Orbit vs ClickUp
ClickUp is a broad workspace built to scale with teams. Orbit is built for freelancers: tasks, clients, quotes, invoices, contracts and time tracking in one app.
Orbit vs ClickUp
- Built for
- OrbitFreelancers and independent pros
- ClickUpTeams, with per-user plans up to Enterprise
- Free plan
- OrbitYes, free forever, with unlimited tasks, projects and clients
- ClickUpFree Forever: unlimited tasks and free-plan members, 60MB storage
- Paid plans
- OrbitPro: $4.99/month or $39.99/year per account. No team plan
- ClickUpUnlimited $7, Business $12 per user/month billed yearly ($10 / $19 billed monthly); Enterprise: contact sales
- Client management
- OrbitBuilt in: every task belongs to a project and a client
- ClickUpThrough CRM templates built from lists and custom fields
- Quotes & invoices
- OrbitBuilt in (Orbit watermark on Free, none on Pro)
- ClickUpNot listed as a built-in feature
- Contracts & e-signature
- OrbitOn Pro, with e-signature
- ClickUpNot listed
- Time tracking
- OrbitBuilt in on every plan
- ClickUpBuilt in on paid plans (trial on Free Forever); billable time on Business and up
- AI assistant
- OrbitOrbi: 5 requests a day on Free, up to 200 requests a day on Pro
- ClickUpTrial access on Free; paid AI add-ons from $9 per user/month (Brain AI)
- Apps
- OrbitiPhone, iPad and the web (Android coming soon)
- ClickUpiOS and Android, plus Mac and Windows desktop apps
ClickUp prices as listed on October 2, 2026
Orbi proposes changes; nothing is saved until you tap Apply.
Last checked October 2, 2026. ClickUp details come from ClickUp's own public pages and may have changed since.
The whole job, not just the tasks
ClickUp is a broad workspace whose plans scale with teams. Orbit is narrower on purpose: it covers the work a freelancer does, from the first quote to the paid invoice.
- Free plan
Clients, projects and tasks, linked
Every task belongs to a project and a client, and a client's page gathers their projects, open tasks and contact details.
- Free + Pro plan
Quotes and invoices built in
Send quotes and invoices from the same app you plan in. On Free they carry the Orbit watermark; Pro removes it.
- Pro plan
Contracts with e-signature
Turn an accepted quote into a contract your client signs online.
- Free plan
Time tracking on every plan
Start a timer on a task and add an hourly rate to a client to see the value of your unbilled time.
- Free + Pro plan
An assistant that asks first
Ask Orbi to plan or update your work and it shows you the changes first. Nothing is saved until you tap Apply. Free includes 5 requests a day; Pro, up to 200 requests a day.
- Free + Pro plan
One simple price
Orbit is free to use with no time limit. Pro is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year for your account, with no seats to count.
A freelancer's day in Orbit
Start the day knowing what's due
Home shows what's due today, what you've finished this week, your tracked hours and your unpaid invoices at a glance.
Keep each client in one place
A client's page gathers their projects, open tasks and contact details, so nothing gets lost between email threads.
Orbit for freelancersPlan with Orbi, then approve
Describe what you need in a sentence and Orbi proposes the changes. You review them, untick or edit what you don't want and apply the rest.
- Free: ask Orbi about your work and add or complete tasks — 5 requests a day
- Pro: up to 200 requests a day — create and edit projects, clients, invoices and more by chat
When ClickUp may suit you better
Orbit is deliberately focused. If your work looks more like this, ClickUp is worth a look.
You work in a large team
ClickUp's plans are priced per user and scale up to Enterprise, with guest permissions, SAML single sign-on and admin controls. Orbit has no team plan.
You need many integrations
ClickUp's paid plans list unlimited integrations, with tools such as Slack, HubSpot and Google Drive.
You run sprints, goals and portfolios
ClickUp lists sprint management, Gantt charts, goals and portfolio management for teams running many projects at once.
About this comparison
ClickUp is a trademark of its owner. Information as listed on their website on October 2, 2026; check their site for current details. Orbit is not affiliated with ClickUp.
Frequently asked questions
If you work on your own and bill clients, Orbit may fit better: it keeps tasks, clients, quotes, invoices, contracts and time tracking in one app. ClickUp is a broader team workspace, and invoicing is not listed among its built-in features.
Orbit is free forever, and Orbit Pro is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year for your account. As listed on October 2, 2026, ClickUp has a Free Forever plan, Unlimited at $7 and Business at $12 per user/month billed yearly ($10 and $19 billed monthly), and Enterprise pricing on request.
Invoicing is not listed as a built-in feature on ClickUp's pricing page as of October 2, 2026. Orbit includes quotes and invoices on every plan; on Free they carry the Orbit watermark.
Orbit's assistant, Orbi, is included in both plans: 5 requests a day on Free and up to 200 requests a day on Pro, and it shows proposed changes that you apply yourself. As listed on October 2, 2026, ClickUp offers trial AI access on its Free plan and paid AI add-ons starting with Brain AI at $9 per user/month.
No. Orbit has one plan per person, Free or Pro, built for freelancers and independent professionals. If you need to manage a large team, a team workspace such as ClickUp may suit you better.
Orbit's web dashboard and its iPhone app, side by side.