Comparison
Manage Agency vs ClickUp
Honest breakdown for agencies choosing between “one app for everything” and a focused client portal. ClickUp is powerful — your clients don't want to learn it.
Pick Manage Agency if…
- — Your clients need a clean, branded front door.
- — You want opinionated UX, not infinite configuration.
- — Contracts, onboarding, and approvals matter as much as tasks.
- — Your team doesn't have time to maintain a custom workspace.
Stay on ClickUp if…
- — You want one tool for docs, tasks, goals, and chat.
- — You love customising views and automations.
- — Your team is internal-first; clients are secondary.
- — You want built-in time tracking today.
Feature by feature
Opinionated, client-first UI
ClickUp gives you infinite knobs. Clients don’t want knobs.
Real branded client portal
ClickUp guest-sharing isn’t a portal.
Per-client feature toggles
White-label (logo + colours)
ClickUp has Branded Docs/Business+; not per-client.
Custom domain for client portal
Both require higher-tier/roadmap work.
Contracts send + sign + track
Onboarding checklists
ClickUp needs a template + automations.
Deliverables with client approvals
Role-based agency vs client permissions
Audit trail of status changes
Deep customisation / automations
ClickUp is the category leader for power users.
15+ views (list / board / gantt / calendar / mind)
We offer List and Board; more views on roadmap.
Time tracking per task/project
ClickUp has it built in. On our Q2 roadmap.
Low learning curve for clients
ClickUp is infamous for complexity.
Export your data at any time
Use ClickUp internally. Give your clients a real portal.
Most agencies we talk to keep their ops in ClickUp and use Manage Agency as the client-facing layer. Both win.