Project management comparison, checked July 2026
BusinessHRM vs ClickUp
One app for your work. Still not one app for your business.
10 of 10 areas in the table, native on one platform
2 native, 2 with limits, 6 not native
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The short answer
ClickUp is a work management platform combining tasks, docs, goals, and native time tracking in one customisable workspace. BusinessHRM adds the back office ClickUp lacks: screenshot monitoring, HR records, attendance and leave, payroll, and client invoicing.
Our verdict
Choose ClickUp if you want the most customisable workspace for tasks, docs and goals, with time tracking that is good enough without monitoring. Choose BusinessHRM if you also need screenshots and activity levels, HR, payroll and real client invoicing.
Best fit for BusinessHRM
Teams that run projects in ClickUp but still need HR, payroll, monitoring, and client billing elsewhere.
How to read this page
The table covers the areas an all-in-one platform is built for, so it naturally favours breadth. Where ClickUp is the stronger product, we say so first. Checked against ClickUp's public documentation in July 2026.
ClickUp is one of the deepest project and productivity tools on the market, and it markets itself as one app to replace them all. For knowledge work, it earns that: tasks, docs, goals, and native time tracking in one workspace. The back office is a different story. There is no employee monitoring, no HR system, no attendance or leave, no payroll, and no real invoicing. BusinessHRM handles the parts of the business ClickUp asks you to integrate.
Where ClickUp is strong
Extremely deep project management
Many views, custom fields and statuses, automations, and dashboards make it one of the most capable and customisable PM tools available.
Native time tracking included
Task-linked timers, manual entry, and billable-hour flags are built in, available even on the free plan, with no third-party tool required.
Docs, goals, and AI in one place
Documents, whiteboards, goals, and an AI assistant live in the same workspace, which cuts tool-switching for knowledge teams.
Where ClickUp stops
No employee monitoring
ClickUp time tracking does not capture screenshots or activity levels. That requires a separate tool and remains an open user request.
No HR, attendance, or payroll
There is no employee record system, no attendance or leave module, and no payroll. Those are DIY templates or separate software.
No real invoicing
ClickUp can track billable hours but cannot generate invoices or collect payments. Billing relies on integrations.
Side by side, area by area
Native, out-of-the-box capability only. Anything that needs a higher tier, an add-on or a separate product is named.
| Capability | BusinessHRM | ClickUp |
|---|---|---|
| Time tracking & timesheets | Yes, native | Yes, native |
| Screenshots & activity levels | Yes, native | Not native |
| HR records & documents | Yes, native | Not native |
| Attendance, shifts & leave | Yes, native | Not native |
| Payroll | Yes, native | Not native |
| Projects, tasks & Gantt | Yes, native | Yes, native |
| CRM & sales pipeline | Yes, native | Templates |
| Invoicing & online payments | Yes, native | Not native |
| Helpdesk & tickets | Yes, native | Templates |
| One platform, one login, one bill | Yes, native | Not native |
Based on publicly documented features, checked July 2026. Plans and add-ons change, so confirm current details on ClickUp's own site before you decide.
Which one fits your team
Choose ClickUp when
- You want the deepest customisation of tasks, views, fields and statuses.
- Docs, whiteboards and goals in the same tool as your tasks matter to you.
- Task-linked time tracking without monitoring is all the tracking you need.
Choose BusinessHRM when
- You need screenshots and activity levels as proof of work, especially for client or remote work.
- You need HR records, attendance, leave and payroll in the same place.
- You want to invoice clients and take online payments from tracked hours.
Why teams move from ClickUp
Monitoring ClickUp does not do
Screenshots and activity levels are built in for teams that need real proof of work.
The whole HR back office
Records, attendance, leave, and payroll included, not templated onto tasks.
Actual client invoicing
Turn tracked hours into invoices with online payment, which ClickUp cannot do natively.
How ClickUp charges
ClickUp is priced per user, per month with a genuinely useful free plan and several paid tiers billed cheaper annually. Its AI assistant is a separate add-on. Prices and AI pricing change often, so confirm on clickup.com before deciding.
BusinessHRM publishes its prices: Starter is free for unlimited users, Growth is $2 per user per month, and every core module is on every plan.
See BusinessHRM pricingTest it against ClickUp
Set up a free workspace, bring one team across and compare the two with real work, not a feature list.
How to move over from ClickUp
No big-bang migration. Run them in parallel until the numbers agree, then decide.
- 1
Day one
Start a free workspace
Sign up with an email address. The Starter plan is free for unlimited users, so the whole team can join before you commit to anything.
- 2
First week
Bring your data across from ClickUp
Export your spaces and tasks from ClickUp. We help you bring projects, clients and people across.
- 3
First week
Rebuild the views you use
Set up boards, lists, calendar and Gantt for your active projects. Tracked time and billable flags carry into timesheets and invoices from day one.
- 4
First cycle
Run both for one project cycle
Keep ClickUp running for one project cycle and compare the numbers side by side before you change anything for real.
- 5
When the numbers agree
Switch off what you no longer need
Cancel the subscriptions BusinessHRM now covers. Your data stays exportable to CSV or PDF, and reachable through the API.
BusinessHRM and ClickUp: questions
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Other comparisons
Does ClickUp have time tracking?
Yes, and it is good. ClickUp includes native task-linked time tracking with billable hours. The honest difference is monitoring, HR, payroll, and invoicing, which ClickUp does not do natively.
Does ClickUp capture screenshots or activity levels?
No. ClickUp confirms screenshot capture and activity monitoring are not native features, so they require a separate tool. BusinessHRM includes them.
Can ClickUp run HR, payroll, and invoicing?
No. ClickUp has no native HR records, payroll, or invoicing, and relies on integrations for those. BusinessHRM includes all three.
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