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Motion vs ClickUp vs Taskade

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

Taskade

Free plan · from $10/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 workspaceAI workspace for building apps, agents and automations from prompts
Free planNo60 MB storage, unlimited tasks, unlimited free plan members, 1 form; AI limited to trial access.2 users, 6,000 one-time AI credits (not renewed monthly), up to 3 apps, 1 AI agent, 3 AI automations, 1 workspace, 250 MB AI knowledge base.
Cheapest paid plan$19/seat/mo billed annually (Pro AI (Teams))Motion pricing$7/user/mo billed annually (Unlimited)ClickUp pricing$10/mo billed annually (Pro)Taskade pricing
What it covers7,500 AI credits per seat a month.AI is a separate add-on: Brain AI from $9 per user/month.50,000 AI credits per month; extra credits are sold in $5 packs.
Free trialFree trial (length not stated by Motion); sign-up asks for card detailsNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome extensionWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot stated100+ integrations
Open sourceNoNoNo
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
  • Building a simple internal tool or client portal without code
  • Setting up an AI agent that answers questions from team documents
  • Automating repetitive workflows across connected apps
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
  • Free plan credits are a one-time 6,000, not a monthly allowance
  • Pro includes up to 10 users; unlimited users start on Business
  • Custom domains and SAML SSO require Business or above
Made byMotionClickUpTaskade

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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