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Motion vs ClickUp

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 16 October 2026.

Compared on
Motion

Free trial · from $19/seat/mo

ClickUp

Free plan · from $7/user/mo

What it isAI calendar, task and project manager that plans work into the calendarWork management app combining tasks, docs, chat and AI in one workspace
Free planNo60 MB storage, unlimited tasks, unlimited free plan members, 1 form; AI limited to trial access.
Cheapest paid plan$19/seat/mo billed annually (Pro AI (Teams))Motion pricing$7/user/mo billed annually (Unlimited)ClickUp pricing
What it covers7,500 AI credits per seat a month.AI is a separate add-on: Brain AI from $9 per user/month.
Free trialFree trial (length not stated by Motion); sign-up asks for card detailsNone stated
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot stated
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Planning a week of client work automatically around meetings
  • Tracking team projects with capacity planning and Gantt charts
  • Recording and summarising meetings
  • Running client projects with tasks, deadlines and Gantt timelines
  • Keeping team docs, chat and task lists in one place
  • Automating routine status changes and assignments
Watch out for
  • No free plan; only a free trial, and sign-up asks for card details
  • AI use is metered by credits (7,500 per seat a month on Pro AI, 15,000 on Business AI), which do not carry over
  • Gantt charts, time tracking and team capacity planning require Business AI
  • Free Forever is capped at 60 MB of storage and 1 form
  • AI beyond a trial needs a paid add-on ($9 or $28 per user/month) on top of the workspace plan
  • SAML SSO, SCIM and audit logs are limited to Enterprise
Made byMotionClickUp

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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