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Nova vs ClickUp: where delivery happens
ClickUp is an all-in-one work platform with projects, documents, chat and AI agents. Nova is a workspace that delivers outcomes: it picks out what your team agreed with each client, prepares the next step for your approval, runs it in Linear, Gmail, Google Calendar or Nova itself, and keeps it in view until it is delivered. ClickUp gives you a place to organise work; Nova starts from what was agreed with the client and delivers it.
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Nova vs ClickUp, feature by feature
ClickUp’s column is from its own site. Where a feature is not listed there, we say so rather than guess.
| Feature | Nova | ClickUp |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery | ||
| Turns what was agreed with a client into next steps | YesWho promised what, to whom and by when | PartlyAI meeting capture, using AI credits |
| Next steps approved, then run in connected tools | YesApproved in Triage, then run in Linear, Gmail, Google Calendar or Nova | PartlySuper Agents and AI automations, using AI credits |
| Tells the client when the work is done | YesFor Linear work marked for customer follow-up; you confirm the send | Not listed |
| Recurring work from a plain-language instruction | YesRoutines: you review the plan before it runs | YesAutomations, by monthly action limit |
| Workspace | ||
| Projects and shared documents | PartlyProjects with milestones, updates and a calendar, switched on per workspace | YesList, table, calendar, Gantt and more |
| Time tracking and workload | No | YesTime tracking and workload views by plan |
| CRM inside the workspace | YesNova’s own CRM, updated from the call once you approve | PartlySalesforce integration on Enterprise |
| Clients as guests | PartlyShare a project with view, comment or edit access, per workspace | YesGuests on every plan, free on Free Forever |
| Security | ||
| SAML single sign-on | NoPlanned for Enterprise | PartlyEnterprise |
ClickUp details from clickup.com/pricing, checked on 31 October 2026. Nova details from trynova.io/nova.md.
When ClickUp fits
ClickUp suits teams that want one configurable place for almost every kind of work, with many views, time tracking and automations. If breadth and configuration are the goal, it is built for that.
When Nova fits
Nova suits client-facing teams where the work starts with a promise to a customer and the result is what counts. It picks out who promised what, to whom and by when, checks it against earlier calls and the work already open, and prepares each next step in Triage. Your team approves, edits or dismisses it; approved steps run straight away through that person’s own connection.
Calls, projects, documents and a CRM are all parts of the same workspace, so the work stays connected to the conversation it came from. See how to make sure what was agreed gets delivered.
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For client-facing teams, it can be. Nova covers projects, documents and a CRM, and starts from what was agreed with the client. If you need time tracking, workload views or many custom views, ClickUp has those and Nova does not today.
Only where your team allows it. Steps Nova prepares from a call wait in Triage for someone to approve, edit or dismiss. Always allow covers the kinds of steps a person trusts, routines follow the rules their owner sets, and emails and calendar invites from Triage always ask first.
Plans start at $29 per user per month at the early price, with AI credits shared across the workspace. Nova is invite only, so request access to join.
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