Nozbe vs Upbase (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Nozbe grades higher than Upbase: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Nozbe grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Nozbe
To-do app for small teams built on projects, tasks and comments
Upbase
Client work management with a personal daily planner
Which one is for you
Pick Nozbe if
- Fits if your small team wants task discussion on the task and out of email
- Works for teams of up to 3 who can stay inside 3 active projects
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, with 3 active projects, 3 tags, 500MB of storage and 7 days of history
- Pricey if it's just you, at $9 a month billed yearly for a personal to-do list
- Watch out: each Premium space needs its own subscription; only Business, at $15 a user, bills several together
- Watch out: Business can't be bought through Apple or Google, and in-app plans lack mid-term seat changes
- Skip it if you want a native Linux app, as no Linux download is listed
Pick Upbase if
- Fits if you run a small agency and want clients to see their own tasks as guests
- Works for solo planners who want time blocking and can stay inside 5 projects
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay per person: $10 a user a month, against a typical $3.99 for this category
- Tight if you stay free, because it's 5 projects and 3 guests
- Too light for you if you want recurring tasks or reminders without paying, as both are Premium
- Watch out: each workspace is upgraded and charged separately
- Watch out: the pricing page shows no monthly-billed per-user price, only $10 a user
How we grade them
| 2.4GPANozbeFair | 2.0GPAUpbaseFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$9 a user a month billed yearly, $11 monthly, where the dearest tenth of this category starts at $8.99. Business is $15. The team rate falls to $8 from ten users, but for one or two people this is the pricey end of the shelf. | D$10 per user a month on yearly billing, when this category's dearest tenth starts at $9. The flat Unlimited plan is $99 a month, and a team of five on Premium pays $50 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree with no time limit for up to 3 people. The caps are the catch: 3 active projects, 3 sections, 3 tags, 500MB of storage and only 7 days of completed-task history. | CFree forever, with unlimited tasks, time tracking and the planner. But 5 projects and 3 guests is a cap you'll hit, and Premium has a 14-day trial. |
| Features | BIt covers the category's job for a team: projects holding tasks, comments with files on each task, Priority, Incoming and Activity views, deadlines, reminders, a calendar, time tracking on Premium, templates, several spaces, and Nozbe AI building a project from a prompt or a CSV. | CList, board and calendar views, time blocking, client guests, time tracking and Google Calendar sync. Recurring tasks, reminders and custom fields need Premium, and API access is listed as in progress. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and it's a team space you set up rather than an app you just open: people to invite, projects and sections to build, views to follow. The projects-tasks-comments shape is at least easy to explain to a colleague. | CProjects, views and client guests all have to be set up before it is useful. No store rating is on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with Google and Outlook calendars, Slack, Teams, Dropbox, OneDrive, Evernote and Zapier open on every plan, plus a REST API. Only a Linux download is missing. | BWeb, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, with Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets and Slides. No desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | small teams moving task talk out of email | client work plus a daily planner |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Nozbe and Upbase. How we grade
Price against what you get
Nozbe starts at $9 a month for each person and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Upbase starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Nozbe scores higher and starts $1 a month lower. Of the other to-do list apps on the chart, 8 score higher than Nozbe for less, and 44 score higher than Upbase for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Nozbe also covers templates and team chat.
- Upbase also covers time blocking and kanban boards.
At a glance
| Nozbe | Upbase | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9 per user / month, billed yearly; $8 per user from 10 users | $10 per user / month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | Free with no time limit for 1 space of up to 3 users: 3 active projects with unlimited tasks, 3 project sections, 3 tags, 500MB of storage (10MB per file) and 7 days of completed-task history. | Unlimited tasks, 5 projects, 3 free guests, unlimited members and storage, time tracking and the daily planner. |
| Free trial | No trial of a first space; a second space on an account runs as a free 7-day Premium trial | 14-day free trial of Premium |
| Web | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Nozbe sp. z o.o. | Upbase |
| Price read from | nozbe.com | upbase.io |
| Checked | Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Nozbe
- The free space is capped at 3 users, 3 active projects, 3 tags, 500MB of storage and 7 days of completed-task history.
- Each Premium space needs its own subscription; only the Business plan bills several spaces together.
- Business cannot be bought through Apple or Google in-app payments, and in-app subscriptions lack the mid-term seat changes of online billing.
