ClickUp raised its Brain AI add-on from $5 to $7 per user a month

PricingSaaS records the Brain AI add-on rising 40% from $5 to $7 per user per month. It is an add-on, so the base-plan ref point is unchanged, and the date is uncertain: PricingSaaS logs it on 2026-01-11 but labels the diff 2024Q3. PricingSaaS records it in its 2024 Q3 diff.

What changed

  • Price increase, Aug 2024
  • Before: $5 per user/month (Brain AI add-on)
  • After: $7 per user/month (Brain AI add-on)

Cheaper alternatives to ClickUp

At a 10-person team, ClickUp costs $120/mo. 3 project management tools cost less:

  • Jira: free (Free (10 users); Standard for solo and 25 users), covers 91% of ClickUp; missing or partial: Docs alongside work (partly), Workload & capacity planning (partly), Built-in team chat
  • Trello: $60/mo (Standard), covers 78% of ClickUp; missing or partial: Docs alongside work (partly), Gantt and dependencies (partly), Agile sprints and backlogs (partly), Portfolios and reporting (partly), Client and guest access (partly)
  • Linear: $100/mo (Basic), covers 60% of ClickUp; missing or partial: List, board & calendar views (partly), Docs alongside work (partly), Gantt and dependencies (partly), Custom fields and workflows (partly), No-code automations (partly)

ClickUp alternatives: 3 cheaper project management tools compared, at every size.

Sources

Every price and change for ClickUp: ClickUp.