ClickUp vs Zoho

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 12.5 for Zoho, and ranks ahead in 89% of the answers that name both.

Choose ClickUp if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (44.1 vs 12.5)
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
Deep feature set and customization
All-in-one workspace that can replace several tools

Choose Zoho if…

AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 42% positive)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or ISO/IEC 27018 or SOC 2 Type II coverage
Strong value for money and low cost
Free tier for small teams

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	ClickUp	Zoho
Visibility score	44.1%	12.5%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#3	#9
Share of voice	9.1%	3.9%
Mentions this run	50	22
Positive in AI answers	42%	50%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

ClickUp leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

53.7%

16.7%

AI Mode

40.4%

7.2%

Perplexity

38.3%

13.5%

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Head to head in AI answers

18 engine answers name both brands

16ClickUp ranked higher

2Zoho ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	ClickUp	Zoho
What should a project management tool integrate with?	ChatGPT	#11	#5
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#2	#10
Best project management tool for startups	AI Mode	#5	#13
Compare the leading Project Management platforms	Perplexity	#4	#10
Alternatives to the most popular project management tool	ChatGPT	#5	#11
Alternatives to the most popular project management tool	Perplexity	#4	#9
Most affordable project management tool that is still reliable	ChatGPT	#1	#4
Most affordable project management tool that is still reliable	Perplexity	#2	#4
How much does a project management tool cost per month?	ChatGPT	#2	#8
Which project management tool offers a free trial?	AI Mode	#3	#4
Which project management tool offers a free trial?	Perplexity	#6	#8
Is there a free project management tool for small teams?	ChatGPT	#1	#3

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	ClickUp	Zoho
Pricing model	Per seat	—
Entry price	Free; paid from $9 per seat / mo	—
Free plan	Yes	—
Deployment	Cloud-hosted on Amazon Web Services, with an Enterprise option for US, EU or APAC data residency	Cloud (SaaS)
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	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, SOC 2 Type II
Support	24/7 support, Live chat support on Business and above, Priority support on Enterprise, Guided and dedicated onboarding	—
Founded	2017	1996
Headquarters	San Diego, California, United States	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Employees	—	5,000+
Funding	Series C · $535M raised	Bootstrapped
Best for	Teams that want to replace several fragmented work tools with one workspace for tasks, docs, chat and AI	Businesses of all sizes, from startups to enterprises, wanting one suite for sales, support, finance and HR