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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (78.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.50
Free
ActiveCollab
Star Rating
(93)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.50
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Star Rating
(10,041)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that ActiveCollab excels in task management with a score of 9.4, highlighting its intuitive task creation and assignment features, while ClickUp also performs well with a score of 9.5, but users mention that its interface can be overwhelming for new users.
- Reviewers mention that ClickUp's communication tools, particularly its status updates and instant messaging features, are rated highly at 9.2 and 8.1 respectively, making it easier for teams to stay connected, whereas ActiveCollab's status updates score lower at 7.4, indicating room for improvement.
- G2 users highlight that ActiveCollab's ease of use is rated at 8.9, with many appreciating its straightforward setup process, while ClickUp's ease of use is slightly lower at 8.5, with some users finding the multitude of features a bit complex to navigate initially.
- Users on G2 report that ClickUp shines in its automation capabilities, particularly with workflows and automated reminders, both scoring 8.8, which helps streamline repetitive tasks, while ActiveCollab's automation features are less robust, leading to a score of 8.1.
- Reviewers mention that ActiveCollab's quality of support is rated at 8.3, with users appreciating the responsiveness of the support team, while ClickUp outperforms with a score of 8.9, indicating a more comprehensive support experience.
- Users say that ClickUp's project planning features, including GANTT charts and calendar views, are rated higher at 8.3 and 8.6 respectively, providing better visual management of projects compared to ActiveCollab's scores of 7.7 and 8.2, which users feel could be enhanced.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ActiveCollab
Plus
$9.50
For smaller teams that need a platform for collaboration and managing projects.
Annual Billing: $9.5 for 3 members / per month
Monthly Billing: $11.00 for 3 members / per month
- 10 Gb Available Storage
- Unlimited Projects
- Unlimited Tasks, Discussions, and Notes
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
76
9.0
7,391
Ease of Use
8.9
76
8.5
7,546
Ease of Setup
8.6
28
8.2
4,535
Ease of Admin
8.9
30
8.6
4,287
Quality of Support
8.3
68
8.9
5,930
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
29
9.0
3,942
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
73
9.4
7,053
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
Not enough data
8.5
687
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
664
Not enough data
9.4
859
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Marketing Automation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
512
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.7
637
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
779
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
678
Not enough data
8.3
831
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Mobile & Social
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
508
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
866
Not enough data
8.9
844
Not enough data
8.9
871
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
776
Not enough data
8.3
864
Not enough data
8.1
549
Integration
Not enough data
8.2
702
Not enough data
8.2
629
Not enough data
8.1
557
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
183
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
8.6
23
|
Verified
9.3
3355
|
Verified
8.6
23
|
Verified
9.3
3448
|
Verified
8.4
22
|
Verified
9.1
3407
|
Verified
8.5
19
|
Verified
9.2
3355
|
Verified
7.6
20
|
Verified
8.6
2996
|
Verified
8.3
13
8.2
2475
|
Verified
8.2
20
|
Verified
8.7
3178
|
Verified
8.3
18
|
Verified
8.7
3010
|
Verified
Projects
8.6
19
|
Verified
9.0
2624
|
Verified
8.4
19
|
Verified
8.7
2122
|
Verified
7.7
14
|
Verified
8.3
2065
|
Verified
8.2
21
|
Verified
8.6
2590
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
9.0
2730
|
Verified
8.6
12
7.8
1537
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
1722
8.2
16
|
Verified
8.5
2543
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
1463
|
Verified
8.4
20
|
Verified
8.1
1736
|
Verified
7.9
16
|
Verified
8.3
1562
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.0
18
|
Verified
8.2
1893
|
Verified
8.6
14
8.3
2064
|
Verified
8.1
18
|
Verified
8.7
2556
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
15
|
Verified
8.2
1587
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
8.3
1685
|
Verified
8.7
17
|
Verified
8.3
2509
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
7.4
504
Feature Not Available
7.5
490
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
8.2
497
Not enough data
9.0
753
Not enough data
8.6
588
Not enough data
8.2
461
Project Management
Not enough data
8.3
777
Not enough data
8.9
857
Not enough data
8.4
535
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.4
506
Not enough data
8.4
536
Not enough data
8.5
579
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.2
518
Not enough data
8.4
621
Not enough data
8.2
667
Not enough data
7.8
397
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.0
72
Not enough data
7.9
72
Not enough data
8.2
76
Not enough data
8.0
82
Not enough data
8.1
71
Not enough data
7.9
84
Not enough data
7.8
67
Not enough data
8.0
69
Not enough data
7.9
77
Not enough data
8.4
75
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
139
Not enough data
8.4
122
Not enough data
8.2
149
Service Desk
Not enough data
8.4
151
Not enough data
8.2
154
Not enough data
8.8
179
Management
Not enough data
8.3
153
Not enough data
8.6
153
Not enough data
8.4
150
Not enough data
8.4
120
Not enough data
8.3
106
Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
144
Not enough data
8.3
127
Not enough data
8.4
153
Not enough data
8.5
165
Analytics
