ClickUp vs Teamwork.com

Why do service teams choose Teamwork.com?

  • Uniquely built for client work and those that measure margins and billable utilization

  • Transparent pricing without hidden waist-high usage limits or feature traps

  • Out-of-the-box profitability, time, and capacity tracking tied to actual projects

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Key insight

Teamwork isn’t just another project management tool. It’s a strategic platform for client work: planning, resourcing, execution, billing, and profit insights all in one place. While ClickUp does some things well, its usage limits, learning curve, and configuration requirements often pull total cost and team effort above initial expectations.

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Teamwork.com
ClickUp
Budgets, costs, and profitability
Quotes
Financial budgets
Retainer budgets
Sub-budgets
Break one main budget into smaller sub-budgets
Expense tracking
Billing and invoicing
QuickBooks and Xero integrations
Time budgets
Tentative projects
Roles and Skils
Automatic availability updates based on time off and calendar events
Utilization targets per team member
Placeholder resources
Long term resource forecasting
Short term capacity management
Manager level timesheets
Automatic time reminders
Hourly billable and cost rates
Time tracking
TImesheets
Timesheet approvals
Project health
Team utilization
Billable vs non-billable time
Profitability
AI Profitability forecasting
Formula fields in custom reports
Scheduled reports
Free unlimited collaborators
View-only guests
Free client users
Limited permissions
Proofing and approvals
Automations
Templates
Ai agents

Should I choose Teamwork.com or ClickUp for client projects?

Actually built for client work

ClickUp is built for everyone as a generic productivity platform. Teamwork.com is uniquely built for those that deliver client work—agencies, consultancies, or professional services teams. Teamwork.com covers the whole lifecycle from project planning, resourcing, execution, billing, and profitability. Whereas ClickUp requires add-ons, integrations, and heavy user setup to cover everything. That means more admin overhead to achieve core business outcomes.

Profitability insights at your fingertips

With built-in budgeting and profitability tracking, Teamwork.com helps you stay on (or under) budget effortlessly. Track one off expenses, be alerted of over-spending, and set custom margins to ensure a profitable client engagement. Financial information flows directly into invoicing right within Teamwork.com. Unlike ClickUp, you can stay on top of every component of your budget in one centralized place.

Real-time collaboration and reporting

Teamwork.com offers unlimited free client users so you can easily collaborate with clients. Even bring in freelancers or contractors with unique permissions. Wow the room with client-ready reports like project health, team utilization, and project profitability that, unlike ClickUp, are available out-of-the-box. ClickUp reporting requires more configuration and lacks clear client-level and project-status visibility.

Plan capacity and forecast resources

Teamwork.com gives you visibility into team capacity, workloads, and true availability. Role-based planning, skills matching, and scenario planning functionality helps crack short and long term resourcing needs. Track billable utilization and understand the financial impact of your resource plan. ClickUp’s resource management is basic and only focuses on balancing workloads in the short term.

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How Teamwork.com helped Emplicit make its projects “as profitable as possible.”

Emplicit’s VP of agency production, Emily Lindahl, shares her experience on switching from ClickUp to Teamwork.com.

Transcript for the video 'Emily Lindahl On Switching From ClickUp To Teamwork (Wide)':

We did use Clickup in the past along with a few other different softwares. We really were looking for something that was going to improve our business and also our client's ability to scale with us. I would say everything lives and breathes in teamwork. Our directors of each department utilize the capacity planner to bring in a second set of hands, shift work around if someone is sick and out of the office. It's a way for them to go in, move it to someone else without having to mess up any deadlines or project plans. From a business standpoint, it really has given us less admin time. To focus on making things as profitable as possible.

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Frequently Asked Questions: ClickUp vs Teamwork.com

How does pricing compare between ClickUp and Teamwork?

ClickUp has a lower starting price. However, usage-based limits on automations, dashboards, and advanced features can increase total cost as teams scale. When teams grow, these limits often force plan upgrades.

