ClickUp
- A free plan with unlimited members
- Unlimited forms and basic time tracking from the $9 Core plan
- Unlimited read-only guests on paid plans
- Tasks, docs and chat in one workspace
CLICKUP & MONDAY.COM / COMPARISON
ClickUp vs Monday.com: which is better for client work?
Similar prices, different limits. ClickUp caps editing guests; Monday.com sets a seat minimum and keeps time tracking for Pro. Checked on each vendor's site.
THE DECISIONClickUp gives a small agency more for less: no seat minimum, a free plan with unlimited members, and time tracking from the $9 plan. Monday.com is the simpler tool to show a client, with free read-only viewers on every paid plan.
QUICK ANSWER
Choose ClickUp when you are small or price-sensitive: Core is $9 per user billed yearly with unlimited forms and basic time tracking. Choose Monday.com when your team prefers boards and your clients only need to view them: viewers are free, and Pro at $19 a seat adds private boards and time tracking. Neither lists a client portal, approvals record, invoicing or contracts.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Agencies weighing the two lowest-priced mainstream project tools for client-facing work.
The entry prices match; the fine print does not
Both tools advertise $9 per person a month billed annually for their first paid plan. Monday.com's plans start from 3 seats, so its real entry price is $27 a month. ClickUp states no minimum, so one person can be on Core for $9.
What $9 buys also differs. ClickUp Core includes unlimited forms and basic time tracking. Monday.com Basic includes free viewers but no guest access, which begins on Standard at $12, and no time tracking, which begins on Pro at $19. For ten people who need to track time, that is $90 a month on ClickUp Core against $190 on Monday.com Pro.
Viewers and guests are not the same thing
Both tools separate people who only read from people who can act. Monday.com calls the first group viewers and makes them free and unlimited from Basic. ClickUp makes read-only guests unlimited on paid plans. For a client who only wants to check status, the two are equal.
For a client who has to do something, the rules diverge. ClickUp gives each plan a pool of editing guests: 5 plus 2 per extra paid user on Core, 10 plus 5 on Business. Monday.com allows guests from Standard, limited to the boards they are invited to, but its pricing page does not say how they are billed. Ask Monday.com that question before you invite twenty clients.
Keeping internal work out of sight
Agencies need a wall between what the team discusses and what the client sees. On Monday.com, private boards are a Pro feature; on the cheaper plans you manage this by being careful about which boards a guest joins.
ClickUp handles it through guest permissions on paid plans, with the warning that on Free Forever guests have full edit rights that cannot be changed. In both tools the safe pattern is the same: a separate client-facing space per client, and nothing sensitive in it.
DIFFERENT STRENGTHS
What each one is good at.
Monday.com
- The lowest per-seat entry price of the per-seat tools here
- Unlimited free read-only viewers from the Basic plan
- Guest access to chosen boards from Standard
- Private boards and time tracking on Pro
THE DETAILS, SIDE BY SIDE
Compare them for client work.
ClickUp and Monday.com details come from each vendor's own website, checked in November 2026. Angelwood publishes this page, so our column is marked. Scroll the table on smaller screens.
| For client work | ClickUp | Monday.com | AngelwoodOur product |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it is priced | Per user | Per seat, from 3 seats | Flat plans by team seats and client portals, from $99/month |
| Free plan | Free Forever, unlimited members | Up to 2 seats and 3 boards | No; 14-day free trial |
| How clients get access | Guest seats capped by plan; unlimited read-only guests on paid plans | Free read-only viewers from Basic; guests from Standard | Every client gets a portal; clients need no paid seat |
| Client approvals | Not listed; attachment annotation from Business | Not listed | Included; multiple approval steps on Agency |
| Forms and intake | 1 form on Free; unlimited from Core | WorkForms; plan not stated | Requests tracked as requested, received and reviewed |
| Branded client portal | No portal listed; white labelling on Max and Enterprise | Not listed | Included; logo and colours on Growth, custom domain on Agency |
| Invoices and online payment | Not listed | Not listed | Invoices with online payment through Stripe |
| Proposals and e-signature | Not listed | Not listed | Proposals with e-signature, and estimates |
| Time tracking | Basic from Core; timesheets from Business | Pro plan | Timers, timesheets and utilisation reports |
How clients get access in ClickUp and Monday.com
ClickUp
ClickUp caps guests who can edit. Core includes 5 guest seats plus 2 for each additional paid user; Business includes 10 plus 5 for each additional paid user. Read-only guests are unlimited on paid plans.
On Free Forever, guests are unlimited but have full create and edit rights that cannot be changed, so the free plan is a poor fit for client access.
Monday.com
Monday.com gives every paid plan unlimited free viewers, who can read but not edit. Guest access, where an outside person works in the boards they are invited to, starts on the Standard plan.
The pricing page does not say how guests are billed, and Monday.com's help centre would not load when we checked, so confirm guest billing with Monday.com before you plan around it.
Approvals and feedback
ClickUp
ClickUp's pricing page lists attachment annotation from the Business plan, which covers feedback on a file. It does not list a client approval record or a client portal.
Monday.com
Monday.com's pricing page does not list a client approval or proofing feature, a client portal or white-labelling. A team can build an approval step from a status column and an automation, which works but leaves no separate record of what the client signed off.
Billing, contracts and time
ClickUp
Basic time tracking starts on Core and timesheets on Business; timesheet approvals are on Max and Enterprise. Invoicing, online payment, proposals and contracts are not listed.
