Basecamp vs Freedcamp
We give Basecamp a 3.6 GPA and Freedcamp a 3.8, out of 4.0. Basecamp grades higher on ease of use. Freedcamp grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Basecamp
Flat-priced project management with chat, to-dos and files
Freedcamp
Project management suite with a free plan for unlimited users
How we grade them
| 3.6GPABasecampExcellent | 3.8GPAFreedcampExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BFreelancer is a flat $25 a month for up to 20 users. Fill it and it's far cheaper per head than the $8 or so a user that's typical here. With one or two of you it's dear. And it only covers 3 active projects. Need 10 and it's Studio at $59. | APro is $1.49 a user a month billed annually, or $2.49 monthly. That's a fraction of what's typical here. Even Business, with the Gantt chart, wiki, CRM and invoicing, is $7.49. Read-only and guest users are free on paid plans. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree for personal use with no credit card, but it's a single project with 1 GB of storage and up to 5 users. Enough to see how it works, not enough to run a business on. Paid plans get a 30-day trial. | AUnlimited users, projects, tasks and storage under a fair usage policy, with seven core apps including time tracking and passwords. A team could stay here for good. Each upload is limited to 10 MB, and there are no recurring tasks or two-factor sign-in. |
| Features | AEach project gets a message board, to-do lists, kanban-style Card Tables, Campfire chat, a schedule and file storage. Hill Charts show where work stands, the Lineup plots every project on a timeline, and client mode controls what clients see. | AKanban, table and Gantt views of your tasks, time tracking, milestones, a calendar, an issue tracker, a wiki, a CRM, invoicing and a shared password manager. That's the whole job and a few neighbouring ones. The bigger pieces sit on Business, though. |
| Ease of use | A4.7 from about 20,900 App Store ratings. Every project gets the same page of tools, so once you've seen one you've seen them all. | BThere's no App Store rating on record for it, so a B is as high as we go. Each project is made of apps sitting side by side, Tasks, Files, Calendar and so on, which is easy enough to follow. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. There's a public API, and it links up with Zapier, Unito and Zoho Flow, plus time trackers like Harvest, Toggl, Clockify and Everhour. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. Pro links it to Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive and syncs it with Google Calendar. API and Zapier access are on the free plan too. |
| Best for | flat-fee projects with clients in the room | a free plan with no cap on users |
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: Basecamp and Freedcamp. How we grade
Where they differ
- Basecamp starts at $25 per month, flat rate for up to 20 users (Freelancer). Freedcamp starts at $1.49 per user / month, billed annually.
- Basecamp also covers templates and calendar.
- Freedcamp also covers wiki, Gantt & timelines and issue tracking.
At a glance
| Basecamp | Freedcamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $25 per month, flat rate for up to 20 users (Freelancer) | $1.49 per user / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | Free plan for personal use: 1 project, 1 GB of storage and up to 5 users. No credit card required. | Unlimited users, projects, tasks and storage (fair usage policy) with the core apps: Tasks, Discussions, Calendar, Files, Milestones, Time and Passwords. Single files are limited to 10 MB. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial on Freelancer, Studio and Pro; 45 days on Unlimited Edition. No credit card required. | 14-day free trial of the paid plans |
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| Made by | 37signals LLC | Freedcamp Inc. |
| Price read from | basecamp.com | freedcamp.com |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Basecamp
- Agencies and studios that bring clients into projects
- Teams that prefer a flat monthly fee to per-user pricing
- Companies replacing separate chat, file and task tools
Freedcamp
- Teams that want a free plan with no limit on users or projects
- Small businesses wanting tasks, time tracking, CRM and invoicing in one tool
- Teams working with clients, since read-only and guest users are free on paid plans
Worth knowing
Basecamp
- Paid plans are limited by active projects: 3 on Freelancer, 10 on Studio and 25 on Pro.
- The Free plan covers a single project with 1 GB of storage and 5 users.
- Every person added counts as a user, clients included, and Freelancer is capped at 20 users.
- Unlimited Edition is billed annually only, and a paid plan cannot be downgraded to the Free plan.
Freedcamp
- Gantt chart view, custom fields, custom statuses, Wiki, Issue Tracker, CRM, Invoices+ and reports all need the Business plan.