- The download page offers Mac and Windows desktop apps and links to iOS and Android apps; no Linux download is listed.
Upbase
- The free plan stops at 5 projects and 3 guests; recurring tasks, reminders and custom fields need Premium.
- The pricing page does not show a monthly-billed per-user price, only $10 per user a month at the default view.
- Per-user plans are charged per workspace, so each workspace is upgraded separately.
- API access is listed as in progress.
Key features
Nozbe
- Projects, tasks and comments
- Work is split into projects that hold tasks, and discussion happens in the comments on each task, where files and documents can be attached.
- Priority, Incoming and Activity views
- Priority is a list you fill yourself. Incoming gathers today's and overdue tasks, reminders, assignments and mentions. Activity shows changes in the projects you follow.
- Calendar and time tracking
- Tasks take deadlines and reminders and can be scheduled in a Calendar view. Recording the time needed and time spent on a task requires Premium.
- Nozbe AI
- Describing a project in a prompt, or importing a CSV file, creates a project with sections, tasks and comments. Free spaces get 3 requests; Premium gets up to 1,000.
- Multiple spaces
- One account can own or join several spaces, for example for work and private life. Each Premium space is billed on its own; Business covers unlimited spaces.
- Integrations and API
- Integrations with Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Dropbox, OneDrive, Evernote and Zapier are open to every plan, and there is a REST API.
Upbase
- Daily and weekly planner
- Drag tasks onto days of a weekly planner, block out time for each one, and see the team's schedule in one view.
- Client dashboard and guests
- Clients are added as guests who see only what is shared with them. Free includes 3 guests; Premium has unlimited.
- Tasks in list, board and calendar views
- Tasks are unlimited on every plan, with custom fields, recurring tasks and reminders on the paid plans.
- Time tracking and timesheets
- Track time on tasks on every plan. Timesheets are part of Premium and Unlimited.
- Google Calendar two-way sync
- Shows Upbase tasks and Google Calendar events together. The comparison table lists it for Premium and Unlimited.
Plans
Nozbe
Free$0
1 space for up to 3 users with 3 active projects, 3 sections and 3 tags, 500MB of storage and 7 days of completed-task history.
Premium$9
per user / month, billed yearly ($11 billed monthly)
Price for 1 user; $8 per user from 10 users. Unlimited projects, sections, tags and history, 20GB of storage per user, time tracking and templates.
Business$15
per user / month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly)
Price for 1 user; $13 per user from 10 users. All Premium features, unlimited spaces under one subscription and unlimited storage.
Upbase
Free$0
Unlimited tasks, 5 projects, 3 free guests, list, board and calendar views, daily planner and time tracking.
Premium$10
per user / month, billed yearly (monthly price not shown)
Unlimited projects and guests, custom fields, automations, recurring tasks, reminders, timesheets, AI assistant.
Unlimited$99
per month for unlimited users, billed yearly ($119 billed monthly)
The Premium features at a flat price for every user in a single workspace.
Ways to pay less
Nozbe
- Annual discount
Yearly billing costs about 18% to 21% less
For one user, Premium is $9 per month billed yearly ($108) against $11 billed monthly ($132), about 18% less. Business is $15 against $19, about 21% less.
- Other savings
Lower price per user for larger teams
The per-user rate falls as seats are added. On yearly billing Premium goes from $9 for one user to $8 from 10 users, and Business from $15 to $13.
- Nonprofit
6 extra months for nonprofits on yearly Premium
Nozbe's nonprofit page offers organizations 6 extra months when they upgrade a space to the yearly Premium plan, arranged through its support team.
Upbase
- Annual discount
Yearly billing lowers the flat plan to $99
The Unlimited plan is $119 per month billed monthly or $99 per month billed yearly, according to the pricing page FAQ.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Nozbe or Upbase?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Nozbe is cheaper to start with: $9 a month for each person, against $10 a month for each person for Upbase. Nozbe starts at $9 per user / month, billed yearly; $8 per user from 10 users, and Upbase starts at $10 per user / month, billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, Nozbe or Upbase?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Nozbe and Upbase have a free plan.
Which platforms do Nozbe and Upbase run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Nozbe lists macOS and Windows apps and only Upbase lists a browser extension. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.