Monday.com
Depends
Confidence: High
A solid buy for mid-size teams that need flexible, visual project and workflow management and will actually use the automations.
Comparison
Monday.com vs ClickUp
Monday.com and ClickUp both land on Depends.
ClickUp
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if a bigger team wants one app replacing tasks, docs, chat, and time tracking . and will invest in setup.
| Compare | Monday.com | ClickUp |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Mid-size teams running multiple projects | Teams consolidating many tools into one |
| Who it's not for | Small teams needing a simple shared task list | Small teams wanting a simple shared to-do list |
| Privacy | SOC 2 compliance and a public trust center; platform features have been abused for phishing, one since removed.10 | Certified (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA) but multiple public exposures, including a year-long email leak. |
| Support quality | No direct support-quality evidence found | No support evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | Long-time users like the visual boards and flexibility, but pricing hikes and complexity dominate recent complaints. | Users praise consolidation power but many report bloat, pricing changes, and trimming usage down to a few features. |
| Biggest gotcha | Costs scale with every seat; highest plans cited around $228/seat³ | Public-site API key leaked enterprise and government emails for over a year |
Pick Monday.com when
- Mid-size teams running multiple projects
- Ops and marketing teams wanting automations
- Teams that live in visual boards
- Orgs needing many integrations
When Monday.com is not a fit
- Small teams needing a simple shared task list
- Solo users or anyone on a tight budget
- Teams that won't maintain boards and automations
- Buyers sensitive to per-seat price hikes
Pick ClickUp when
- Teams consolidating many tools into one
- Docs-heavy, multi-department orgs
- Agencies tracking tasks and time together
- Free-tier starters testing work management
When ClickUp is not a fit
- Small teams wanting a simple shared to-do list
- Anyone replacing a lightweight task app . setup and admin outweigh it
- Security-strict buyers with a leak history and ignored disclosures
- Solo users . the everything-app is overkill
Sources
review
- monday.com pricing and plansmonday.comofficial
- Monday.com Review 2026: Is the $228 Price Tag Justified?thebusinessdive.comreview
- monday.com Review: Pros, Cons, Features & Pricingthedigitalprojectmanager.comreview
- Monday.com Pricing (Standard $12/user)lessannoyingcrm.comreview
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- We are being astroturfed by Monday.comreddit.comreview
- Is Monday.com still worth the price?reddit.comreview
- Monday WorkForms used in ChainLink phishing attackkeepaware.comsecurity
- monday.com security compliance hubtrust.monday.comsecurity
- Monday.com raises $150M, $1.9B valuationtechcrunch.comnews
- How Millennia used monday.comadaptavist.comnews
- ClickUp official siteclickup.comofficial
- ClickUp product profilemazikbox.comreview