
193
Not enough data
8.6
331
Not enough data
7.5
149
Not enough data
8.2
195
Not enough data
Meeting Prep - AI Meeting Assistants
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Meeting Automation - AI Meeting Assistants
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
Meeting Insights - AI Meeting Assistants
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Accessibility - AI Meeting Assistants
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
9.5
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
Collaboration - Markup Software
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
Security - Markup Software
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Management and Discovery - IT Documentation
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Operations - IT Documentation
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Event Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Intranet
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
8.0
851
Not enough data
7.8
738
Not enough data
8.1
743
Not enough data
Planning
8.6
996
Not enough data
8.9
1098
Not enough data
8.9
1037
Not enough data
8.8
1089
Not enough data
8.0
692
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.5
1036
Not enough data
8.8
1137
Not enough data
7.8
687
Not enough data
8.1
684
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
8.2
1026
Not enough data
8.8
1397
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
7.2
687
Not enough data
6.8
613
Not enough data
7.5
731
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
8.7
1234
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
1020
Not enough data
8.9
1214
Not enough data
8.8
1187
Not enough data
8.4
723
Not enough data
8.8
1327
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
1066
Not enough data
8.0
917
Not enough data
8.0
728
Not enough data
8.2
1219
Not enough data
7.6
888
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ClickUp and Linear are categorized as Work Management, Product Management, Task Management, and Bug Tracking
Unique Categories
ClickUp is categorized as IT Documentation, Markup Software, AI Meeting Assistants, AI Agents For Business Operations, Project Collaboration, Visual Collaboration Platforms, Unified Workspaces, Marketing Calendar, Business Instant Messaging, Kanban Project Management, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), Standard Operating Procedures, Knowledge Base, Mind Mapping, Workflow Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Strategy and Innovation Roadmapping Tools, IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools, Project and Portfolio Management, Online Form Builder, Employee Intranet, Incident Management, Note-Taking Software, Event Planning, Time Tracking, and Document Creation
Linear is categorized as Project Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ClickUp
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Linear
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
16.8%
Computer Software
10.8%
Information Technology and Services
10.1%
Management Consulting
3.7%
Design
2.6%
Other
55.9%
Computer Software
48.8%
Information Technology and Services
9.8%
Real Estate
4.9%
Human Resources
4.9%
Education Management
4.9%
Other
26.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
ClickUp
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Greg D.
Verified User in Religious Institutions
It's super easy to use, customizable, modern, and user-friendly. One of the greatest thing Clickup has going for them... is that you can fully test drive this before you subscribe... for as long as you need. ClickUp has helped our church plan and organize...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Joshua W.
Verified User in Media Production
This software has amazing features and is very customizable for any sort of workflow; HOWEVER, since adding on more and more features, it has gotten to be so buggy to the point where it is essentially unusable at times. You add a task, and it doesn't show...
Linear
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Daniel C.
Verified User in Computer Software
Super easy to use, intuitive UX. The design is very clean. And it's fast
Most Helpful Critical Review
Greg D.
Verified User in Religious Institutions
It's super easy to use, customizable, modern, and user-friendly. One of the greatest thing Clickup has going for them... is that you can fully test drive this before you subscribe... for as long as you need. ClickUp has helped our church plan and organize...
Daniel C.
Verified User in Computer Software
Super easy to use, intuitive UX. The design is very clean. And it's fast
Joshua W.
Verified User in Media Production
This software has amazing features and is very customizable for any sort of workflow; HOWEVER, since adding on more and more features, it has gotten to be so buggy to the point where it is essentially unusable at times. You add a task, and it doesn't show...
Discussions
Who uses ClickUp?
13 comments
PJ
All the companies that manage the projects are mainly the IT, Strategy, and Consulting related organizations.Read more
Is ClickUp really free?
10 comments
G2
well yes it is free with basic features. like you can create multiple workplaces but while using free version you can create maximum 5 space per workplaceRead more
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