Can you choose your hosting location with ClickUp?

Only customers on their highest plan can choose their hosting location. All other plans are defaulted to US hosting. With Teamwork.com, you can choose where to be hosted on all plans—US or EU.

Which is the more reliable software: ClickUp or Teamwork.com?

Teamwork.com offers 99.99% uptime and is a more performant and stable software. Outside of worse performance, ClickUp also suffers from bugs, frustrating rollouts, and slow fixes.

Which is better for agencies: ClickUp or Teamwork.com?

Teamwork.com is better for agencies that bill clients by the hour and need time tracking, financial budgets, and profitability reporting. Teamwork.com includes native timesheets with billable/cost rates, budget tracking, billing, and unlimited client users on all paid plans starting at $9.99/user/month.

Which is better for profitability management: ClickUp or Teamwork.com?

Teamwork.com is stronger because of its built-in budgeting and profitability tracking tied to actual projects and clients. Run both time and financial based budgets, split your budget into phases, track one-off expenses, and more. Whether a time and materials, fixed fee, or retainer budget, always know your spend and if you’ll be profitable.

Which is better for resource management: ClickUp or Teamwork.com?

shines in resource management with features that helps teams avoid bottlenecks while protecting margins. Scenario plan, anticipate pipeline, understand resourcing needs, and get the right skills on the job. All while being able to shuffle work around and keep your team fired up without burning out.

Does ClickUp have time tracking like Teamwork.com?

No. ClickUp’s time tracking requires you to set up a different app and doesn’t contribute to budgets, utilization, or billing. Teamwork.com has built-in time tracking, time reminders, time approvals, timesheets (at the individual and manager level), and a dedicated report to analyze billable vs non-billable hours.

Can I import my ClickUp data in Teamwork.com?

Yes! Import your projects from ClickUp to Teamwork.com to get up and running quickly and efficiently. ClickUp lists must be in a folder for them to be imported to Teamwork.com, so before you start an import, make sure any lists you need imported are in a folder. Learn more .

Can I really manage all my client work in Teamwork.com?

Yes. That’s what Teamwork.com was built for. You can manage projects, track time, manage billing and invoicing, forecast budgets, handle complex scheduling and resource allocation, and so much more. In short, if your clients need it, we’ve got it. And of course, you can add an unlimited number of clients to Teamwork.com.

Does Teamwork.com have the level of customization I get with ClickUp?

Yes! Teamwork.com is extremely customizable. The difference is that our features are built, launched and prioritized slowly over time and are designed to complement and support each other.

Does Teamwork.com replace all my apps like ClickUp promises to?

It can! But only if you want it to. We’ve designed multiple “suite-style” tools you can add: Desk, Chat, Spaces, and more. But sometimes, it’s better to integrate than replace—that’s why Teamwork.com also works with your favorite tools.

I’m ready to see Teamwork.com in action. Can I get a demo?

Yes. You can for a general overview or with a Teamwork rep.

Can I speak to someone on the team?

Yes. Call Teamwork.com at +1 844 819 8453 or to speak with a team member.

What happens during the 30 day trial?

You get full access to Teamwork.com's features to test with your team. The most successful trials involve uploading 1-2 real client projects, inviting your team, and testing workflows for time tracking, budget reporting, and resource planning. Use ready-to-use templates to speed up setup. At the end of 30 days, choose a paid plan or downgrade to the free plan.

What happens if I sign up for one plan but need to change later?

You can upgrade or downgrade any time directly from the settings menu. Upgrades take effect immediately; downgrades take effect at the end of your current billing cycle. No penalties for changing plans.

What payment methods do you accept?

Monthly subscriptions: credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Maestro). Annual subscriptions: credit card or bank transfer. For alternative payment methods, contact support@teamwork.com.

Will I get stuck in a contract?

No. You can cancel any time with no cancellation fees. Cancel directly from your account settings or contact support.

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