Our take
Pick ClickUp if ops / marketing teams who will stay on Free Forever at $0 (unlimited tasks, 60 MB storage) while they open a first My Tasks home, then Unlimited at $7/user/month yearly when they need unlimited Spaces / Forms / native time tracking. Pick Freshdesk if support teams who will start on the printed Growth tile at $19/agent/month yearly while they open a first Agent availability list, then Pro at $55 when
Best for
ClickUp A personal work list you start at a public $
Freshdesk An agent table you start at a public $
Free plan
ClickUp $0 · unlimited tasks. Unlimited free-plan members. 60 MB storage. Collaborative Docs. Kanban. Basic custom fields. In-app video. 24/7 support
Freshdesk No free plan
Lowest paid
ClickUp Unlimited $7/user/mo
Freshdesk Growth $19/mo
Next step up
ClickUp Business $12/user/mo
Freshdesk Pro $55/mo
Coding agent
ClickUp
Freshdesk Agent availability
Runs where
ClickUp Hosted
Freshdesk Hosted
Watch out
ClickUp Free storage is 60 MB
Freshdesk The three printed cards start at $19 yearly
Last checked
ClickUp 2026-10-23 · clickup.com/pricing
Freshdesk 2026-10-23 · freshworks.com/freshdesk/pricing
ops / marketing teams who will stay on Free Forever at $0 (unlimited tasks, 60 MB storage) while they open a first My Tasks home, then Unlimited at $7/user/month yearly when they need unlimited Spaces / Forms / native time tracking.
Read the ClickUp pagesupport teams who will start on the printed Growth tile at $19/agent/month yearly while they open a first Agent availability list, then Pro at $55 when they need the wider AI / helpdesk pack — not Enterprise $89 unless they need the full enterprise-grade set.
Read the Freshdesk page