Monday.com
Time tracking is on the Pro plan. Invoicing, online payment, proposals and e-signature are not listed for work management.
PRICE & PLAN CONTEXT
What each one costs.
CLICKUP / PUBLISHED PRICING
$9 per user/monthCore, billed yearly (ClickUp lists a regular price of $12). Business is $17 billed yearly (regular price $25). Free Forever has unlimited members. ClickUp offers a 30-day refund.
ClickUp pricing pageMONDAY.COM / PUBLISHED PRICING
$9 per seat/monthBasic, billed annually ($12 billed monthly), and plans start from 3 seats. Standard is $12 ($14 monthly) and Pro is $19 ($24 monthly). The free plan covers up to 2 seats and 3 boards.
Monday.com pricing pageEVERY PUBLISHED PLAN
ClickUp and Monday.com plans and prices.
Monthly prices in US dollars, read from each vendor's pricing page in November 2026. Scroll the table on smaller screens.
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | What it adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| ClickUp Free Forever | Free | Free | Unlimited members; guests get full edit rights |
| ClickUp Core | $9 per user | Not published | 5 guest seats plus 2 per extra paid user; unlimited forms; basic time tracking |
| ClickUp Business | $17 per user | Not published | 10 guest seats plus 5 per extra paid user; dashboards; timesheets |
| ClickUp Max | $100 per user | Not published | White labelling, form branding removal, timesheet approvals |
| ClickUp Enterprise | Custom | Not published | Custom price |
| Monday.com Free | Free | Free | Up to 2 seats and 3 boards |
| Monday.com Basic | $9 per user | $12 per user | Unlimited free read-only viewers |
| Monday.com Standard | $12 per user | $14 per user | Guest access; dashboards across 5 boards |
| Monday.com Pro | $19 per user | $24 per user | Private boards and time tracking |
| Monday.com Enterprise | Custom | Not published | Custom price; teams over 40 users are quoted |
A WORKED EXAMPLE
What a team of 3, 10 or 20 pays each month.
Calculated from the published annual-billing prices above for your own team only, including seat minimums and team add-ons. Client seats, taxes and optional add-ons are not included. Angelwood's row is our own product, from our pricing page.
| Plan | 3 people | 10 people | 20 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| ClickUp Core | $27 | $90 | $180 |
| ClickUp Business | $51 | $170 | $340 |
| ClickUp Max | $300 | $1000 | $2000 |
| Monday.com Basic | $27 | $90 | $180 |
| Monday.com Standard | $36 | $120 | $240 |
| Monday.com Pro | $57 | $190 | $380 |
| Angelwood | $99 (Starter) | $249 (Growth) | $499 (Agency) |
BEFORE YOU COMMIT
What to watch for.
ClickUp
- White labelling and removing ClickUp branding from forms are Max and Enterprise features. Max is $100 per user billed yearly.
- ClickUp's pricing page shows a yearly price and a higher regular price without labelling the regular price as the monthly rate, so check the monthly cost at checkout.
Monday.com
- Plans start from 3 seats, so a two-person studio pays for a third seat on any paid plan.
- Private boards are a Pro feature. Until then, think carefully about which boards a guest is invited to.
- Dashboards combine 1 board on Basic and 5 on Standard, which limits a cross-client view on the cheaper plans.
CHOOSE AROUND YOUR WORK
Which fits your team?
Choose ClickUp when…
- You want the most features for the lowest per-user price
- Clients mostly need read-only access
- Your team wants docs and tasks in the same tool
Choose Monday.com when…
- Clients only need to look, not to act, so free viewers are enough
- Your team likes working in boards and dashboards
- You want time tracking included at $19 a seat rather than a higher tier
THE CLIENT SIDE
Where Angelwood fits.
Angelwood publishes this page. It is not a replacement for every use of ClickUp or Monday.com; this is what it adds for firms that do client work.
A reviewed update instead of a view of the board
Guest access shows clients your working area. Angelwood drafts a client update from your notes and from the project tool you already use (ClickUp and Monday.com are supported), and your team edits and approves it before the client sees anything.
A record of what the client approved
Approvals in Angelwood are requests with an owner, a date and a recorded decision, so there is a history of who approved what and when. Agency plans add multiple approval steps.
Proposals, invoices and time next to the work
Every Angelwood plan includes proposals with e-signature, invoices clients pay through Stripe in their portal, and time tracking. Neither product on this page lists invoicing or contracts.
GOOD QUESTIONS
ClickUp vs Monday.com FAQs
Is ClickUp cheaper than Monday.com?
For most small teams, yes. Both start at $9 per person billed annually, but Monday.com's plans start from 3 seats. ClickUp Business is $17 per user and Monday.com Pro is $19 per seat. ClickUp includes basic time tracking from Core; Monday.com includes it on Pro.
Which is better for a team of two?
ClickUp. Its free plan has unlimited members and its paid plans state no seat minimum. Monday.com's free plan covers 2 seats and 3 boards, and any paid plan bills at least 3 seats.
Can clients view boards for free?
Yes in both. Monday.com gives paid plans unlimited free read-only viewers, and ClickUp gives paid plans unlimited read-only guests. Clients who need to edit are capped by plan in ClickUp and come in as guests from the Standard plan in Monday.com.
Does either one have a client portal?
Neither lists one. Clients join as viewers or guests inside your workspace. ClickUp offers white labelling on its Max and Enterprise plans; Monday.com's pricing page lists no white-label option.
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