Portkey vs ClickUp
Enterprise AI gateway + observability + guardrails + prompt mgmt
vs. One app to replace them all — tasks, docs, chat, goals, time tracking
Pricing tiers
Portkey
Developer (Free)
Free forever. 10k logs/month. Universal API + key management. 3 prompt templates. Basic observability.
Free
Gateway (OSS)
MIT-licensed gateway only (no observability UI). Self-host for routing/fallbacks.
$0 base (usage-based)
Production
$49/month. 100k logs ($9 per additional 100k). Fallbacks, load balancing, retries, semantic caching. Unlimited prompts. RBAC.
$49/mo
Enterprise
Custom. 10M+ logs/month. Custom guardrails, advanced evals, SSO, budget controls, VPC + on-prem, SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR.
Custom
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 free on Portkey vs free on ClickUp.
| Metric | Portkey | ClickUp |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
Portkey · 18 features
- AI Gateway — Unified OpenAI-compatible API to 250+ LLMs.
- Alerts — Thresholds on latency, error rate, cost, usage.
- Budget Controls — Per-key + per-team spending limits.
- Evaluations — Built-in evaluator templates + custom.
- Fallbacks — Config-driven provider fallback chains.
- Guardrails — Pre/post processors for safety + compliance.
- Load Balancing — Round-robin, weighted, least-latency across providers.
- MCP Support — Use MCP servers as tools through gateway.
- Observability — Logs, traces, feedback, alerts, cost tracking.
- OSS Gateway — Open-source gateway (portkey-ai/gateway).
- Prompt Library — Shared prompt library + public marketplace.
- Prompt Templates — Version + test + collaborate on prompts.
- Retries — Configurable retry policies per route.
- Role-Based Access Control — Team permissions on prompts + keys.
- Semantic Caching — Vector-based cache on query meaning.
- Simple Caching — Exact-match cache.
- Virtual Keys — Per-app keys with budget + rate limits + permissions.
- VPC Deployment (Ent) — Deploy in your own VPC for compliance.
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 | Portkey | ClickUp |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | Portkey CLI | — |
| SDK | portkey-ai (Node), portkey-ai (Python) | clickup.js (community) |
| REST | Portkey API (OpenAI-compat) | ClickUp REST API v2 |
| MCP | Portkey MCP | — |
| OTHER | Portkey Dashboard | ClickUp Apps, ClickUp Chrome Extension, ClickUp Webhooks, OAuth 2.0 |
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