A great task tool vs. a workspace built around the whole team
ClickUp is genuinely strong project/task management -- that's not in question. But it stops at tasks: no attendance, no payroll, and its AI and time tracking are both separate paid add-ons. Wrkbase starts from the same task board and includes attendance, payroll, and an AI agent that can act, in one per-member price.
Feature by feature
Sourced from ClickUp's own public pricing page, checked August 2026.
What it is
Wrkbase
Tasks, time tracking, attendance, team chat, and payroll in one system, plus an AI agent that can act on your data.
CUClickUp
A task and project management tool, genuinely strong at it. No attendance tracking and no payroll module.
Attendance
Wrkbase
A daily clock-in/clock-out the whole team can see, included on every plan.
CUClickUp
Not offered -- ClickUp is project management, not a time clock or attendance system.
Time tracking
Wrkbase
Included on every plan, starts automatically when a task moves to In progress.
CUClickUp
Gated behind a paid tier: Unlimited ($7/user/month annual) for basic tracking, Business ($12/user/month) for billable time.
AI agent
Wrkbase
Proposes a plan across tasks, payroll, and the rest of the workspace, and only acts once you confirm it. Included on the Team plan.
CUClickUp
ClickUp Brain is a separate add-on: $9/user/month ($7.20 billed annually), stacked on top of a paid plan.
Payroll
Wrkbase
Built in, reading the same hours the task board already tracked. Included in the $8/member/month tier, no separate line item.
CUClickUp
Not part of the product. Hours would need exporting to a separate payroll tool entirely.
Pricing model
Wrkbase
Per member: $0 up to 5 people, $8/member/month up to 50 people (payroll and the AI agent included), $18/member/month beyond that.
CUClickUp
$7-12/user/month for tasks, plus $9/user/month for AI. No payroll at any price.
ClickUp pricing and features as publicly listed in August 2026 (clickup.com/pricing). Pricing pages change -- confirm current numbers there before deciding.
Which one actually fits
ClickUp fits better if
Deep, configurable project management (custom views, dependencies, docs) is the priority, and attendance and payroll live elsewhere on purpose.
Wrkbase fits better if
You want tasks, attendance, and payroll to agree with each other automatically, without exporting hours to a separate tool every pay period.
See it without the add-on math
Free for teams up to 5, no credit card required.