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Wrike
Mid-market work management, squeezed by a bundled competitor.
KINDA
why this verdict
Downgrade — pay for the workflow, not the AI
ClickUp covers the headline feature free, so the $10/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Copilot and Planner inside Microsoft 365. Microsoft, January 15, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers headline only editorial call
- The headline feature, but not the workflow, data or integrations around it.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 1 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: ClickUp.
- What the call is worth $120/yr
- $10/mo at the entry paid tier — $120 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- Microsoft
- Since
- January 15, 2024
- List price
- $10/mo
- Per year
- $120
The backstory
Wrike is a capable work-management platform for marketing and services teams. Microsoft Planner with Copilot is included in licences those companies already hold, and generates project plans from a description. Wrike's depth is real, but "already paid for" is a powerful argument.
Escape hatches
switching could free up $120/yr M 
Microsoft Copilot Already included in most Microsoft 365 plans.
copilot.microsoft.com open_in_new C 
ClickUp Free tier, more features.
clickup.com open_in_new1 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.