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 Jira if small teams who will stay on Free at $0 (10 users) while they open a first Timeline, then Standard at $8.48/user/month when the 11th user or the paid
Best for
ClickUp A personal work list you start at a public $
Jira A timeline 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
Jira $0 · free forever for 10 users
Lowest paid
ClickUp Unlimited $7/user/mo
Jira Standard $8.48/user/mo
Next step up
ClickUp Business $12/user/mo
Jira Premium $15.56/user/mo
Runs where
ClickUp Hosted
Jira Hosted
Watch out
ClickUp Free storage is 60 MB
Jira Free stops at 10 users
Last checked
ClickUp 2026-10-23 · clickup.com/pricing
Jira 2026-10-23 · atlassian.com/software/jira/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 pagesmall teams who will stay on Free at $0 (10 users) while they open a first Timeline, then Standard at $8.48/user/month when the 11th user or the paid automation pack is required.
Read the Jira page
