--- title: Basecamp canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/basecamp/ category: Project Management Software points: 60 rank: 10 of 11 facts_checked: 2026-10-08 --- # Basecamp Flat-price project tool for up to 20 people at $25 a month, with a permanent free plan for 5 users and one project. 60 points out of 100. #10 of 11 project management tools. Vendor: 37signals. Website: https://basecamp.com/ - Freelancer costs a flat $25 a month for up to 20 users, with no per-user fee [1]. - The Free plan is permanent for up to 5 users, including clients, but allows 1 project and 1 GB [3]. - The pricing page lists time tracking on every plan; Timesheets log hours by manual entry [1][7]. - Card Tables give a Kanban board; Lineup plots projects, not tasks, on a 13-week timeline [4][5]. - Two-factor sign-in with an authenticator app or security key is available to each person [8]. Verdict: Basecamp suits small teams that want a predictable flat price: five people pay $25 a month on Freelancer, and a Free plan covers 5 users with one project [1][3]. It has boards, a calendar and client access, but no task timeline, custom fields or request forms are described, and it does not support SSO [2][5][12]. Freelancer is limited to 3 active projects [1]. Best for: Small teams and client work that want one flat monthly price. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Price | Cheapest paid plan for 5 people | $25/mo | 12/12 | Freelancer, a flat $25 a month for up to 20 users; annual billing is offered with no different price shown [1]. | | Price | Free plan | Yes | 6/6 | Permanent free plan with no trial period; one project with all project tools [3]. | | Price | People on the free plan | 5 | 3/4 | The pricing page lists the Free plan as 5 users max; the help article adds that clients count [1][3]. | | Views | Board view | Yes | 3/3 | Card Tables are Basecamp's take on a Kanban board, on all plans [1][4]. | | Views | Timeline or Gantt view | Not published | 0/7 | Lineup plots projects, not tasks, on a timeline; no task timeline or Gantt view is described [2][5]. | | Views | Calendar view | Yes | 2/2 | Built-in calendar for deadlines, milestones and events [2]. | | Planning | Task dependencies | Not published | 0/7 | Not published on the vendor's features page [2]. | | Planning | Workload view | Yes | 6/6 | The Someone's tasks report shows all work assigned to one person across projects, one person at a time [6]. | | Planning | Built-in time tracking | Yes | 5/5 | Pricing page lists time tracking on every plan; Timesheets log hours on to-dos by manual entry [1][7]. | | Planning | Custom fields | Not published | 0/5 | Not published on the vendor's features page [2]. | | Planning | No-code automation rules | Not published | 0/6 | Not published on the vendor's features page; only scheduled check-in questions are described [2]. | | Teamwork | Guest access for clients | Yes | 5/5 | Client mode controls what outside people see, project by project [2]. | | Teamwork | Request forms | Not published | 0/3 | Not published on the vendor's features page [2]. | | Teamwork | Reports and dashboards | Yes | 5/5 | Reports give a view of work across projects, including Lineup and timesheets [6]. | | Security | SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 | Not published | 0/7 | Not published on the vendor's security page [11]. | | Security | SAML single sign-on | No | 0/4 | Help article states Basecamp does not support SSO or SAML sign-in [12]. | | Security | Two-step sign-in | Yes | 3/3 | Each person can set up 2FA with an authenticator app, then add a security key [8]. | | Apps and API | Apps | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | 8/8 | Apps page lists Windows and Mac desktop downloads plus iOS and Android apps [9]. | | Apps and API | Public API | Yes | 2/2 | Help article says Basecamp has a public API; the official GitHub repository documents REST endpoints for projects and to-dos [10][13]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | Free | Free [1][3] | $0 | | Freelancer | $25/month [1] | $25 | | Studio | $59/month [1] | $59 | | Pro | $99/month [1] | $99 | | Unlimited Edition | $299/month, billed annually [1] | $299 | The pricing page lists Annual billing as an option on Freelancer, Studio and Pro but shows no separate annual price [1]. ## Strengths - Flat pricing: $25 a month covers up to 20 users [1]. - Free plan does not expire and has no credit card step [3]. - Client mode lets you choose what outside people see, project by project [2]. - Apps for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, and a documented REST API [9][10]. ## Limits - Free and Freelancer limit active projects to 1 and 3, with 1 GB and 5 GB of storage [1]. - Lineup shows projects as bars, not tasks, and no task dependencies are described [2][5]. - Basecamp says it does not support SSO or SAML, and its security page names no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report for the company [11][12]. - Custom fields, request forms and automation rules are not described on the features page [2]. ## Sources 1. 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