ClickUp vs Swatle

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan: Swatle — $7/seat/mo vs $9/seat/mo for ClickUp
Free plan: Only ClickUp (Swatle has paid plans only)
Public API: Both have one
Best fit: ClickUp: Teams replacing separate task, doc and chat tools with one workspace · Swatle: Small agencies that want boards, chat and docs on one bill
Platforms: ClickUp: Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension · Swatle: Web

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

ClickUpWork management platform for tasks, docs, chat and dashboards, with the Brain AI layer that writes, searches, takes notes and runs agents.

SwatleKanban, sprints, chat, docs and forms in one workspace, with an API slot for your own AI agent

Side by side

Fact	ClickUp	Swatle
Category	Task & Project Management	Task & Project Management
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Starts at	$9/seat/mo	$7/seat/mo
Public API	Yes	Yes
Trust score	86 / 100	87 / 100
Platforms	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API	Web, API
Company	Mango Technologies, Inc.	Swatle
Launched	2017	—
Last verified	Oct 29, 2026	Oct 16, 2026

What our research says

ClickUp

ClickUp fits teams that want to consolidate tasks, docs, chat and reporting into one tool and are willing to spend time configuring it; the bundled AI credits make Brain usable without a separate subscription. Small teams that just need a simple board, or anyone sensitive to dense interfaces, will find it heavier than it needs to be.

Pros

Very broad feature set covering tasks, docs, chat, whiteboards, goals and time tracking
Generous free plan with unlimited members and tasks
AI credits are included in every paid plan rather than sold as a separate seat add-on
Apps for web, desktop, mobile and a Chrome extension, plus a public API

Cons

The breadth of options makes setup and day-to-day navigation complex
Free plan limits storage to 60 MB and gives AI only as a one-off 500-credit trial
Headline prices assume yearly billing; monthly is roughly a third more

Swatle

Swatle is priced to undercut ClickUp and Jira while covering roughly the same ground plus team chat and a support chatbot. The bring-your-own-agent API is the unusual bit — you point an external agent at the workspace rather than accepting whatever assistant the vendor ships. It is a young product from a small Chennai team, so judge it on your own trial rather than on the customer counts and testimonials the site prints.

Pros

Kanban, Scrum, planning, Gantt and epics all present rather than split across add-ons
Knowledge-base chatbots can be embedded on a website and auto-create tickets
Documented REST API and API keys for connecting external AI agents
$7 per user per month is well under the comparable ClickUp or Jira tiers

Cons

Basic caps at 25 users and withholds Gantt, reports, API access and AI features
No free plan, only a trial
Landing-page testimonials and the 10,000-teams figure are unverifiable
Small vendor with no published legal entity beyond a Chennai office and a mobile contact number

Which one fits

Choose ClickUp if you need

Teams replacing separate task, doc and chat tools with one workspace
Agencies and operations teams that need custom fields, automations and dashboards
Companies that want workspace-aware AI search and meeting notes inside their project tool

Choose Swatle if you need

Small agencies that want boards, chat and docs on one bill
Teams already running an in-house AI agent that needs a task backend
Budget-conscious teams comparing against per-seat ClickUp or Jira pricing