ClickUp vs Notion

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

ClickUp is the stronger AI pick in Project Management: it has a visibility score of 44.1 versus 14.5 for Notion, and ranks ahead in 92% of the answers that name both.

Choose ClickUp if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (44.1 vs 14.5)
You want a lower entry price ($9 vs $10)
AI answers describe it more positively (42% vs 40% positive)
You need SOC 1 Type 2 or SOC 2 Type 2 or SOC 3 or ISO 27001:2022 or ISO 27017:2015 or ISO 27018:2019 or ISO 27701:2019 or ISO 42001 or PCI compliance or GDPR compliant or HIPAA compliant with BAA on Enterprise coverage

Choose Notion if…

You need SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 or ISMAP or BSI C5 or ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or ISO 27701 or HIPAA or GDPR or CCPA coverage
flexible all-in-one workspace
strong for knowledge management and team wikis
combines docs, databases, and project tracking

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	ClickUp	Notion
Visibility score	44.1%	14.5%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#3	#7
Share of voice	9.1%	5.2%
Mentions this run	50	28
Positive in AI answers	42%	40%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

ClickUp 0pp · Notion 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

ClickUp leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

53.7%

13%

AI Mode

40.4%

20.6%

Perplexity

38.3%

10%

ClickUpNotion

Head to head in AI answers

26 engine answers name both brands

24ClickUp ranked higher

2Notion ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	ClickUp	Notion
How do I choose a project management tool for a mid-market team?	Perplexity	#3	#8
What should a project management tool integrate with?	ChatGPT	#11	#8
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#2	#7
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#2	#8
Top project management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#4	#6
Top project management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	AI Mode	#1	#8
Top project management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#4	#7
Best project management tool for startups	ChatGPT	#1	#3
Best project management tool for startups	AI Mode	#5	#3
Best project management tool for startups	Perplexity	#3	#6
Which project management tool has the best reviews?	ChatGPT	#2	#3
Which project management tool has the best reviews?	AI Mode	#2	#4

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	ClickUp	Notion
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $9 per seat / mo	Free; paid from $10 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Cloud-hosted on Amazon Web Services, with an Enterprise option for US, EU or APAC data residency	Cloud-hosted, with web, desktop and mobile apps
Integrations	1000+	—
Compliance	SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27017:2015, ISO 27018:2019, ISO 27701:2019, ISO 42001, PCI compliance, GDPR compliant, HIPAA compliant with BAA on Enterprise	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISMAP, BSI C5, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA
Support	24/7 support, Live chat support on Business and above, Priority support on Enterprise, Guided and dedicated onboarding	Help button in the app, Priority support, Premium support (custom), Customer success manager (Enterprise)
Founded	2017	2016
Headquarters	San Diego, California, United States	San Francisco, California, United States
Employees	—	501–1,000
Funding	Series C · $535M raised	Tender offer · $335M raised
Best for	Teams that want to replace several fragmented work tools with one workspace for tasks, docs, chat and AI	Individuals, small teams, growing businesses and enterprises that want docs, databases and AI agents in one workspace