3 reviews

I tried replacing Notion, Trello, and a separate time tracker with ClickUp — here's what actually disappointed me, what made me say wow, and who should skip it entirely.

Six months on Notion's free plan, no trial clock and no forced upgrade. Then a 5MB design file killed an urgent client project. Here's exactly where the free plan breaks, and the three signals that mean it's time to pay.

I used Notion daily for a week across three real workflows to see if it holds up beyond the templates — here's the honest pricing, the hidden AI cost change for 2026, and where it actually falls short.