Not enough data
8.1
245
Execution
Not enough data
9.2
366
Not enough data
9.5
393
Not enough data
9.5
388
Roadmapping
Not enough data
8.6
317
Not enough data
8.8
343
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.0
234
Not enough data
9.0
264
Not enough data
8.9
254
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.0
233
Not enough data
9.2
250
Not enough data
8.7
222
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
6.9
7
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Design Tools
Not enough data
7.8
383
Not enough data
8.3
445
Not enough data
8.3
452
Not enough data
8.6
494
Not enough data
8.8
521
Communication Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integrations
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
483
Software Offering
Not enough data
9.0
509
Not enough data
8.8
466
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Setup
Not enough data
8.7
995
Not enough data
8.7
1049
Not enough data
8.4
1092
Not enough data
8.5
1251
Management
Not enough data
8.6
1099
Not enough data
8.2
705
Not enough data
8.2
992
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
310
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
8.9
297
Not enough data
9.4
355
Not enough data
9.2
356
Visual Tools
Not enough data
8.5
341
Not enough data
8.8
309
Not enough data
8.4
286
Mind Map Availability
Not enough data
8.6
321
Not enough data
8.5
258
Not enough data
7.6
305
Not enough data
9.1
327
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.5
480
Not enough data
8.4
446
Not enough data
8.7
492
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.1
433
Not enough data
8.4
483
Not enough data
8.5
432
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.5
521
Not enough data
8.5
371
Not enough data
9.0
520
Not enough data
8.3
354
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
392
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
462
Not enough data
8.8
489
Not enough data
8.6
524
Not enough data
8.5
451
Not enough data
8.4
391
Not enough data
9.0
473
Not enough data
8.4
369
Not enough data
8.6
322
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.6
192
Not enough data
8.5
213
Not enough data
8.6
172
Management Tools
Not enough data
8.9
192
Not enough data
8.7
177
Not enough data
8.5
151
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
63
Not enough data
7.4
72
Communication
Not enough data
8.6
277
Not enough data
8.7
280
Not enough data
8.1
243
Not enough data
8.4
288
Goal Creation
Not enough data
8.6
279
Not enough data
8.7
293
Not enough data
8.1
267
Not enough data
8.9
306
Tasks
Not enough data
9.4
796
Not enough data
9.1
756
Not enough data
9.2
779
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
9.1
784
Not enough data
9.0
778
Not enough data
9.0
727
Planning
Not enough data
8.9
801
Not enough data
8.8
748
Not enough data
8.6
692
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.8
516
Not enough data
9.3
612
Not enough data
8.8
584
Not enough data
7.8
348
Not enough data
8.7
516
Not enough data
8.8
570
Content Planning
Not enough data
9.0
594
Not enough data
9.4
635
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.0
365
Not enough data
8.9
563
Other Features
Not enough data
8.4
509
Not enough data
8.2
444
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
152
Not enough data
8.6
152
Not enough data
8.9
188
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Hardware
Not enough data
8.5
146
Not enough data
8.8
133
Security
Not enough data
8.6
187
Not enough data
8.9
138
Task Creation
Not enough data
9.2
2803
Not enough data
9.2
2967
Not enough data
8.9
2747
Not enough data
8.5
2069
Task Management
Not enough data
9.1
2843
Not enough data
9.2
2907
Not enough data
8.7
2504
Not enough data
8.8
2541
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
535
Not enough data
7.5
531
Automation
Not enough data
8.7
1742
Not enough data
8.8
1944
Not enough data
8.3
1360
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
1744
Not enough data
8.6
1466
Not enough data
9.2
1834
Project management
Not enough data
9.2
2101
Not enough data
8.7
1813
Not enough data
9.1
1938
Not enough data
9.0
1942
Not enough data
8.9
1790
Not enough data
8.3
1116
Not enough data
8.4
1813
Workload
Not enough data
8.5
1331
Not enough data
9.0
1876
Not enough data
8.7
1701
Not enough data
8.4
1347
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.3
1413
Not enough data
8.2
1641
Not enough data
9.0
1766
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.0
998
Not enough data
8.2
1185
Not enough data
7.9
940
Integration
Not enough data
8.2
940
Not enough data
8.2
998
Not enough data
8.0
958
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
305
Not enough data
7.4
314
Communication
Not enough data
7.5
853
Not enough data
8.2
898
Not enough data
7.9
736
Not enough data
8.3
818
Not enough data
7.9
719
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.6
1055
Not enough data
8.7
1117
Not enough data
8.4
1125
Not enough data
7.9
725
Controls
Not enough data
8.8
1071
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
1047
Not enough data
8.3
1074
Not enough data
8.1
850
Project Management
Not enough data
9.4
1216
Not enough data
9.1
1156
Not enough data
9.0
1077
Not enough data
8.3
975
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
864
Not enough data
8.8
956
Not enough data
8.6
961
Not enough data
7.5
662
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
279
Not enough data
7.6
270
Calendar View
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accessibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Notifications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
Not enough data
8.6
433
Not enough data
8.6
546
Not enough data
8.3
462
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
513
Not enough data
8.5
498
File Types
Not enough data
8.3
465
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
325
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.5
436
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
531
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
