Lemon Squeezy vs ClickUp
Merchant of record for digital products and SaaS
vs. One app to replace them all — tasks, docs, chat, goals, time tracking
Pricing tiers
Lemon Squeezy
Pay-as-you-go
No monthly fees. 5% + 50¢ per transaction. Includes tax handling.
$0 base (usage-based)
ClickUp
Free Forever
$0. Unlimited tasks + members. 100MB storage. 2 lists. Basic features.
Free
Unlimited
$7/user/mo annual ($10/mo). Unlimited storage, integrations, dashboards, Gantt.
$7/mo
ClickUp Brain (AI)
$7/user/mo add-on. AI writing, auto-summary, Q&A over workspace.
$7/mo
Business
$12/user/mo annual ($19/mo). Advanced time tracking, automations (10k/mo), workload mgmt.
$12/mo
Business Plus
$19/user/mo annual ($29/mo). Team sharing, custom roles, permissions, 25k automations.
$19/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SSO, HIPAA, white labeling, advanced permissions, unlimited automations, dedicated CSM.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing payg on Lemon Squeezy vs free on ClickUp.
| Metric | Lemon Squeezy | ClickUp |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
Lemon Squeezy · 12 features
- Abandoned Cart Recovery — Email retry campaigns (+5% fee on recovered).
- Affiliate Program — Built-in affiliate/referral program with payouts.
- Custom Checkout Domain — Checkout at checkout.yourbrand.com.
- Customer Portal — Self-service subscription + invoice management UI.
- Discounts / Coupons — Percentage / fixed / trial discount codes.
- Global Tax (included) — Automatic VAT/GST/sales tax calc + remittance. LS files taxes on your behalf.
- Hosted Checkout — Hosted + embeddable checkout. Customize color + logo.
- License Keys — Generate + validate license keys for software sales.
- One-off Sales — Digital products with license keys, file delivery.
- Reports & Analytics — Revenue, MRR, churn, LTV.
- Subscriptions — Recurring billing with trials, proration, discounts.
- Webhooks — Standard resource events (order_created, subscription_created/updated/cancelled,…
ClickUp · 17 features
- 15+ Views — List/Board/Gantt/Timeline/etc.
- Automations — No-code workflow builder.
- Chat — Native team chat.
- ClickUp Brain (AI) — AI across workspace.
- Custom Fields — 15+ field types.
- Dashboards — Custom widget boards.
- Desktop Apps — Mac + Windows + Linux.
- Docs — Rich text docs + wikis.
- Forms — Collect tasks via form.
- Goals — OKRs + progress tracking.
- iOS + Android Apps — Native mobile.
- REST API — Public API for integrations.
- Sprints — Agile sprint views.
- Subtasks + Dependencies — Nested + blocking.
- Tasks — Full task management.
- Time Tracking — Native timers + timesheets.
- Whiteboards — Collaborative canvas.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Lemon Squeezy | ClickUp |
|---|---|---|
| SDK | @lemonsqueezy/lemonsqueezy.js | clickup.js (community) |
| REST | Lemon Squeezy REST API | ClickUp REST API v2 |
| OTHER | Webhooks | ClickUp Apps, ClickUp Chrome Extension, ClickUp Webhooks, OAuth 2.0 |
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