Elean vs ClickUp
We are simpler by design. They have more features than most teams need.
ClickUp Unlimited
$105/mo
15 people at $7 each, billed annually — every hire adds another.
Elean Pro
$29/mo
Flat, with 20 seats included — the price is the same at 15 as at 20.
What Elean does better
3.6× cheaper for 15 users
ClickUp Unlimited charges $7 per user, billed annually. A team of 15 pays $105 every month. Elean Pro is $29 flat — same team, same work, $76 less.
No configuration overhead
ClickUp ships features constantly. Most small teams use 10% of them and spend the rest of the time configuring. Elean is deliberately scoped — you ship, not configure.
Custom RBAC for $29 vs $180+
Elean Pro includes custom roles and granular permissions at $29/mo flat. ClickUp locks the same behind Business+ — $12/user, so $180/mo for 15 people.
Feature by feature
ClickUp's published pricing and plan limits were last checked on 15 October 2026.
| Feature | Elean | ClickUp |
|---|---|---|
| Views | ||
| Board view | ||
| List view | ||
| Gantt / Timeline | Business+ | |
| Calendar view | ||
| Workload view | Business+ | |
| Tasks | ||
| Subtasks | ||
| Custom statuses | ||
| Task history / activity | ||
| Custom fields | Unlimited+ | |
| Labels | Up to 75 (Pro) | |
| Unique task keys (XXX-123) | ||
| Collaboration | ||
| Real-time sync | ||
| Comments & @mentions | ||
| Email notifications | ||
| Multi-assignees | Pro+ | |
| Guest access | Soon | Unlimited+ |
| Security & Admin | ||
| Role-based permissions | Pro+ | Business+ |
| Audit logs | Pro+ | Enterprise |
| Data export (GDPR) | ||
| 2FA | ||
| Developer | ||
| REST API | All plans | Unlimited+ |
| API rate limit | 30–300 req/min | 100 req/min |
| GitHub integration | All plans | |
| GitHub automations | All plans | Business+ |
| MCP server for AI agents | ||
| Pricing (15 users) | ||
| Free plan | 7 users, 10 projects | Unlimited users, 60 MB storage |
| Paid plan / month | $29 flat | $105 ($7/user, billed annually) |
| Per-user pricing | ||
| Flat-rate pricing | ||
Pick Elean if
- Your team is 3–20 people and you want predictable pricing
- You've tried ClickUp and spent more time in settings than in tasks
- You need custom RBAC without paying $180+/mo for Business+
- You want API access included, not gated
- Fast onboarding matters — your team should be running in minutes
Pick ClickUp if
- You need Gantt charts, timeline, or workload views
- Your workflow depends on custom fields and advanced automations
- You need native time tracking
- You have a large team with complex hierarchies
- You use many third-party integrations from their marketplace
See it next to ClickUp for yourself.
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