Our pick for most teams
99.1/ 100
- Price
- From $13.49/user/mo · $131.88/user/yr
- Free plan
- Personal plan, free forever: 2 users collaborate, unlimited tasks and projects, unlimited storage (100MB per file)
Asana vs Basecamp: Asana fits most teams of 5
52/ 100
- Price
- From $25/mo (monthly only)
- Free plan
- Free account: 1 project, 1 GB storage, up to 5 users
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Which one fits your team
- Checked 2026-10-14
- 2 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
Asana: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Medium-to-large teams running multiple cross-functional projects
- Complex, long-term projects with many owners and timelines
- Product, design, marketing and ops teams (not just developers)
- Not for
- Solo users and small teams with simple projects
- Budget-conscious buyers
- Teams that want phone or live-chat support on lower tiers
- The catch
- Handles work across many teams, but it's pricey, key features (like the workflow builder) sit on higher plans, and the screen is busy for a small team.
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
Basecamp: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Freelancers, startups and small teams with simple to-do based projects
- Teams that want built-in communication (message boards, Campfire chat)
- Agencies that need to include clients as guests
- Large teams, thanks to flat-fee unlimited-user plan
- Not for
- Large, complex projects or Agile teams needing sprints and dependencies
- Teams needing Gantt charts, built-in advanced reports or detailed time tracking
- Organizations requiring SSO/SAML or phone/live-chat support
- The catch
- Simple and communication-first, but deliberately light on task management (no native Gantt, dependencies or sprints) and has limited automation and reporting.
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
What each one costs over five years
Same team size, cheapest plan of each, paid monthly or yearly.
Asana
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $3,297
On the Starter plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $809.40
- Paid yearly, one year
- $659.40
Paying yearly saves $150 a year (19%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18Basecamp
Five years for a team of 5, paid monthly: $1,500
On the Freelancer plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $300
- Paid yearly, one year
- Not verified
- "Freelancer" has no verified annual price
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18The four facts that decide it
| Asana | Basecamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 99.1 | 52 |
| Cheapest plan | Starter | Freelancer |
| Free plan | Personal plan, free forever: 2 users collaborate, unlimited tasks and projects, unlimited storage (100MB per file) | Free account: 1 project, 1 GB storage, up to 5 users |
| Works with (apps) | 9 | 8 |
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
Asana
- Score out of 100
- 99.1
- Cheapest plan
- Starter
- Free plan
- Personal plan, free forever: 2 users collaborate, unlimited tasks and projects, unlimited storage (100MB per file)
- Works with (apps)
- 9
Basecamp
- Score out of 100
- 52
- Cheapest plan
- Freelancer
- Free plan
- Free account: 1 project, 1 GB storage, up to 5 users
- Works with (apps)
- 8
Feature by feature, on the same list
Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.
Task managementAsana: YesBasecamp: Yes
Board view (Kanban)Asana: YesBasecamp: Yes
Timeline view (Gantt)Asana: YesBasecamp: Not verified
- Basecamp
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Time trackingAsana: YesBasecamp: Yes
- Asana
- Time tracking with integrations on Personal; Timesheets & Budgets is a paid add-on Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Recurring tasksAsana: YesBasecamp: Not verified
- Basecamp
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
File sharingAsana: YesBasecamp: Yes
Invite clients or guestsAsana: YesBasecamp: Yes
- Basecamp
- Guests and clients are supported but count toward user limits; Studio and above have unlimited users Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Does routine steps for youAsana: YesBasecamp: Not verified
- Basecamp
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
ReportingAsana: YesBasecamp: Yes
- Asana
- Reporting dashboards on Starter; portfolio dashboards on Advanced Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Mobile appAsana: YesBasecamp: Not verified
- Basecamp
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
What you risk by starting
Asana
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Asana.
- Getting your data out
- Organization JSON export via the Compliance management add-on
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Basecamp
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Basecamp.
- Refund policy
- No general refund policy stated; annual cancellations are prorated back to the card
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
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Data last verified: 2026-10-14