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NoaBox vs ClickUp
Focused vs Everything

ClickUp aims to replace all your software, with a huge feature set and a low entry price. NoaBox does less on purpose: a backlog, sprints, docs and an AI teammate for software teams, at one flat price with AI included.

Choose NoaBox if

  • You want a focused tool for software work rather than an everything-app to configure
  • You want AI included in the plan; ClickUp sells Brain AI as a per-user add-on
  • You want one flat price that doesn't grow with every hire
  • You want a free plan with 1 GB of storage and roles (ClickUp Free has 60 MB, and guests get full access)

CChoose ClickUp if

  • You want one tool for many departments: tasks, docs, chat, whiteboards, goals and dashboards
  • You need Gantt charts, automations, custom fields and a dozen views
  • You rely on a large integration catalog, GitLab or Bitbucket
  • You need apps for iOS, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux
At a glance

NoaBox And ClickUp
Side By Side

NoaBox compared with ClickUp, checked October 9, 2026
FeatureNoaBoxClickUp
Pricing modelFlat monthly price per workspace: Free up to 10 members, $19 up to 20, $49 up to 50Per user per month; upgrades apply to every member of the Workspace
Free planUp to 10 members, 1 project, 10 AI credits a month, 1 GBUnlimited members, 60 MB storage, 5 Spaces; dashboards and sprint points on trial only
Entry paid planStarter: $19 a month for up to 20 membersUnlimited: $10 per user a month, or $7 billed yearly
SprintsBuilt in on every plan: a backlog and sprints with a goal and dates (labelled groups in the app)Sprint management on every plan; sprint points and reporting from Business
AINoa on every plan: drafts tickets from a spec for you to confirm, answers questions about your workBrain AI add-on: $14 per user a month, or $9 billed yearly; trial on Free
DocsPages and a file drive in every project; password-protected pages on ProDocs and wikis included
AutomationsNot available100 executions a month on Free, 1,000 on Unlimited, 5,000 on Business
GitHubCommits that mention a work-item key link themselves (Starter and up); no pull-request trackingCommits, branches and pull requests on tasks; status changes from commit names
SSONot available; sign-in by email code or GoogleGoogle SSO on Business; SAML and SCIM on Enterprise
AppsWeb appWeb, desktop (Mac, Windows, Linux), iOS and Android

ClickUp details checked on October 9, 2026 from their own site. See the sources below, and their current pricing.

Cost

What Your Team Would Pay
Each Month

ClickUp Business is its first plan with sprint points and reporting, shown billed monthly. Brain AI adds $14 per user a month ($9 billed yearly). ClickUp is rolling out new plans to some workspaces, so your price may differ; check its pricing page.

10 people

NoaBox$19

Starter (or Free, with one project)

ClickUp$190

$120 billed yearly; AI extra

30 people

NoaBox$49

Pro

ClickUp$570

$360 billed yearly; AI extra

50 people

NoaBox$49

Pro

ClickUp$950

$600 billed yearly; AI extra

Honestly

Where Each One
Is Stronger

Where ClickUp is stronger

  • Breadth

    Tasks, docs, chat, whiteboards, dashboards, goals and time tracking in one product, for every department.

  • Customization

    Custom fields, statuses and task types, with list, board, calendar and a dozen more views. NoaBox has five fixed views.

  • Automations

    Automation rules on every plan, scaling with the tier. NoaBox has no automations.

  • Integrations and apps

    1,000+ integrations (50+ native), and apps for every desktop and mobile platform.

  • Low entry price

    Unlimited is $7 per user a month billed yearly, with unlimited storage and Gantt charts.

Where NoaBox is stronger

  • A flat price

    30 people cost $49 a month on NoaBox Pro, against $570 on ClickUp Business billed monthly, before AI.

  • AI included

    Every NoaBox plan includes AI credits for Noa. ClickUp's Brain AI is a per-user add-on.

  • Focused on software work

    A backlog, sprints, work-item keys and GitHub commit linking, without building your own setup.

  • A usable free plan

    1 GB of storage and owner, admin, member and viewer roles on Free, against 60 MB on ClickUp Free.

  • Zero-knowledge pages

    Password-protected pages are encrypted in your browser on Pro and Enterprise.

Switching

Moving From ClickUp
Without Losing The Backlog

  1. 1

    Export from ClickUp

    Export the tasks you're moving from ClickUp as a CSV.

  2. 2

    Let Noa propose the work items

    Attach the CSV in Ask Noa. It proposes the work items and you confirm each one, so this suits up to a few hundred tasks (500 rows per sheet). There's no one-click importer yet.

  3. 3

    Connect and invite

    Connect GitHub and Slack, then invite the team at no extra cost per person inside your plan's limit.

FAQ

NoaBox vs ClickUp

  • For software teams that want a focused tool with AI included and a flat price, yes. If you need one tool for every department, with automations, Gantt charts and custom fields, ClickUp does much more.

  • On ClickUp's published plans, Brain AI is a per-user add-on at $14 a month billed monthly ($9 billed yearly), with a trial on Free. ClickUp is rolling out new plans with AI included to some workspaces. Every NoaBox plan includes AI credits for Noa.

  • ClickUp Business is $19 per user a month billed monthly, so 30 people cost $570 a month before AI ($360 billed yearly). NoaBox Pro covers up to 50 members for a flat $49 a month.

  • There's no one-click importer yet. Export your tasks as a CSV and attach it in Ask Noa: Noa proposes the work items and you confirm each one.