ClickUp alternatives

ClickUp prices Unlimited at $10 per user a month and Business at $19, or $7 and $12 billed annually, verified September 2026. Agencies replacing it compare Monday.com, Productive.io, Float, Runn and Bitrix24. For client projects and the staff record in one database, PeopleMuster is the strongest alternative at $3 per person, every module included.

Why people leave

Business is a big step up. Unlimited is $10 a user on monthly billing and Business is $19. On annual billing the step is $7 to $12, and either way it applies to every seat on the team.
A work tool doesn't know who's off. ClickUp is horizontal work management. Leave, attendance and the staff directory still live in an HR system, and someone keeps the two in step by hand.
Agencies want utilisation beside their tasks. Hours by person and project, against the capacity each person had that week, is the number an agency owner asks for on Monday.

The real options

Six products were compared on 24 September 2026 for an agency of 10 to 50 people. Each was scored on its published per-user price, the jump to the next tier, any seat minimum, and whether leave and attendance sit on the same record as project hours and capacity. Evaluated from ClickUp's own documentation and pricing, September 2026; every other figure came from that vendor's own pricing page. Disclosure: PeopleMuster is our product.

PeopleMuster

$3 per person a month. Every module included, no tiers, from the first person.

Who it suits: Agencies and software houses that want projects, hours, capacity and HR on one record.
Where it wins: Client projects with health scores and milestones, per-project Kanban boards, daily timesheets with approvals, and utilisation by person and project. Leave and holidays are already in the capacity grid.

Monday.com

Free for up to 2 seats. Basic $9, Standard $12 and Pro $19 per seat a month; Enterprise custom. 18% off annual. Verified September 2026.

Who it suits: Teams that want boards and workflows for any kind of work, priced per seat.
Where it wins: Three published paid tiers and a free plan for two people.
Where it falls short: Pro is $19 a seat against Basic's $9, and Enterprise is by quote.

Productive.io

Essential $10 and Professional $25 per user a month billed yearly ($12 and $29 monthly); Ultimate custom. 3-seat minimum, 14-day trial. Verified 24 September 2026.

Who it suits: Agencies and consultancies that want a PSA built for client work.
Where it wins: Built for agencies, with time off and capacity inside the product.
Where it falls short: The employee record lives in BambooHR, Personio or Rippling, which Productive connects out to.

Float

Starter $7 and Pro $12 per scheduled person a month; Enterprise custom; guests free. Verified September 2026.

Who it suits: Studios that need a clear view of who's booked on what.
Where it wins: A focused scheduling grid with time off in it.
Where it falls short: Resource scheduling is the whole product, so projects and HR sit in other tools.

Runn

Lite $7 and Standard $11 per resource seat a month billed annually ($9 and $13 monthly); Advanced custom. 20-seat minimum, 30-day trial. Verified 24 September 2026.

Who it suits: Delivery teams of 20 or more planning capacity months ahead.
Where it wins: Resource planning with two published tiers and a 30-day trial.
Where it falls short: The 20-seat minimum means a team of twelve pays for twenty.

Bitrix24

Flat per organisation: Basic $49 a month annual ($69 monthly) for 5 users, Standard $99 ($144) for 50, Professional $199 ($289) for 100. 15-day trial. Verified 24 September 2026.

Who it suits: Small companies that like one flat fee for a band of users.
Where it wins: A flat price that covers a whole band of users.
Where it falls short: At the sixth user the plan moves from $49 to $99.

Questions people ask

How much does ClickUp cost in 2026?

ClickUp has a free plan. Unlimited is $10 per user a month billed monthly or $7 billed annually, and Business is $19 monthly or $12 annually. Enterprise is priced per customer. Read from ClickUp's pricing page in September 2026.

How do I move from ClickUp to PeopleMuster?

We load your people, leave types and projects with you during setup. You can also bring people, leave balances and projects in yourself through the CSV importer. Boards are set up per project, so each client project gets its own board from day one, inside your 14 free days.

Can PeopleMuster run our client projects the way ClickUp does?

Yes, for agency delivery. Each client project has its own Kanban board with tags, milestones, and health, setup and task scores. Hours logged against it feed utilisation, and personal and shared todo lists sit beside the boards. All of that shares a record with leave and attendance.