# ClickUp: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 55 judge labels across 9 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/clickup

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Marketing resource management](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/marketing-resource-management/index.md) | 15% | 3 | 9% | 22 |
| [Client onboarding platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/client-onboarding/index.md) | 2% | 8 | 15% | 13 |
| [Workflow automation and iPaaS](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/workflow-automation-and-ipaas/index.md) | 2% | 8 | 0% | 8 |
| [Content marketing platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/content-marketing-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 17% | 6 |
| [AI marketing agents](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/ai-marketing-agents/index.md) | 0% | 86 | 0% | 2 |
| [CRM](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/crm/index.md) | 0% | 29 | 0% | 1 |
| [Digital sales rooms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/digital-sales-rooms/index.md) | 0% | 40 | 0% | 1 |
| [Knowledge base and self-service](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/knowledge-base-and-self-service/index.md) | 0% | 59 | 0% | 1 |
| [Sales enablement and content](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/sales-enablement-and-content/index.md) | 0% | 47 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "monday.com (or its lighter counterpart, ClickUp), as they offer strong functionality at affordable entry-level pricing" (Grok 4.20, Marketing resource mgt)
- "ClickUp stands out as the ultimate Marketing Resource Management platform, offering a robust suite of features" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Marketing resource mgt)
- "ClickUp is the most capable free option, and its free plan is the strongest no-cost option available." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Marketing resource mgt)
- "For a company with a limited budget, ClickUp or monday.com would be the best starting points." (MiniMax M2.5, Marketing resource mgt)

## And against it

- "Tools like Trello, Asana, or ClickUp are excellent for tasks, but they are terrible at the legal/compliance side of onboarding" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Client onboarding)
- "Excellent for general project workflows, but require customization and integrations for true content governance and publishing." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Content marketing)
- "Often considered Project Management, but often repurposed as light MRM... prioritize the "to-do" list over the budget." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Marketing resource mgt)
- "less specialized for customer-facing implementation than Rocketlane or GUIDEcx" (Perplexity Sonar, Client onboarding)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named ClickUp, from 159 of the 175 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 67
- softwareadvice.com: 59
- clickup.com: 51 (its own site)
- capterra.com: 46
- ones.com: 33
- teamwork.com: 33
- thedigitalprojectmanager.com: 32
- getapp.com: 31
- guideflow.com: 24
- sourceforge.net: 21

### Pages cited

- https://teamwork.com/blog/marketing-resource-management: 30
- https://g2.com/categories/marketing-resource-management: 22
- https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/tools/best-marketing-resource-management-software: 21
- https://blog.ganttpro.com/en/marketing-resource-management-software: 17
- https://clickup.com/blog/client-onboarding-software: 16
- https://rock.so/blog/marketing-planning-software: 16
- https://capterra.com/marketing-planning-software: 15
- https://softwareadvice.com/marketing/mrm-comparison: 14

## The company

ClickUp; https://clickup.com/; San Diego, United States; founded 2016. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What ClickUp's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: project management software designed to revolutionize the way people work with features including tasks, whiteboards, spreadsheets, and document collaboration on a unified platform (https://clickup.com/)
- For: teams (https://clickup.com/)
- Price stated: Free forever. No credit card. (https://clickup.com/)
- Starting price: 7 (https://clickup.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Free forever. No credit card. (https://clickup.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 50 (https://clickup.com/pricing)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA
- Hosting: US, EU & APAC, Ireland, Australia, Singapore, the United States, US, European, Asia Pacific
- Customers named: Siemens, Seismic, Bell Direct, Cartoon Network, Finastra, Ovative Group, VaynerX, Chick-fil-A

## What it publishes

Every page clickup.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 76085 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 15947 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 74 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-07
- webinar or virtual event: 59 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-05-09
- conference or event: 241 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 85 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-03
- comparison: 1978 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 2333 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-08
- glossary or explainer: 15 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-11
- podcast or video: 48 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-15
- news or press: 24 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-22
- Recent: 2026-09-11 glossary or explainer: What Is ClickUp Used For? Real-World Use Cases Explained https://clickup.com/blog/what-is-clickup-used-for
- Recent: 2026-09-11 glossary or explainer: What is clickup used for https://clickup.com/ar/blog/111520/what-is-clickup-used-for
- Recent: 2026-04-08 template or tool: Switching project management tools checklist https://clickup.com/blog/switching-project-management-tools-checklist
- Recent: 2026-04-03 template or tool: Cloud migration checklist https://clickup.com/blog/cloud-migration-checklist
- Recent: 2026-04-03 report or ebook: How to use notebooklm for developers https://clickup.com/blog/how-to-use-notebooklm-for-developers
- Recent: 2026-03-27 report or ebook: How to use notebooklm for students https://clickup.com/blog/how-to-use-notebooklm-for-students

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.