8.5
530
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
460
Operating System
Not enough data
8.9
402
Not enough data
8.8
421
Not enough data
7.7
242
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
164
Not enough data
7.7
163
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Customization
Not enough data
8.9
321
Not enough data
8.1
218
Not enough data
7.7
174
Not enough data
8.5
269
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
253
Not enough data
7.2
172
Not enough data
8.5
309
Not enough data
7.8
127
Not enough data
8.2
175
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Collaboration - Markup Software
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.7
10
Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Communication
Not enough data
8.1
780
Not enough data
7.8
667
Not enough data
8.2
673
Planning
Not enough data
8.6
928
Not enough data
8.9
1029
Not enough data
8.9
971
Not enough data
8.8
1007
Not enough data
8.1
630
Workflow Management
Not enough data
8.5
970
Not enough data
8.8
1072
Not enough data
7.9
625
Not enough data
8.1
623
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.2
938
Not enough data
8.8
1308
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Client Invoicing
7.8
6
7.4
604
6.7
5
7.1
535
8.3
7
7.6
656
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.7
1152
Administration
8.6
7
Feature Not Available
8.1
7
Feature Not Available
8.8
8
Feature Not Available
9.0
5
Feature Not Available
9.0
8
8.8
1244
Platform
8.5
8
8.2
984
8.1
7
8.0
838
8.6
7
8.1
654
9.0
8
8.2
1139
7.9
7
7.5
809
8.1
6
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ActiveCollab and ClickUp are categorized as Project Management, Kanban Project Management, Task Management, and Time Tracking
Unique Categories
ClickUp is categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Visual Collaboration Platforms, Marketing Calendar, Business Instant Messaging, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), Knowledge Base, Mind Mapping, Workflow Management, Collaborative Whiteboard, Strategy and Innovation Roadmapping Tools, IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools, Project and Portfolio Management, Online Form Builder, Product Management, Incident Management, Note-Taking Software, Event Planning, Bug Tracking, Document Creation, CRM, Marketing Resource Management, and Markup Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ActiveCollab
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ClickUp
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
41.1%
Computer Software
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
7.8%
Graphic Design
4.4%
Media Production
3.3%
Other
28.9%
Marketing and Advertising
16.7%
Computer Software
10.8%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Management Consulting
3.8%
Design
2.6%
Other
56.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
ActiveCollab
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
ActiveCollab is about the only high quality workflow product that doesn't charge per user. It has a clean no-nonsense UI that is easy to stare at and use. Project, to-do's, and team management are intuitive and flexible enough to mend to all types of...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Ashley S.
Verified User in Writing and Editing
Active Collab has generally decided that marketing to the possible end-user is more important than providing their paying customers with a service that promotes their business. Active Collab has no customization options for the look and feel of the...
ClickUp
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Greg D.
Verified User in Religious Institutions
It's super easy to use, customizable, modern, and user-friendly. One of the greatest thing Clickup has going for them... is that you can fully test drive this before you subscribe... for as long as you need. ClickUp has helped our church plan and organize...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Joshua W.
Verified User in Media Production
This software has amazing features and is very customizable for any sort of workflow; HOWEVER, since adding on more and more features, it has gotten to be so buggy to the point where it is essentially unusable at times. You add a task, and it doesn't show...
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
ActiveCollab is about the only high quality workflow product that doesn't charge per user. It has a clean no-nonsense UI that is easy to stare at and use. Project, to-do's, and team management are intuitive and flexible enough to mend to all types of...
Greg D.
Verified User in Religious Institutions
It's super easy to use, customizable, modern, and user-friendly. One of the greatest thing Clickup has going for them... is that you can fully test drive this before you subscribe... for as long as you need. ClickUp has helped our church plan and organize...
Ashley S.
Verified User in Writing and Editing
Active Collab has generally decided that marketing to the possible end-user is more important than providing their paying customers with a service that promotes their business. Active Collab has no customization options for the look and feel of the...
Joshua W.
Verified User in Media Production
This software has amazing features and is very customizable for any sort of workflow; HOWEVER, since adding on more and more features, it has gotten to be so buggy to the point where it is essentially unusable at times. You add a task, and it doesn't show...
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Who uses ClickUp?
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PJ
All the companies that manage the projects are mainly the IT, Strategy, and Consulting related organizations.Read more
Is ClickUp really free?
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G2
well yes it is free with basic features. like you can create multiple workplaces but while using free version you can create maximum 5 space per workplaceRead more
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