# ClickUp: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 31 judge labels across 7 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/clickup/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals and OKRs | 2% | 10 | 25% | 20 |
| Employee engagement surveys | 2% | 13 | 0% | 2 |
| Internal communications and intranet | 0% | 26 | 0% | 4 |
| Org charts and org design | 0% | 39 | 0% | 2 |
| HR AI assistants | 0% | 56 | 0% | 1 |
| Leave and absence management | 0% | 87 | 100% | 1 |
| Time and attendance | 0% | 40 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Start with ClickUp—it's the most scalable free option for companies beyond 3-5 people" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Goals and OKRs)
- "FormGrid or ClickUp provide the best value with their free unlimited options" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Employee engagement surv)
- "Both monday.com and ClickUp have highly customizable time-tracking features built directly into their boards" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Time and attendance)
- "a strong choice for mid-market teams needing real-time visibility" (Llama 4 Maverick, Internal communications)

## And against it

- "tools like Trello, Asana, Jira, Monday.com, or ClickUp to manage leave, but these should generally be avoided" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Leave)
- "Platforms like Asana, ClickUp, monday.com, and similar that tacked on a "goals" object tend to be weak in outcome tracking." (MiniMax M2.5, Goals and OKRs)
- "half-baked" OKR modules (e.g., Asana, ClickUp): ... leading to poor alignment visualization, clunky cascades" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Goals and OKRs)
- "ClickUp is highly customizable but can feel too broad for focused OKR tracking." (Llama 4 Maverick, Goals and OKRs)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Employee engagement surveys: 0% to 2%, +2. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 13 of 58.
- Goals and OKRs: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 15 → 10 of 68.
- Internal communications and intranet: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 52 → 26 of 86.
- Org charts and org design: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 45 → 39 of 95.
- HR AI assistants: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 56 of 142.
- Leave and absence management: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 87 of 95.
- Time and attendance: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 40 of 86.

## 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, SOC 2, SOC 2 CERTIFIED, ISO 27001 CERTIFIED, GDPR COMPLIANT
- 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://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.