Tasks are where you organize the actionable parts of your projects.
Custom task types feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more
Tasks availability by plan
Unlimited tasks are available on every ClickUp plan.
Task availability by user role
Tasks are available to all user roles, including guests.
Task privacy and sharing
Tasks can be private or public based on the privacy of the task's List, Folder, or Space.
Tasks can be shared with specific permissions, either set on the task itself, or inherited from the task's List, Folder, or Space.
Tasks can also be publicly shared.
Task performance limits
The following limits are enforced to improve platform performance.
Feature | Limit | Description |
Tasks per List | 50,000 tasks |
This limit includes:
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Task descriptions | 256kb | This performance limit was introduced August 2024. |
Subtasks | 1,000 subtasks |
This performance limit was introduced January 2025, and includes nested subtasks. |