Basecamp vs Wimi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Basecamp grades higher than Wimi: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Basecamp grades higher on the free plan, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
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
Wimi
French collaboration suite with projects, drive, chat and video
Which one is for you
Pick Basecamp if
- Fits if you're an agency or studio that brings clients into projects and controls what they see
- Works for teams that would rather pay one flat fee than count seats
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if it's just one or two of you, since the lowest paid plan is a flat $29 a month
- Tight if you juggle lots of work at once, with 3 active projects on Freelancer, 8 on Pro and 12 on Pro Plus
- Not for you if you want to stay free with a team, as the Free plan is 1 project, 1 GB and 3 users for personal use
- Watch out: every person added counts as a user, clients included, and Freelancer stops at 5, Pro at 10 and Pro Plus at 15
- Skip it if you need dependencies or automations built in, or time tracking under $99 a month, as you'd add Harvest, Toggl or Zapier
Pick Wimi if
- Fits if you want chat, files and tasks in one place hosted in France
- Works for public bodies that need the SecNumCloud option
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: tasks and Gantt start on Projects at €12, not on the €3 or €9 plans
- Tight if you grow: Drive and Projects stop at 100 internal users
- Watch out: prices are in euros and the page toggles between monthly and annual figures
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as the trial length is not stated
- Pricey if you need the sensitive-data offers, which start at 50 users and are sold by sales
How we grade them
| 2.6GPABasecampGood | 2.0GPAWimiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CFreelancer is $29 a month flat for up to 5 people, about $5.80 a head for a team of five, just above this category's cheapest quarter of $5.40, so it sits with the ordinary middle. And it buys only 3 active projects and 10 GB. One person pays the full $29, and 8 projects mean Pro at $79. | CProjects is €12 a user a month billed monthly, around the $12.50 where the dearer quarter starts. The page's toggle shows lower annual figures. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree needs no card but it's one project, 1 GB of storage and up to 3 users, and 37signals calls it personal use. Enough to see how Basecamp works, not enough to run anything on. Paid plans get a 30-day trial. | DA free trial is offered, but the pricing page does not say how long it lasts or whether a card is needed. No free plan. |
| Features | CEach project gets the same page: message board, to-do lists, kanban-style Card Tables, Campfire chat, a schedule and files, plus Hill Charts and client mode. It is deliberately plain, though. Time tracking only comes with Pro Plus at $99, and there are no dependencies or automations on record. | CWorkspaces, tasks, Gantt, a drive, chat, video and calendar. Tasks only start on Projects, and Community and Drive have none. |
| Ease of use | B4.68 from about 20,900 App Store ratings, just shy of the 4.7 an A asks. Every project gets the same page of tools, so once you've seen one you've seen the lot, and there's nothing to configure. | CNo store rating on record. A suite with several parts to set up and tiers to pick between. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with a public API. It links up through Zapier, Unito and Zoho Flow, and to time trackers like Harvest, Toggl, Clockify and Everhour, which is how people below Pro Plus fill the time-tracking gap. | BWeb, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, with Outlook and OnlyOffice links. No API is named. |
| Best for | flat-fee projects with clients in the room | a European suite of projects, files and chat |
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 Wimi. How we grade
Price against what you get
Basecamp starts at $29 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Wimi starts at about $3.35 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Basecamp scores higher, and starts $25.65 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 9 score higher than Basecamp for less, and 3 score higher than Wimi for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Wimi is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Basecamp also covers templates, kanban boards and time tracking.
- Wimi also covers Gantt & timelines, team chat, video calls and file sharing.
At a glance
| Basecamp | Wimi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $29 per month, flat rate for up to 5 users (Freelancer) | €3 per user / month (Community), €12 per user / month for Projects |
| Free plan | Free plan for personal use: 1 project, 1 GB of storage and up to 3 users. No credit card required. | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of any business package, no credit card required. | Free trial offered; the pricing page does not state its length. |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | 37signals LLC | Wimi |
| Price read from | basecamp.com | wimi-teamwork.com |
| Checked | Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Basecamp
- Paid plans are limited by active projects and people: Freelancer 3 projects and 5 users, Pro 8 and 10, Pro Plus 12 and 15.
- The Free plan covers a single project with 1 GB of storage and 3 users.
- Time tracking starts on Pro Plus, and templates and multiple tools per project on Pro; Freelancer has none of them.
- Every person added counts as a user, clients included, and a paid plan cannot be downgraded to the Free plan.
Wimi
- Prices are in euros; the Monthly/Annual toggle on the page shows lower per-user figures.
- Task and project features start at the Projects plan; Community and Drive do not include them.
- Drive and Projects are limited to 100 internal users.
- SecNumCloud and Restricted Distribution offers start at 50 internal users and are sold through sales.
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.
Wimi
- Workspaces
- A dedicated space per department or project that groups documents, tasks and conversations, with access controls.
- Tasks and Gantt
- Assign tasks, set priorities and follow deadlines on a Gantt chart.
- Drive with co-editing
- File storage with real-time co-editing and desktop synchronization.
- Chat and video
- Private messages, project channels and video calls with screen sharing.
- Inbox and calendar
- Emails can become tasks, and team calendars sync with Outlook.
- Sovereign hosting
- Hosted in France; the vendor lists SecNumCloud, ISO 27001:2022, HDS and NIS2 compliance.
Plans
Basecamp
Free$0
One project for personal use, 1 GB of storage and up to 3 users.
Freelancer$29
per month, flat rate
Up to 3 active projects, 10 GB of storage and up to 5 users. No project templates, time tracking or multiple tools per project.
Pro$79
per month, flat rate
Up to 8 active projects, 25 GB of storage and up to 10 users, with project templates and multiple tools per project.
Pro Plus$99
per month, flat rate
Up to 12 active projects, 100 GB of storage and up to 15 users, adding time tracking.
Pro Unlimited$199
per month, billed annually ($329 billed monthly)
Unlimited projects and users, 1 TB of storage, enhanced admin controls, priority support and personal onboarding. Extra 1 TB for $50 a month.
Wimi
Community€3
per user / month, billed monthly
Social network for thematic communities with publications, comments and surveys. No tasks or drive.
Drive€9
per user / month, billed monthly
Document sharing and online co-editing in workspaces, up to 100 internal users and 250 GB of storage.
Projects€12
per user / month, billed monthly
Everything in Drive plus chat, video, tasks and calendar, up to 100 internal users and 150 GB of storage.
Suite€15
per user / month, billed monthly
Everything in Projects plus the full suite with diary, and 1 TB of storage.
Sensitive organizations, public sectorCustom
SecNumCloud and Restricted Distribution offers from 50 internal users, quoted through sales.
Ways to pay less
Basecamp
- Annual discount
Pro Unlimited costs less billed yearly
Pro Unlimited is $199 a month billed annually against $329 billed monthly.
- 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.
Wimi
- Annual discount
Free months on 1 or 2-year commitments
The pricing FAQ gives 1 month free for a one-year commitment and 3 months free for a two-year commitment.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Basecamp or Wimi?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Basecamp starts at $29 per month, flat rate for up to 5 users (Freelancer), and Wimi starts at €3 per user / month (Community), €12 per user / month for Projects. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Basecamp or Wimi?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Basecamp has a free plan. Wimi does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.