ClickUp Brain

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An AI add-on for a project management platform that answers questions about your work and runs multi-step automations, sold as a separate tier.

68TriVista score
Category rankTied #14 in Enterprise AI Assistants and Workspaces
Baseline ELO1,459.8
At a glance
What it does

ClickUp Brain is the AI layer inside ClickUp, an all-in-one work management platform for tasks, docs, chat, and time tracking. Staff use Brain to ask questions about their workspace and to generate written content. It runs 'Super Agents' that carry out multi-step automations using more than 500 connected actions across tools like Google Drive, GitHub, and Salesforce, and it can route requests across several underlying models, including GPT, Claude, and Gemini. Brain is not included in ClickUp's base plans; it is a separate add-on split into a 'Brain' tier and a higher 'Everything AI' tier that adds automations and an AI notetaker. The base platform carries SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and HIPAA-related compliance claims and supports single sign-on.

Where it can help

This fits a team that already runs its projects and tasks in ClickUp and wants AI layered directly onto that work, more than a company evaluating an AI assistant as a standalone purchase. A sensible starting point is turning on the base 'Brain' add-on for one team already active in ClickUp and comparing it against how staff use outside chatbots for the same tasks. As a planning figure, budget about $9 per user per month for the Brain tier and about $28 for Everything AI, both on top of the base ClickUp plan. Heavier automation and agent use also draws down a separate pool of AI credits. Brain was rebuilt as Brain 2 in mid-2026, so confirm current feature names and credit limits with ClickUp rather than relying on older reviews.

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TriVista score
68.3
Category rank
#14
Baseline ELO
1,459.8

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Cost guide

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Cost estimates by scenario Unit used in these estimates: enabled user.
Cost measureLowBaseHigh
First-year total$14.2K$22.9K$37.5K
Three-year total$27.3K$42.2K$67.2K
First-year cost per unit$712$1.1K$1.9K
Average annual cost per unit (over three years)$454$704$1.1K
Cost breakdown by scenario
Included cost components
ComponentLowBaseHigh
Licensing and usage$825$1.1K$1.5K
Implementation$3.3K$5.5K$9.4K
Integration$2.5K$4.5K$8.1K
Staff time and change management$2.5K$3.5K$4.9K
Security$2K$2.8K$4.2K
Administration$1.7K$2.2K$3K
Support$900$1.2K$1.6K

Estimate assumptions: Based on 20 enabled users. This is a planning allowance, not verified product pricing. Confirm the vendor’s billing unit and current price or quote before budgeting.

Benefits have not been estimated: The current research does not estimate potential savings, return on investment, or how long it would take to recover the cost. Earlier benefit estimates are excluded.

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FIRST MONTHTest one workflow

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  • Current catalog refresh
    TriVista Score 68.3/100
    Category rank #14

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