Compare ClickUp and Whale 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (69.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free 5 Users
ClickUp
Star Rating
(10,041)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(144)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.9% of reviews)
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ClickUp vs Whale
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Whale easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Whale overall.
- Reviewers felt that Whale meets the needs of their business better than ClickUp.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Whale is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Whale over ClickUp.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Whale
Forever Free
Free
5 Users
For individuals or very small teams getting started with documentation
- Rich Media Editor
- Template Gallery
- Built-in Screen Recorder
Free Trial
ClickUp
Free Trial is available
Whale
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
7,391
9.4
108
Ease of Use
8.5
7,546
9.6
114
Ease of Setup
8.2
4,535
9.6
82
Ease of Admin
8.6
4,287
9.4
75
Quality of Support
8.9
5,930
9.8
99
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
3,942
9.8
70
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
7,053
9.5
97
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
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
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
512
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Customer Support
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
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.4
678
Not enough data
8.3
831
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
508
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
702
Not enough data
8.2
629
Not enough data
8.1
557
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
183
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
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
9.3
3355
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
3448
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
3407
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
3355
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
2996
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
2475
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
3178
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
3010
|
Verified
Not enough data
Projects
9.0
2624
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
2122
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
2065
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
2590
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
2730
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
1537
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1722
Not enough data
8.5
2543
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1463
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1736
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1562
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.2
1893
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
2064
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
2556
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.2
1587
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1685
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
2509
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
504
Not enough data
7.5
490
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
8.2
497
Not enough data
9.0
753
Not enough data
8.6
588
Not enough data
8.2
461
Not enough data
Project Management
8.3
777
Not enough data
8.9
857
Not enough data
8.4
535
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.4
506
Not enough data
8.4
536
Not enough data
8.5
579
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.2
518
Not enough data
8.4
621
Not enough data
8.2
667
Not enough data
7.8
397
Not enough data
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
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
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
139
Not enough data
8.4
122
Not enough data
8.2
149
Not enough data
Service Desk
8.4
151
Not enough data
8.2
154
Not enough data
8.8
179
Not enough data
Management
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
Not enough data
Functionality
8.4
144
Not enough data
8.3
127
Not enough data
8.4
153
Not enough data
8.5
165
Not enough data
Analytics
8.1
245
Not enough data
Execution
9.2
366
Not enough data
9.5
393
Not enough data
9.5
388
Not enough data
Roadmapping
8.6
317
Not enough data
8.8
343
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
234
Not enough data
9.0
264
Not enough data
8.9
254
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.0
233
Not enough data
9.2
250
Not enough data
8.7
222
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
6.9
7
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
Design Tools
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
Not enough data
Communication Tools
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Integrations
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
483
Not enough data
Software Offering
9.0
509
Not enough data
8.8
466
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Setup
8.7
995
Not enough data
8.7
1049
Not enough data
8.4
1092
Not enough data
8.5
1251
Not enough data
Management
8.6
1099
Not enough data
8.2
705
Not enough data
8.2
992
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
310
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
8.9
297
Not enough data
9.4
355
Not enough data
9.2
356
Not enough data
Visual Tools
8.5
341
Not enough data
8.8
309
Not enough data
8.4
286
Not enough data
Mind Map Availability
8.6
321
Not enough data
8.5
258
Not enough data
7.6
305
Not enough data
9.1
327
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
8.5
480
Not enough data
8.4
446
Not enough data
8.7
492
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
8.1
433
Not enough data
8.4
483
Not enough data
8.5
432
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
Not enough data
9.4
42
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
9.5
39
Not enough data
9.4
40
Task Tracking
Not enough data
8.5
53
Not enough data
8.3
53
Not enough data
9.0
53
Checklist Options
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
8.3
46
Not enough data
8.4
49
Software Availability
Not enough data
8.0
46
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
9.4
55
Knowledge Pages
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
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
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
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.6
192
Not enough data
8.5
213
Not enough data
8.6
172
Not enough data
Management Tools
8.9
192
Not enough data
8.7
177
Not enough data
8.5
151
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
63
Not enough data
7.4
72
Not enough data
Communication
8.6
277
Not enough data
8.7
280
Not enough data
8.1
243
Not enough data
8.4
288
Not enough data
Goal Creation
8.6
279
Not enough data
8.7
293
Not enough data
8.1
267
Not enough data
8.9
306
Not enough data
Tasks
9.4
796
Not enough data
9.1
756
Not enough data
9.2
779
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
9.1
784
Not enough data
9.0
778
Not enough data
9.0
727
Not enough data
Planning
8.9
801
Not enough data
8.8
748
Not enough data
8.6
692
Not enough data
Platform Basics
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
Not enough data
Content Planning
9.0
594
Not enough data
9.4
635
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
