ClickUp is 100% cheaper
than Jira
$0/mo (Free Forever) vs Jira Standard at $79.10/mo for 10 seats ($7.91/seat) — covering 86% of the 7 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
10 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Standard plan at $79.10/mo ($7.91/seat × 10 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Free Forever: 0 USD/monthly.
Jira costs $79.10/mo on the Standard plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 7 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
ClickUp covers 86% of the 7 capabilities compared against Jira. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | ClickUp | Jira |
|---|---|---|
| Workflow automations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dashboards & reporting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sprints & agile boards | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gantt & timeline views | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guest access | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
| Unlimited forms | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Jira has that ClickUp lacks.
- AI assistant — Get AI help drafting updates or summarizing project status.Missing from ClickUp.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Scenario | Jira | ClickUp |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $23.73/mo | $0/mo (Free Forever) |
| 10 seats | $79.10/mo | $0/mo (Free Forever) |
| 25 seats | $197.75/mo | $0/mo (Free Forever) |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free Forever | Free |
| Unlimited | $10/seat/mo |
| Business | $19/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Standard | $7.91/seat/mo |
| Premium | $14.54/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is ClickUp than Jira?
100% cheaper in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free Forever vs $79.10/mo on Standard. That is $949.20 a year.
What does ClickUp lack compared with Jira?
AI assistant — 1 of the 7 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Jira: 2026-09-07; ClickUp: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- ClickUp data last verified 2026-09-07