by Basecamp · basecamp.com ↗
Simple project collaboration tool for teams to organize work and communicate.
Freemium with a free plan, per-user monthly billing on Plus, and a fixed monthly flat-rate Pro Unlimited tier; optional paid upgrades are sold separately on Plus.
Basecamp publicly offers monthly pricing on Plus and Pro Unlimited, with a 30-day free trial on the Free account and a 60-day free trial mentioned for Pro Unlimited. The company says no credit card is required to try Basecamp, and if you choose a pay package with a free trial, you enter payment details only at the end if you want to continue. The pricing page also says you can upgrade, downgrade, and cancel any time; annual-package cancellations are prorated back to the credit card. Non-profit customers receive 10% off if they are registered 501(c)(3) organizations, while K-12, homeschoolers, and universities are free for class work only.
Official pricing copy does not state a public dollar amount for the Free plan on the page text supplied. It is described as a single-project package elsewhere on the page, with one project at a time on the free package.
The official pricing page says clients and contractors can be added for free, and that Basecamp bills only for employees or full users. It also says the free package only allows one project.
The page describes this tier as an all-inclusive, unlimited users package for one fixed, capped price. It does not publicly disclose a seat minimum in the supplied text.
Adds time tracking and reporting. The official page says it is a flat monthly upgrade no matter how many people are on the account.
Adds expanded admin control over access and permissions, including controls for pings, project details, people on a project, content management, public links, two-factor authentication, chat history settings, and out-of-office settings.
Adds an additional 1 terabyte of storage for the whole account. The pricing page says the storage can be used by all users across the entire account.
A small team wants predictable collaboration software without paying per-seat for everyone.
Expected cost$299/month on Pro Unlimited, if they want unlimited users and the bundled upgrades.A growing team wants to pay only for employees while keeping clients and contractors free.
Expected cost$15/user/month on Plus, plus any optional upgrades the team chooses.A team needs time tracking and extra admin controls on a Plus account.
Expected cost$100/month in add-ons, plus Plus seat charges.A customer needs more storage than the included account allotment.
Expected cost$50/month for an extra 1 TB of storage.No. The pricing page says you do not need a credit card to try Basecamp, including the free account and free trials. If you decide to continue after the trial, you enter your credit card at the end. Basecamp says you are in complete control and that you will not be automatically charged just because the trial ends.
Yes. Basecamp says you can upgrade from Free to Plus or from Plus to Pro Unlimited whenever you’d like. It also says you can downgrade if your usage fits on the lower package, and you can cancel any time with no questions asked and no long-term contracts. If you cancel an annual package, the difference is prorated back to your credit card.
Yes. Basecamp says it is 10% off for registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits. It is also free for K-12, homeschoolers, and universities as long as it is used for class work only. The page explains that verification is required after sign-up for those discounts.