8.0
365
Not enough data
8.9
563
Not enough data
Other Features
8.4
509
Not enough data
8.2
444
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.8
152
Not enough data
8.6
152
Not enough data
8.9
188
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Hardware
8.5
146
Not enough data
8.8
133
Not enough data
Security
8.6
187
Not enough data
8.9
138
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.2
2803
Not enough data
9.2
2967
Not enough data
8.9
2747
Not enough data
8.5
2069
Not enough data
Task Management
9.1
2843
Not enough data
9.2
2907
Not enough data
8.7
2504
Not enough data
8.8
2541
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
535
Not enough data
7.5
531
Not enough data
Automation
8.7
1742
Not enough data
8.8
1944
Not enough data
8.3
1360
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
1744
Not enough data
8.6
1466
Not enough data
9.2
1834
Not enough data
Project management
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
Not enough data
Workload
8.5
1331
Not enough data
9.0
1876
Not enough data
8.7
1701
Not enough data
8.4
1347
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.3
1413
Not enough data
8.2
1641
Not enough data
9.0
1766
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.0
998
Not enough data
8.2
1185
Not enough data
7.9
940
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
940
Not enough data
8.2
998
Not enough data
8.0
958
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
305
Not enough data
7.4
314
Not enough data
Communication
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
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.6
1055
Not enough data
8.7
1117
Not enough data
8.4
1125
Not enough data
7.9
725
Not enough data
Controls
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
Not enough data
Project Management
9.4
1216
Not enough data
9.1
1156
Not enough data
9.0
1077
Not enough data
8.3
975
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
8.7
864
Not enough data
8.8
956
Not enough data
8.6
961
Not enough data
7.5
662
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
279
Not enough data
7.6
270
Not enough data
Design
8.6
433
Not enough data
8.6
546
Not enough data
8.3
462
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.0
513
Not enough data
8.5
498
Not enough data
File Types
8.3
465
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
325
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
8.5
436
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
531
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
8.5
530
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
460
Not enough data
Operating System
8.9
402
Not enough data
8.8
421
Not enough data
7.7
242
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Customization
8.9
321
Not enough data
8.1
218
Not enough data
7.7
174
Not enough data
8.5
269
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
9.5
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
Collaboration - Markup Software
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
Security - Markup Software
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
9.0
36
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.5
24
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
9.3
37
Not enough data
9.0
35
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.6
28
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
9.0
35
Platform
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
9.1
42
Not enough data
9.2
51
Not enough data
9.7
50
Not enough data
9.2
46
Not enough data
9.0
48
Not enough data
9.4
49
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
7.5
25
Not enough data
9.3
34
Communication
8.1
780
Not enough data
7.8
667
Not enough data
8.2
673
Not enough data
Planning
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
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.5
970
Not enough data
8.8
1072
Not enough data
7.9
625
Not enough data
8.1
623
Not enough data
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
8.2
938
Not enough data
8.8
1308
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
7.4
604
Not enough data
7.1
535
Not enough data
7.6
656
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
8.7
1152
Not enough data
Administration
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
1244
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
984
Not enough data
8.0
838
Not enough data
8.1
654
Not enough data
8.2
1139
Not enough data
7.5
809
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
9.1
42
Not enough data
9.2
51
Not enough data
9.7
50
Not enough data
9.2
46
Not enough data
9.0
48
Not enough data
9.4
49
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ClickUp and Whale share no categories
Unique Categories
ClickUp is categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Visual Collaboration Platforms, Marketing Calendar, Business Instant Messaging, Kanban Project Management, 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, Task Management, Event Planning, Bug Tracking, Time Tracking, Document Creation, CRM, Project Management, Marketing Resource Management, and Markup Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ClickUp
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Whale
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
16.7%
Computer Software
10.8%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Management Consulting
3.8%
Design
2.6%
Other
56.1%
Marketing and Advertising
13.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.3%
Computer & Network Security
7.7%
Construction
6.3%
Computer Software
6.3%
Other
53.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
ClickUp
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Oskar B.
Verified User in Computer Software
The ease of use is absolutely amazing. CllickUp is extremly easy not only to user for all the team. It's also very easy to customize to get the best value out of it. An amazing amount of ClickApps (plugings/addons) and integrations with everything from...
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...
Whale
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Adi K.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
I like how it is structured. It is very intuitive and easy to understand and use.
Most Helpful Critical Review
jesper v.
Verified User in Internet
i have not seen anything that i dislike at the moment. i have used it but i dont see anything
Oskar B.
Verified User in Computer Software
The ease of use is absolutely amazing. CllickUp is extremly easy not only to user for all the team. It's also very easy to customize to get the best value out of it. An amazing amount of ClickApps (plugings/addons) and integrations with everything from...
Adi K.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
I like how it is structured. It is very intuitive and easy to understand and use.
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...
jesper v.
Verified User in Internet
i have not seen anything that i dislike at the moment. i have used it but i dont see anything
Discussions
Who uses ClickUp?
13 comments
PJ
All the companies that manage the projects are mainly the IT, Strategy, and Consulting related organizations.Read more
Is ClickUp really free?
10 comments
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
What is Whale used for?
1 comment
Official Response from Whale
For navigating the vast sea of knowledge, onboarding new talents like casting a net, and training as the wind in your sails.
Whale is also used for...Read more
Whale has no more discussions with answers
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