ClickUp vs TeamGantt 2026: Productivity Suite vs Gantt-First

ClickUp vs TeamGantt: what is the short answer?

Choose ClickUp when your priority is a broad all-in-one workspace at a low per-user entry price. Choose TeamGantt when your priority is an approachable Gantt-first tool priced per account rather than per user. Neither is universally better: the decisive questions are who needs to edit the schedule, whether critical path and baselines are required, and whether the surrounding workflow should be a focused scheduler or a broader work platform.

Checked on 18 October 2026: Prices and plan details below were checked against the vendors’ official pricing and help pages. Prices are USD list prices for annual billing unless stated otherwise; taxes, promotions, regions, legacy plans, and negotiated contracts can differ.

How do ClickUp and TeamGantt compare now?

The table separates a visible timeline from formal schedule controls. A product can show dated bars while placing dependencies, critical path, or baseline comparison on a higher tier. That distinction matters more than whether a marketing page simply says “Gantt.”

Figures and their sources

ClickUp

Figure	Value	Source
Free Forever plan	Unlimited members; Gantt only as a limited trial	ClickUp pricing
Full Gantt (Unlimited)	$7 per user per month billed annually, $10 monthly; ClickUp is also showing a new plan set where Core is $9	ClickUp pricing
Critical path	Business and above, $12 per user per month billed annually	ClickUp pricing
Rating	4.6 out of 5 from 4,639 reviews	GetApp

TeamGantt

Figure	Value	Source
Free plan (Personal)	1 user, 1 project, 40 tasks	TeamGantt pricing
Base plan	$59 per month for the account: 1 manager, 10 collaborators, 5 projects	TeamGantt pricing
Critical path	Included on every paid plan	TeamGantt pricing
Rating	4.6 out of 5 from 204 reviews	GetApp

Checked on 18 October 2026.

When is ClickUp the better choice?

ClickUp is the stronger fit when the priority is a broad all-in-one workspace at a low per-user entry price. ClickUp combines tasks, docs, chat, goals, and many views in one cloud workspace.

Its current scheduling position is also clear: Free Forever has only a limited Gantt trial; Unlimited (Core in the new plan set) and higher plans have unlimited Gantt charts. Task dependencies are available on every plan, including Free Forever. Critical path and slack time need Business; Unlimited and Core get only a trial, and Free Forever does not have it.

The main qualification is equally important. The free Gantt allowance is a trial that never resets, not a recurring feature; full critical path requires Business, and the feature-dense interface can be heavier than a dedicated scheduler.

Choose ClickUp if: its surrounding workflow matters as much as the chart, its current plan limits match the real editor group, and the team has tested one representative project rather than comparing feature names alone.

When is TeamGantt the better choice?

TeamGantt is the stronger fit when the priority is an approachable Gantt-first tool priced per account rather than per user. Base covers 1 manager, 10 collaborators, and 5 projects; Business has unlimited managers and collaborators.

For schedule buyers, the current entitlement is: Gantt is the core experience on every plan, including the free Personal plan. Every plan has basic dependencies; advanced dependencies need Business or Builder Edition. Critical path is included on every paid plan: Base, Business, and Builder Edition.

The tradeoff is not hidden. Base allows only 1 manager and 5 projects, Business caps tasks at 500 per project, and the 14-day trial asks for a credit card.

Choose TeamGantt if: its pricing unit matches how the team works, its scheduling tier contains every required control, and the product’s collaboration model fits internal and external participants.

What does the price comparison look like for 10 people?

• ClickUp: For 10 paid users, Unlimited is $840/year and Business is $1,440/year, which adds full critical path and slack time. In the new plan set, Core would be $1,080/year and Business $2,040/year.
• TeamGantt: One manager with up to 10 collaborators and 5 projects fits Base at $589/year for the whole account. More managers or advanced dependencies move the comparison to Business, from $1,140/year.

Those figures are not automatically like-for-like. A free viewer, collaborator, guest, manager, or desktop user can have different permissions in each product. Compare the smallest group that must actually create tasks, change dates, restructure dependencies, and administer the schedule—not the total number of people who may open a link.

For procurement, model at least three cases: the current editor count, the editor count after one year, and the number of simultaneously active projects. Then confirm the result in each vendor’s checkout because seat limits, project add-ons, and regional pricing can change the total.

Which product has the stronger Gantt scheduling model?

