A ClickUp alternative built specifically for agencies
ClickUp is a broad, flexible tool built for every kind of team. BoardGlide is built for one kind: agencies that need to manage delivery and client relationships without exposing internal work.
Why Agencies Look for a ClickUp Alternative
ClickUp's flexibility is real, but so is the cost of that flexibility. ClickUp's core AI features (ClickUp Brain) are a separate add-on starting at $9 per user per month on top of your plan — meaning a team on ClickUp's Business plan ($12/user/month annually) with AI enabled pays roughly $21 per user per month before any other add-ons. Agencies also frequently rebuild the same client-visibility workarounds — separate spaces, permission workarounds, guest access — because ClickUp wasn't built specifically around the internal/client split agencies actually need.
BoardGlide starts with that split already built in, and includes AI-assisted features in its core plans rather than as a separate paid add-on.
Entry paid plan
Mid-tier plan
AI features
Client portal with visibility controls
Sprint burndown & velocity
Daily status reports (AI-assisted)
Built specifically for agencies
Free trial
| ClickUp | BoardGlide | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry paid plan | $7/user/mo (Unlimited, billed annually) | $4/user/mo (Starter, billed annually) |
| Mid-tier plan | $12/user/mo (Business, billed annually) | $5/user/mo (Team, billed annually) |
| AI features | Separate add-on, +$9/user/mo | Included in Team and Agency plans |
| Client portal with visibility controls | Requires manual workspace/permission setup | Built-in, dedicated client-facing board |
| Sprint burndown & velocity | Included on Business plan and above | Included on Team plan and above |
| Daily status reports (AI-assisted) | Not a native feature | Included on Team plan and above |
| Built specifically for agencies | General-purpose team tool | Purpose-built for agency delivery + client work |
| Free trial | 14 days | 30 days, no card required |
*Pricing sourced from ClickUp's published 2026 rates as of this writing. Confirm current pricing on ClickUp's official site, as SaaS pricing changes over time.
To be fair to ClickUp
ClickUp is a genuinely broad platform — if you need dozens of view types, deep automation, or a tool flexible enough for teams completely unrelated to agency delivery, ClickUp's breadth is real and BoardGlide doesn't try to match it feature-for-feature. BoardGlide's bet is different: fewer, more focused features, built specifically around how agencies actually deliver work and manage clients, at a price that doesn't require an enterprise negotiation to make sense.
Who Should Actually Switch
- You're running client work and constantly rebuilding permission workarounds to keep clients out of internal discussions
- You want AI-assisted reporting included in your plan, not billed separately
- You want sprint tracking and a client portal without needing ClickUp's higher-tier plans
- You need dozens of custom view types and deep cross-team automation unrelated to client delivery
- Your team already has a mature ClickUp setup with significant automation investment already built