ClickUpFree plan
Paid from
$10 a month
View plans and limitsUpdated 4 September 2026 · Independent comparison
ClickUp vs Microsoft 365 Copilot:
which should you use?
ClickUp and Microsoft 365 Copilot, side by side. Find the one that fits what you need to do.
Find your best fitThe 30-second answer
ClickUp docs, tasks, chat and whiteboards under one AI that can see all of them, which is a genuine advantage over four separate tools.
Microsoft 365 Copilot is built for business, finance & professional work.
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Microsoft 365 CopilotPaid only
Paid from
$25.2 a month
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If you only read one section, make it this one. Rows where both sides say the same thing are left out — the point is where they differ. Where each row came from is listed underneath.
| Category | ClickUp | Microsoft 365 Copilot | Better fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it's built for | Docs, tasks, chat and whiteboards under one AI that can see all of them, which is a genuine advantage over four separate tools. | Sits inside Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, so it works on the documents and meetings a company already has. The closest thing to AI that needs no change of habit. | Microsoft 365 Copilot |
| Fit for business, finance & professional work | Strong fit | Built for this | Microsoft 365 Copilot |
| Free plan | Yes. Free Forever plan, capped on storage rather than on time: 60MB, with unlimited tasks and unlimited members, collaborative docs, Kanban boards, sprint management, calendar view, two-factor authentication and 24/7 support | No. Paid from the start. | ClickUp |
| Cheapest way to pay | $10 a month. | $25.2 a month. | ClickUp |
| What the paid tiers cost |
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| Tie |
| What to watch out for | The breadth is also the complaint — it is a lot of product to configure before it helps. The free plan is real but holds 60MB, so it is storage that runs out rather than time or seats. Yearly billing cuts the seat price by about a third. | An add-on rather than a standalone purchase: the enterprise Copilot seat is $30 a user a month on top of a qualifying Microsoft 365 licence you must already hold, and Copilot Chat is only included if you already pay for an eligible subscription. Agents need an Azure subscription on top again. | Tie |
| Made by | ClickUp — San Diego, US. | Microsoft — Redmond, US. | Tie |
Neither leads on the 7 rows above: 2 each. The job decides it, not the table.
ClickUp or Microsoft 365 Copilot
Neither leads on the rows above — the job decides it.
✓ Docs, tasks, chat and whiteboards under one AI that can see all of them, which is a genuine advantage over four separate tools.
✓ You want to start without paying anything
✓ You want the cheaper paid plan, $10 against $25.2
✓ Free Forever plan, capped on storage rather than on time: 60MB, with unlimited tasks and unlimited members, collaborative docs, Kanban boards, sprint management, calendar view, two-factor authentication and 24/7 support
Sits inside Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, so it works on the documents and meetings a company already has.
Microsoft 365 Copilot is the better answer when the job is what it was built for rather than what the pick above does broadly.
✓ Docs, tasks, chat and whiteboards under one AI that can see all of them, which is a genuine advantage over four separate tools.
✓ You want to start without paying anything
✓ You want the cheaper paid plan, $10 against $25.2
✓ Free Forever plan, capped on storage rather than on time: 60MB, with unlimited tasks and unlimited members, collaborative docs, Kanban boards, sprint management, calendar view, two-factor authentication and 24/7 support
How we know
Every row that separated these two, and where it came from. Nothing here is a hands-on test — if a line rests on a vendor’s own pricing page, it says so and links it.
| Row | Favours | Weight | Where it came from |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it's built for | Microsoft 365 Copilot | How well it does the job | From this site’s own catalogue record for each product — compiled by hand, not imported. How a product gets listed |
| Fit for business, finance & professional work | Microsoft 365 Copilot | How well it does the job | Both products are listed under business, finance & professional work in the catalogue, and this is the fit recorded against each listing. Everything listed under business, finance & professional work |
| Free plan | ClickUp | How well it does the job | From each vendor’s own pricing page. Dates and pages are listed below. |
| Cheapest way to pay | ClickUp | Everything else | From each vendor’s own pricing page. Dates and pages are listed below. |
The prices
ClickUp. Read by hand off clickup.com on 4 September 2026. It is not on the monthly re-check, so confirm there before paying. clickup.com/pricing
Microsoft 365 Copilot. Read by hand off microsoft.com on 4 September 2026. It is not on the monthly re-check, so confirm there before paying. microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/pricing
The ratings
The category these two share. Business, Finance & Professional Work — both are listed there in the catalogue, and the fit recorded against each listing is a judgement made here, by hand.
The nine-category grid below. Derived from what each product is listed for, by one script, once per build — so the same pair always reads the same. It is a derivation, not a review.
What this is not
Neither product was run side by side to produce this page. Nobody was paid to appear on it and nothing here is ranked by commission.
To put the same question to both and read the answers yourself, run them side by side — that is a live test, and this is not.
Choose based on what you’re doing
All ten categories, including the ones where neither of these is the answer. These ratings are derived from what each product is listed for, not from running it — a rating here is a reading of the record, and the record is linked.
