Why people look for a ClickUp alternative
These are the limits teams run into most often. None of them make ClickUp a bad tool — they just aren't a good fit for everyone.
Setup takes real time
60MB of storage on free
AI is a separate charge
Feature depth becomes noise
Akievo vs ClickUp, feature by feature
"Paid" means the feature exists but needs a higher tier. Data checked September 2026.
| Feature | Akievo | ClickUp |
|---|---|---|
| Views and planning | ||
| Kanban board | ||
| Table view | ||
| Calendar view | Limited | |
| Timeline / Gantt | Limited | |
| Dashboards | Paid | |
| Dependencies graph | Limited | |
| Eisenhower decision matrix | ||
| Works out of the box, no setup | ||
| AI | ||
| AI builds the whole plan for you | Paid | |
| AI included in the plan price | ||
| Manage tasks from ChatGPT | ||
| Connect your own AI agents (MCP) | ||
| Pricing and platform | ||
| Flat price, not per seat | ||
| Storage on the free plan | Limited | Limited |
| REST API | ||
| Webhooks | Paid | |
| Import from Trello | ||
Pricing side by side
Akievo
1 board, 1 workspace, 2 members, 1 AI credit a month
4 boards, 2 workspaces, 2 members, 25 AI credits a month
Unlimited boards, unlimited workspaces, 5 members, 500 AI credits a month
Unlimited boards, unlimited workspaces, unlimited members, 2,000 AI credits a month
ClickUp
Unlimited tasks and members, 60MB storage, limited dashboards
Unlimited storage, integrations, goals, time tracking
Advanced dashboards, webhooks, 5K automations a month
SSO, audit log, enterprise API and governance
ClickUp Brain, its AI, is an extra charge per user on top of a paid seat. Akievo includes AI credits in every paid plan at no extra cost. Prices checked September 2026 from ClickUp's pricing page. Always confirm current pricing with them.
Where ClickUp is still the better choice
We'd rather you picked the right tool than switched and regretted it.
Moving from ClickUp
Because ClickUp structures vary so much, describing the project to Akievo's AI planner often produces a cleaner board than a raw import.
- 1Export a ClickUp list to CSV from the list view
- 2Create an Akievo account and open a new board
- 3Import the CSV and map statuses to lists
- 4Check due dates and assignees, then archive the ClickUp space