ClickUp: Free Forever has only a limited Gantt trial; Unlimited (Core in the new plan set) and higher plans have unlimited Gantt charts. Task dependencies are available on every plan, including Free Forever. Critical path and slack time need Business; Unlimited and Core get only a trial, and Free Forever does not have it. Baselines were not part of our check; confirm them in ClickUp’s current plan comparison.

TeamGantt: Gantt is the core experience on every plan, including the free Personal plan. Every plan has basic dependencies; advanced dependencies need Business or Builder Edition. Critical path is included on every paid plan: Base, Business, and Builder Edition. Baselines were not part of our check; confirm them on TeamGantt’s current pricing page.

A stronger schedule model is not always the better product. A team may rationally accept lighter Gantt controls in exchange for automation, documents, dashboards, or ecosystem fit. Conversely, a project manager who recalculates handoffs daily should not buy a broad platform merely because it can display a timeline.

What should you test before choosing?

1. Import or rebuild one real project with at least 30 tasks.
2. Create the dependency types the project actually uses, including lag if relevant.
3. Move a predecessor and confirm how successors react.
4. Display critical path and a baseline using the tier you intend to buy.
5. Invite one scheduler, one contributor, and one read-only stakeholder.
6. Export the schedule in the format your clients or PMO require.
7. Price the exact number of paid editors and active projects at checkout.

This test exposes permission, scale, and plan-limit differences that a marketing comparison cannot.

When is GanttFather a better fit than ClickUp or TeamGantt?

GanttFather is the simpler cost pattern when a project needs a Gantt-first workspace, a small group of editors, and many reviewers. The free plan includes one project you own with two editor seats and unlimited free viewers, and no feature is locked to a paid plan: FS, SS, FF, and SF dependencies with lag and lead, critical path, milestones, auto-scheduling, Gantt, List, and Board (Kanban) views, Excel import and export, PDF and PNG reports, live updates from other editors, and an MCP server for AI agents. Each extra project is US$5 a month (US$2.50 a month billed yearly), and each extra editor seat is US$2 a month (US$1 a month billed yearly).

The limits should be explicit: GanttFather has no baselines, no task comments, and no automatic resource leveling; it runs only in the browser, with no desktop app or offline mode; and dependencies do not travel through its Excel import and export. ClickUp or TeamGantt can be the better purchase when those capabilities, a larger ecosystem, or their specialized workflow outweighs the price difference.

Create a free GanttFather project and reproduce one dependency-heavy phase before deciding. For direct product pages, see GanttFather vs ClickUp and GanttFather vs TeamGantt.

Frequently asked questions

Is ClickUp or TeamGantt cheaper?

It depends on paid editors, active projects, and the feature tier. For 10 paid users, Unlimited is $840/year and Business is $1,440/year, which adds full critical path and slack time. In the new plan set, Core would be $1,080/year and Business $2,040/year. One manager with up to 10 collaborators and 5 projects fits Base at $589/year for the whole account. More managers or advanced dependencies move the comparison to Business, from $1,140/year. Compare the exact checkout totals rather than multiplying a headline price that may use a different team-size band or project bundle.

Which one has a usable free Gantt chart?

ClickUp: Free Forever allows unlimited members, but Gantt is only a limited trial whose uses never reset. TeamGantt: The free Personal plan covers 1 user, 1 project, and 40 tasks, with basic Gantt features including dependencies. “Free” should be evaluated with its usage, task, project, and collaboration limits—not just account creation.

Which one supports dependencies?

ClickUp: Task dependencies are available on every plan, including Free Forever. TeamGantt: Every plan has basic dependencies; advanced dependencies need Business or Builder Edition.

Which one supports critical path?

ClickUp: Critical path and slack time need Business; Unlimited and Core get only a trial, and Free Forever does not have it. TeamGantt: Critical path is included on every paid plan: Base, Business, and Builder Edition.

Which one supports baselines?

ClickUp: Baselines were not part of our check; confirm them in ClickUp’s current plan comparison. TeamGantt: Baselines were not part of our check; confirm them on TeamGantt’s current pricing page.

How should a team migrate between them?

Export the smallest representative project first, preserve a copy of the source data, and validate task hierarchy, dates, dependency types, lag, assignees, comments, and custom fields after import. No cross-vendor migration preserves every permission, automation, dashboard, or integration, so budget time for manual reconstruction and acceptance testing.

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Sources

1. ClickUp, Pricing
2. TeamGantt, Pricing
3. GanttFather, Pricing