01
General-Purpose AI Assistants
Questions, brainstorming, explanations, everyday tasks, decision-making, general advice.
ClickUp
Not a good fitMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
02
Search, Research & Academics
Web research, deep research, books, academic papers, citations, news, fact-checking.
ClickUp
Not a good fitMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
03
Writing, Communication & Language
Emails, reports, essays, editing, summarizing, translation, presentations.
ClickUp
Not a good fitMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
04
Coding, Data & Technical Work
Programming, debugging, data analysis, spreadsheets, math, engineering, technical research.
ClickUp
Bad fitMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
05
Business, Finance & Professional Work
Business strategy, investing, market research, legal, sales, HR, accounting, consulting.
ClickUp
Good fitMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Built for thisBest choice: Microsoft 365 Copilot
06
Image & Design
Image generation, photo editing, logos, graphics, product design, advertising creatives.
ClickUp
Bad fitMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
07
Video
Video generation and editing, clipping, subtitles, avatars, animation and motion capture.
ClickUp
Bad fitMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
08
Audio, Voice & Music
Voice generation, transcription, music, dubbing, sound cleanup and podcast production.
ClickUp
Bad fitMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
09
Marketing & Content Creation
Social media, SEO, advertising, copywriting, content ideas, scripts, brand development.
ClickUp
Not a good fitMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
10
Productivity, Automation & Personal Life
AI agents, workflows, scheduling, meetings, organization, shopping, travel, personal finance.
ClickUp
Not a good fitMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
Docs, tasks, chat and whiteboards under one AI that can see all of them, which is a genuine advantage over four separate tools.
San Diego, USDocs, tasks, chat and whiteboards under one AI that can see all of them, which is a genuine advantage over four separate tools.
You want to start without paying anything
You want the cheaper paid plan, $10 against $25.2
Free Forever plan, capped on storage rather than on time: 60MB, with unlimited tasks and unlimited members, collaborative docs, Kanban boards, sprint management, calendar view, two-factor authentication and 24/7 support
Sits inside Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, so it works on the documents and meetings a company already has.
by MicrosoftThe job is mainly business, finance & professional work
Sits inside Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, so it works on the documents and meetings a company already has.
It is built for business, finance & professional work
The closest thing to AI that needs no change of habit.
Pricing, simplified
The plans people actually compare, read from each vendor’s own page.
PricingSimple, up-to-date plan overview.
ClickUpby ClickUp
Microsoft 365 Copilotby MicrosoftFree version
ClickUp
Yes — Free plan availableFree Forever plan, capped on storage rather than on time: 60MB, with unlimited tasks and
Microsoft 365 Copilot
No — paid from the startPaid from the start
Individual plans
ClickUp
Unlimited
$10 / month$7 / month (annual)
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
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Business plans
ClickUp
From $19 / user / monthFrom $12 / user / month (annual)
Microsoft 365 Copilot
From $25.20 / user / monthFrom $21 / user / month (annual)Microsoft 365 Copilot Business, Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot, Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot
Enterprise
ClickUp
Custom pricing
Microsoft 365 Copilot
From $30 / user / month (annual)Microsoft 365 Copilot, the enterprise seat
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Microsoft 365 CopilotView Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing
Tell us what you use AI for
Pick your main job and the verdict below changes to match. Every answer is on the page already, so this works as a reader, not a lookup.
The verdict for that job
Evenly matched
Microsoft 365 Copilot. It is built for business, finance & professional work; ClickUp does it well without it being its focus; only ClickUp has a free plan; ClickUp is cheaper to start paying for, $10 against $25.2.
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Frequently asked questions
Is ClickUp or Microsoft 365 Copilot better?
Neither leads on the 7 rows above: 2 each. The job decides it, not the table. Microsoft 365 Copilot is built for business, finance & professional work; ClickUp does it well without it being its focus; only ClickUp has a free plan; ClickUp is cheaper to start paying for, $10 against $25.2. ClickUp: Docs, tasks, chat and whiteboards under one AI that can see all of them, which is a genuine advantage over four separate tools. Microsoft 365 Copilot: Sits inside Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, so it works on the documents and meetings a company already has. The closest thing to AI that needs no change of habit.
Is ClickUp or Microsoft 365 Copilot cheaper?
ClickUp — paid plans start at $10 a month against $25.2 a month.
Do ClickUp and Microsoft 365 Copilot both have free plans?
ClickUp does — Free Forever plan, capped on storage rather than on time: 60MB, with unlimited tasks and unlimited members, collaborative docs, Kanban boards, sprint management, calendar view, two-factor authentication and 24/7 support. Microsoft 365 Copilot does not.
What should I watch out for?
ClickUp: The breadth is also the complaint — it is a lot of product to configure before it helps. The free plan is real but holds 60MB, so it is storage that runs out rather than time or seats. Yearly billing cuts the seat price by about a third. Microsoft 365 Copilot: An add-on rather than a standalone purchase: the enterprise Copilot seat is $30 a user a month on top of a qualifying Microsoft 365 licence you must already hold, and Copilot Chat is only included if you already pay for an eligible subscription. Agents need an Azure subscription on top again.
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