Asana vs ClickUp vs monday.com: what each charges a team

Updated 11 November 2026

First published 2026-11-11 · Tool Comparison

Checked 11 November 2026. Every price below was read on the vendor’s own page that day and is quoted as printed. A vendor with no printed price says so; we did not fill the gap.

TL;DR: Nov 2026: Asana's first paid plan is $10.99 per user a month billed annually. ClickUp Core is $9. monday.com Basic is $9. Checked 11 November 2026.

At a glance

ToolWho it suitsOne figure, as printed
AsanaA team that wants a long-standing task and project tool and is happy to pay per user in dollars. It has a free plan for one or two people.Free plan: “$0 Free forever”
ClickUpA team that wants the lowest per-user price of the three on the page and a free tier. Prices shown are the yearly rate against a higher regular price.Core: “Core $ 9 Regular price $ 12 user / mo · billed yearly”
monday.comA team that buys in blocks of seats: the page prices a team size you pick and shows the monthly total for it.Free plan: “Free $ 0 free forever Up to 2 seats”

Asana

A team that wants a long-standing task and project tool and is happy to pay per user in dollars. It has a free plan for one or two people.

  • Free plan: “$0 Free forever” source, read 11 November 2026.
  • First paid plan on the page: “$10.99 Per user, per month billed annually” source, read 11 November 2026.
  • Second paid plan on the page: “$24.99 Per user, per month billed annually” source, read 11 November 2026.

Our page on Asana →

ClickUp

A team that wants the lowest per-user price of the three on the page and a free tier. Prices shown are the yearly rate against a higher regular price.

  • Core: “Core $ 9 Regular price $ 12 user / mo · billed yearly” source, read 11 November 2026.
  • Business: “Business Most Popular $ 17 Regular price $ 25 user / mo · billed yearly” source, read 11 November 2026.

Our page on ClickUp →

monday.com

A team that buys in blocks of seats: the page prices a team size you pick and shows the monthly total for it.

  • Free plan: “Free $ 0 free forever Up to 2 seats” source, read 11 November 2026.
  • Basic: “Basic $ 9 seat / month” source, read 11 November 2026.
  • Standard: “Standard $ 12 seat / month” source, read 11 November 2026.

Our page on monday.com →

Open score and India fit

Our open score gives a tool up to 60 points from signals we can check: rupee pricing, GST invoice, UPI, data in India, a public price, a free plan and the number of alternatives. “Not recorded” means we have not found a vendor statement on that point, not that the answer is no. How the score is worked out.

ToolOpen scorePrices in ₹GST invoiceUPIData in India
Asana20 of 60 (known 5 of 8 signals)NoNoNot recordedNot recorded
ClickUp40 of 60 (known 3 of 8 signals)Not recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
monday.com40 of 60 (known 3 of 8 signals)Not recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded

Before you decide

  • All three are in dollars. The pages we read printed no rupee price and no GST line, so the amount an Indian company pays with tax is not shown here.
  • ClickUp's “regular price” and monday.com's “special offer” lines are vendor promotions on the page; we quote the figure next to the plan name.

What AI assistants name

We asked three assistants the same 5 buyer questions about project management tools (9–10 Nov 2026, no company named in the question), 15 answers in all. Named in how many: Asana in 12, ClickUp in 15, monday.com in 6. The names that came up most across all answers: ClickUp (15), Asana (12), Jira (8), Trello (8). How the Index is run.

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