Comparison

Deckbell vs ClickUp

ClickUp sets out to be every work tool at once. Deckbell does three things for software teams: an issue tracker, team chat with huddles, and coding agents that open pull requests.

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Updated October 2026, using each vendor's public list prices and documentation.

The short version

ClickUp has far more features than Deckbell: docs, whiteboards, goals, time tracking, dashboards, forms, automations, Gantt and timeline views, plus chat, video calls and AI. If you want one tool for marketing, operations and engineering together, ClickUp covers more ground.

Deckbell is narrower by design. It's built for software teams, with issue keys, sprints, GitHub, and agents that turn an issue into a pull request. There's less to configure, and each board and its channel are wired together out of the box. Prices are close: Deckbell Pro is $8 a seat on annual billing, and ClickUp Core is $9 billed yearly.

Who it's for

Switch to Deckbell if…

Your engineers find ClickUp heavy and keep a separate tracker anyway.
You use a fraction of ClickUp's features and want less to set up and maintain.
You want issues, pull requests and chat linked: issue keys in messages, comments as thread replies, pull requests in search.
You want coding agents with a visible cost per run, rather than a general AI assistant.
You want EU hosting by default, on every plan.

Stay with ClickUp if…

Non-engineering teams run their work in ClickUp and need docs, forms, goals or time tracking.
You plan with Gantt charts, timelines, workload views or dashboards.
You rely on ClickUp automations or its integrations.
You need native desktop and mobile apps.

Feature by feature

What each product does out of the box, as of October 2026. Where ClickUp does more, we say so.

Features of Deckbell, ClickUp
Feature	Deckbell	ClickUp
Tracking
People on the free plan	Up to 5	Unlimited
Issues with keys (WEB-142), priorities, estimates and labels	Yes.	Yes. Tasks, with custom task IDs
Kanban board and list views	Yes.	Yes. Plus many other views
Sprints (cycles) with story points	Yes. Pro and up	Yes.
Sub-tasks and blocked-by / blocking relations	Yes.	Yes. Subtasks and dependencies
Saved views and filters, shared with the team	Yes. Pro and up	Yes.
Roadmaps, timelines or Gantt charts	No.	Yes. Gantt from Core, timeline from Business
Docs and wikis	No.	Yes.
No-code workflow automation	No.	Yes. Monthly limits per plan
Communication
Channels and direct messages	Yes.	Yes. ClickUp Chat; messaging is a trial on Free
Threads, @-mentions, file sharing and voice messages	Yes.	Yes.
Group calls with video and screen sharing	Yes. Huddles; 1:1 voice on Free, groups from Pro	Yes. SyncUps
Chat history on the free plan	90 days	90 days
Each board has a linked channel; issue comments and thread replies are the same thing	Yes.	No. Chat and task comments are separate
Turn a message into an issue	Yes.	Yes.
AI
AI coding agents that take an issue and open a pull request	Yes. Coder, Reviewer and Security roles	ClickUp Brain and AI agents for tasks and docs
AI usage included in the seat price	Yes. $5 (Pro), $15 (Business) or $25 (Enterprise) per seat a month, or your own key	Yes. A monthly AI credit allowance on current plans; extra credits are $10 per 10,000
Platform and security
GitHub integration	Yes.	Yes.
Other integrations and an app marketplace	No. GitHub only today	Yes. 1,000+ integrations
Public API and webhooks	No. Not yet	Yes.
Native desktop and mobile apps	No. Web app that works on phones	Yes.
SAML single sign-on	Yes. Enterprise	Yes. Enterprise
Audit log	Yes. Business and up	Yes. Enterprise
EU data hosting	Yes. Every workspace, in Germany	Yes. Data residency on Enterprise

Price per seat

Both charge per user. ClickUp is moving to a new set of plans, and its pricing page currently shows some visitors the new plans and others the earlier ones, so we list the new plans and note the earlier prices. ClickUp includes chat, so there's usually no separate chat bill; Linear + Slack is shown for reference.

Prices in US dollars per user per month, as of October 2026
Tier	Deckbell	ClickUp	Linear + Slack
Free	Free$0Up to 5 members, 2 projects, 250 issues	Free Forever$0Chat messaging is a trial; 90 days of history	Free + Free$0
Entry paid plan	Pro$10 / month$8 / month billed annually	Core$12 / month$9 / month billed annuallySome workspaces see the earlier Unlimited plan: $10, or $7 billed yearly	Basic + Pro$20.75 / month$17.25 / month billed annually
Business plan	Business$18 / month$15 / month billed annually	Business$25 / month$17 / month billed annuallyEarlier lineup: $19, or $12 billed yearly, with AI as a paid add-on	Business + Business+$36 / month$31 / month billed annually
Enterprise	Enterprise$30 / month$24 / month billed annuallyFrom 10 seats	EnterpriseCustom	Enterprise + Enterprise+Custom

What a 10-person team pays in a year

On annual billing where it's sold, before tax.

Entry paid plan

Deckbell Pro: $960
ClickUp Core: $1,080
Linear + Slack (Basic + Pro): $2,070

Business plan

Deckbell Business: $1,800
ClickUp Business: $2,040
Linear + Slack (Business + Business+): $3,720

ClickUp also sells a Max plan ($100 per user per month billed yearly) and extra AI credits.

Public list prices in US dollars per user per month, from each vendor's pricing page in October 2026. Combined columns add up the two products' matching plans. Prices exclude tax, change often, and can differ by region, team size or promotion, so check the vendor's page before you decide. Sources: ClickUp pricing, Linear pricing, Slack pricing, Deckbell pricing.

How to switch from ClickUp

Step 1
Create a workspace and connect GitHub
Sign up free, invite your engineering team and connect GitHub so agents can work in your repositories and open pull requests.
Step 2
Import from ClickUp
Connect ClickUp with a personal API token and pick the Lists to bring over. Tasks come across with subtasks, tags, dependencies and comments. A ClickUp CSV export works too.
Step 3
Map statuses to columns
Every ClickUp status found is listed with how many tasks have it. Pick the board column each one goes to, or leave old, closed work out of the import.
Step 4
Decide what stays in ClickUp
If other teams use ClickUp docs, goals or time tracking, they can carry on. Engineering moves its issues and conversations to Deckbell.

Moving from more than one tool? See every importer and a migration plan.

FAQ

Deckbell vs ClickUp: questions

Something we didn't cover? Write to support@deckbell.com and a human replies.

Is Deckbell an all-in-one tool like ClickUp?

No. Deckbell covers issue tracking, team chat with huddles, and coding agents. It has no docs, whiteboards, goals, forms or time tracking. That's deliberate: it's built for software teams who want a fast tracker with the conversation next to it.

Does Deckbell have Gantt charts or timelines?

Not today. Work is planned with boards, list views, sprints, estimates, relations and saved views.

How does pricing compare with ClickUp?

On ClickUp's new plans, Core is $9 per user per month billed yearly ($12 monthly) and Business $17 ($25 monthly). Deckbell Pro is $8 billed annually ($10 monthly) and Business $15 ($18 monthly), with chat, huddles and AI credits included. Prices as of October 2026.

Can we import our ClickUp tasks?

Yes. Connect ClickUp with a personal API token, or upload a CSV export. Deckbell brings tasks over with subtasks, tags, dependencies and comments, lets you map each status to a column, and reports anything it skipped.

Does Deckbell have AI like ClickUp Brain?

Deckbell's AI is focused on code: agents that take an issue, work in the GitHub repositories you attach, and open a pull request, with Coder, Reviewer and Security roles. You can also chat with an agent. Every paid seat includes AI credits, or you can bring your own Anthropic key.

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