Project management comparison, updated October 14, 2026

Shtello One vs ClickUp

ClickUp is an all-in-one work app with tasks, docs, chat, dashboards and AI agents. Shtello One is a personal AI chief of staff for your whole life: it plans your day, sorts your inbox, walks you through a morning and evening routine and learns you over time, so you never write a prompt. ClickUp pricing: Free, or $9 to $100 per user a month. Shtello One: $14.99 a month, one flat price. ClickUp is best for teams that want docs, tasks and chat in one work app. Shtello One is best for people who want work, family and everything in between in one calm place, kept private with a key only they hold.

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35live in Shtello One, not ClickUp
10in ClickUp, not live in Shtello One

Shtello One vs ClickUp at a glance

Key facts, from each company's own website, checked October 14, 2026
Shtello OneClickUp
What it isAI chief of staffProject management
Price$14.99 to $34.99 a monthFree, or $9 to $100 per user a month
Free planFree while we testYes
Free trial7 days, no cardNot stated
How you payOne flat price, no seats, no creditsPer user, plus AI credits
Where it worksWeb, Mac, Windows and Linux apps, installs on iPhone, iPad and Android from the browser; store apps comingWeb, desktop and mobile
Security claimsEncrypted on your device, never used to train AI; Maximum privacy option where only you hold the keySSO, audit logs and HIPAA on Enterprise

What is different

Where Shtello One goes further

  • Let it out: say everything at once, get one next step
  • Plan backward from any date
  • Help me decide: one recommendation and the reason
  • Knowledge bank that learns you, so you never write a prompt
  • Built for your whole life: family, school, home and side hustles
  • Weather, travel times and when to leave
  • Holidays for every faith and country, Shabbat times
  • Breathing and calm sounds
  • Sort screenshots, texts and chat exports
  • Bring what ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini knows about you
  • Student mode: plans and reminders, never homework answers
  • Calendar integration

What ClickUp does that we do not do yet

  • Makes images
  • Project templates (coming to Shtello One)
  • Meeting notetaker (coming to Shtello One)
  • Team capacity and workload (coming to Shtello One)
  • Gantt timelines (coming to Shtello One)
  • Dashboards and progress (coming to Shtello One)
  • Workflows and automations (coming to Shtello One)
  • Docs and wikis (coming to Shtello One)
  • Single sign-on for companies
  • HIPAA option

Feature by feature

Shtello One vs ClickUp, checked October 14, 2026
FeatureShtello OneClickUp
Only in Shtello One
Let it out: say everything at once, get one next stepYesNot listed
Plan backward from any dateYesNot listed
Help me decide: one recommendation and the reasonYesNot listed
Knowledge bank that learns you, so you never write a promptYesNot listed
Built for your whole life: family, school, home and side hustlesYesNot listed
Weather, travel times and when to leaveYesNot listed
Holidays for every faith and country, Shabbat timesYesNot listed
Breathing and calm soundsYesNot listed
Sort screenshots, texts and chat exportsYesNot listed
Bring what ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini knows about youYesNot listed
Student mode: plans and reminders, never homework answersYesNot listed
Live talk, wake-up and bedtime callsComingNot listed
Health, car care and grocery remindersComingNot listed
Plan your day
Calendar integrationClickUp has a calendar view.YesPartly
Two-way calendar syncComingNot listed
Today viewYesNot listed
Add tasks in plain words or by voiceYesNot listed
Recurring tasksYesNot listed
TimeboxingShtello One suggests time blocks today; drag-and-drop to your calendar is coming.PartlyNot listed
Auto-schedulingComingNot listed
Re-plans when things changeComingNot listed
Warns about deadlines at riskComingNot listed
Warns when the day is overloadedComingNot listed
Habits placed on your calendar for youComingNot listed
Buffer and travel time around meetingsShtello One tells you when to leave; adding buffer blocks to your calendar is coming.PartlyNot listed
Meeting scheduling linksalfred_ offers meeting times by email.ComingNot listed
Rituals and focus
Guided planning and ritualsYesNot listed
Morning briefingYesNot listed
Daily shutdown and highlightsShtello One has an evening check-in today; the full shutdown is coming.PartlyNot listed
Weekly review and objectivesYesNot listed
Focus mode with a timerYesNot listed
Analytics: planned vs actual timeShtello One shows weekly stats in the Sunday review.PartlyNot listed
Email courses on calm planningComingNot listed
Human first: you stay in chargeYesNot listed
Run your inbox
Sorts your email for what mattersYesNot listed
Several mailboxes at onceYesNot listed
Works on its own while you sleepYesNot listed
"Needs you" list across every mailboxComingNot listed
Turns emails into tasks on its ownComingNot listed
Email sorted into categories you chooseComingNot listed
Tracks replies you are waiting onComingNot listed
Reply drafts in your voiceYesNot listed
Sends only after you approveComingNot listed
Forward an email to make a taskComingNot listed
Meeting prep before every callComingNot listed
Routines you describe in one sentenceComingNot listed
Use it by text messageComingNot listed
AI assistant
AI chatYesYes
Writes and rewrites anythingYesNot listed
Reads photos, screenshots and filesYesNot listed
Talk to it by voiceShtello One turns your voice into text today; live voice conversations are coming.PartlyNot listed
Deep research on the webNoNot listed
Makes imagesNoYes
Projects and work
AI project manager: a plan from a descriptionYesNot listed
Search across everythingComingNot listed
Project templatesComingYes
Meeting notetakerNotetaker is on the Max plan.alfred_ connects to notetakers like Granola, Fireflies and Otter.ComingYes
Team capacity and workloadComingYes
Gantt timelinesComingYes
Dashboards and progressComingYes
Workflows and automationsComingYes
Docs and wikisComingYes
Connections
Gmail, Outlook and any other mailboxEmail in ClickUp is on Core and up.YesPartly
Task apps (Todoist, Google Tasks, Microsoft To Do)ComingNot listed
Zapier and automationsComingNot listed
Slack and Microsoft TeamsComingNot listed
Asana, Jira, Linear, Notion, ClickUp, Trello, MondayComingNot listed
Zoom, Meet and notetaker appsComingNot listed
HubSpot and SalesforceComingNot listed
Stripe and QuickBooksComingNot listed
Works with Claude and ChatGPTComingNot listed
Security and privacy
Option where only you hold the key, the company cannot read itYesNot listed
Forgot password? Reset by email, nothing lostYesNot listed
Never trains AI on your dataYesNot listed
Encrypted in transit and at restYesNot listed
Delete everything yourself, anytimeYesNot listed
Never holds your email passwordShtello One uses an app password today, kept encrypted with your own key; Google and Microsoft sign-in are coming.PartlyNot listed
Independent SOC 2 auditNoNot listed
Single sign-on for companiesNoYes
HIPAA optionHIPAA on Enterprise.NoYes
Who it is built for
IndividualsYesYes
Parents and familiesYesNot listed
StudentsYesNot listed
Founders and executivesYesNot listed
Freelancers and solo ownersYesNot listed
AgenciesYesNot listed
ConsultantsYesNot listed
Lawyers and law firmsYesNot listed
AccountantsYesNot listed
Real estateYesNot listed
Contractors and field serviceYesNot listed
SalesYesNot listed
Marketing and designYesNot listed
Engineering and productYesNot listed
Operations and ITYesNot listed
Teams and large companiesShtello One team plans are coming. alfred_ has a Team plan for client-facing teams.ComingYes
Apps
Web appYesNot listed
iPhone, iPad and AndroidShtello One installs on any phone from the browser today; store apps are coming. alfred_ lists an iPhone app.PartlyNot listed
Mac, Windows and LinuxYesNot listed
Apple Watch, Apple TV and CarPlayComingNot listed

