Basecamp
by Basecamp · Projects, to-dos, chat and files in a single system
41.8 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Homepage Pricing page
Overview
Basecamp is a project management and team communication tool from 37signals. Each project gathers message boards, to-dos, Card Tables for Kanban-style tracking, Campfire chat and pings, scheduling, docs and files, and reports with automatic check-ins. Guests and clients can be invited into projects, and unfinished work can be hidden from them.
- Best for
- Small teams, freelancers and agencies that want one straightforward tool for client projects.
- Pricing
- Free plan for 1 project and 20 users, then Pro at $15/user/month or Pro Unlimited at $299/month for unlimited users (billed annually).
- Runs on
- WebiOSAndroidmacOSWindows
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Free plan: 1 project, 20 users, 1 GB storage, no time limit
- Same core features included on every plan, free included
- Guests and clients invited free on Pro; only employees billed
- Pro Unlimited is a flat $299/month with no per-user charges
Trade-offs
- Free plan is capped at one project and 1 GB of storage
- Pro Unlimited's $299/month figure is shown billed annually only
- Timesheet and Admin Pro Pack are paid upgrades on Pro
- Pro storage is 500 GB, a tenth of Pro Unlimited's allowance
Pricing
Published plans from Basecamp’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per month) | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | —per account | — |
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| Pro Unlimited | —per account, unlimited users | $299 |
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| Pro | $15per user | — |
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How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 0 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 83 out of 100
- Pricing transparency
- 85 out of 100
- Customer sentiment
- 80 out of 100
- Changelog
- 0 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 75 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 40 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 60 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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