- The Free plan has no email-in, cloud-drive links, recurring tasks or two-factor authentication, and limits each upload to 10 MB.
- SAML single sign-on and white labeling are Enterprise only, and a private cloud instance costs a fixed extra yearly fee.
- Unlimited storage on every plan is subject to a fair usage policy.
Key features
Basecamp
- Message Board
- Announcements and discussions are kept as posts inside each project, intended as a replacement for internal email.
- To-dos and Card Tables
- To-do lists support assignees, due dates, attachments and subtasks. Card Tables are Basecamp's version of kanban boards.
- Campfire chat
- Group chat is built into Basecamp, so a team does not need a separate chat app alongside its projects.
- Schedule and Lineup
- A per-project calendar holds deadlines, milestones and events, and the Lineup plots every project on a timeline by start and end date.
- Hill Charts and Automatic Check-ins
- Hill Charts show where a piece of work stands, and Automatic Check-ins ask the team recurring questions on a set schedule.
- Client mode
- Clients can be brought into a project, with control over what they can and cannot see, project by project.
Freedcamp
- Tasks in several views
- Tasks can be shown as Kanban cards and columns, with assignees or statuses as the columns. Table view starts on Pro, and the Gantt chart view with dependencies needs Business.
- Time tracking
- The Time app records how long tasks and issues take, and is one of the core apps on every plan. Multi-level grouping of time records starts on Pro.
- Milestones and calendar
- Milestones mark key project deadlines, and the calendar collects task and project dates. Calendar sharing is on every plan; Google Calendar sync and recurring events start on Pro.
- Issue Tracker and Wiki
- The Issue Tracker turns a project into a bug-reporting system, and the Wiki holds long-term project knowledge. Both are available from the Business plan.
- CRM and Invoices+
- A built-in CRM keeps track of customers and follow-ups, and Invoices+ produces invoices and estimates. Both need the Business plan or above.
- Shared password manager
- The Passwords app, for sharing credentials securely with a team, is a core app included on every plan, the free one too.
Plans
Basecamp
Free$0
One project for personal use, 1 GB of storage and up to 5 users.
Freelancer$25
per month, flat rate
Up to 3 active projects, 5 GB of storage and up to 20 users, with no per-user fees.
Studio$59
per month, flat rate
Up to 10 active projects, 25 GB of storage and unlimited users.
Pro$99
per month, flat rate
Up to 25 active projects, 100 GB of storage and unlimited users.
Unlimited Edition$299
per month, billed annually
Unlimited projects and users, 1,000 GB of storage, priority support and personalized onboarding.
Freedcamp
Free$0
Unlimited users, projects, tasks and storage under a fair usage policy, the seven core apps, public projects, API and Zapier access, and a 10 MB file size limit.
Pro$1.49
per user / month, billed annually ($2.49 billed monthly)
Adds table view, recurring tasks, full-featured subtasks, start dates, email-in, Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive links, Google Calendar sync and two-factor sign-in.
Business$7.49
per user / month, billed annually ($8.99 billed monthly)
Adds Gantt chart view, custom fields and statuses, Issue Tracker, Wiki, CRM, Invoices+, reports, project templates and weekly backups. File size limit 100 MB.
Enterprise$16.99
per user / month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly)
Adds SAML single sign-on, white labeling, dashboards, daily data snapshots and priority email and phone support. File size limit 250 MB.
Ways to pay less
Basecamp
- Nonprofit
10% off for registered nonprofits
Basecamp's pricing FAQ gives registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits 10% off after verification.
- Education
Free for classroom use
Basecamp is free for K-12 schools, homeschoolers and universities as long as it is used for class work only.
Freedcamp
- Annual discount
Lower per-user rates with annual billing
Billed annually, Pro is $1.49 instead of $2.49 per user / month, Business $7.49 instead of $8.99 and Enterprise $16.99 instead of $19.99.
- Nonprofit
Discounted plans for nonprofits
Organizations with valid charitable status can apply to the Freedcamp for Nonprofits Program. There is no fixed price list: a manager agrees a plan after reviewing the application.
- Education
Discounted plans for education
Accredited schools, colleges, nonprofit educational institutions and their student groups can apply to the Freedcamp for Education Program for individually agreed discounts.