Yes Partly Coming No Not listedComing means it is in our build plan, not live yet. Not listed means the company does not say on its own website. Their marks come from their own websites, checked October 14, 2026. Hover or tap a mark for details.

Sources: ClickUp pricing, Motion vs ClickUp. Motion compares itself with ClickUp, which is why it is on our chart.

Security and privacy

Shtello One

Encrypted on your device, never used to train AI; Maximum privacy option where only you hold the key. Your data is locked before it leaves your device, so our servers only hold scrambled text. Standard privacy lets us email you a reset link if you forget your password; Maximum privacy keeps no copy of your key with us. We do not have a SOC 2 audit, single sign-on or a HIPAA option yet.

ClickUp

SSO, audit logs and HIPAA on Enterprise. This is what ClickUp states on its own website; anything it does not mention is marked Not listed in the chart.

Which should you choose?

Choose ClickUp if

teams that want docs, tasks and chat in one work app, and team projects is all you need from it.

Choose Shtello One if

you want one calm place for work, family and life, an assistant that learns you and works on its own, and privacy only you can unlock.

Not sure?

Try Shtello One free for a week. It is free while we test, with no card needed.

Shtello One vs ClickUp: questions

Is Shtello One a good ClickUp alternative?

Yes, if you want more than team projects. On this chart Shtello One has 35 live features ClickUp does not mark Yes, and ClickUp has 10 that Shtello One does not have live yet, 7 of them already in our build plan.

Is Shtello One cheaper than ClickUp?

Shtello One is $14.99 a month for Core or $34.99 for Premium, one flat price with no seats or credits, and free while we test. ClickUp pricing: Free, or $9 to $100 per user a month, per user, plus AI credits.

Is Shtello One or ClickUp more private?

Shtello One encrypts what you save on your device and never trains AI on it. With Maximum privacy on, only you hold the key, so we cannot read it at all. ClickUp says: SSO, audit logs and HIPAA on Enterprise. Shtello One does not have a SOC 2 audit, single sign-on or a HIPAA option yet.

What does ClickUp do that Shtello One does not do yet?

Makes images; Project templates; Meeting notetaker; Team capacity and workload; Gantt timelines; Dashboards and progress; Workflows and automations; Docs and wikis; Single sign-on for companies; HIPAA option. Rows marked Coming are in our build plan.

Can I use Shtello One and ClickUp together?

Yes. Many people keep ClickUp for team projects and use Shtello One to plan their own day and life around it. Connections to project apps are coming.

Who is ClickUp best for?

Teams that want docs, tasks and chat in one work app. An all-in-one work app with tasks, docs, chat, dashboards and AI agents.

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