Our pick for most teams
94.1/ 100
- Price
- From $10/user/mo · $84/user/yr
- Free plan
- Free Forever: 60MB storage, unlimited tasks, 5 Spaces, 40 Lists/Space, 100 Folders/Space, 1 form
Basecamp vs ClickUp: ClickUp fits most teams of 5
53.1/ 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
- 3 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
ClickUp: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Teams of all sizes from startups to enterprises
- Agencies and consultants needing client management and automation
- Product teams using sprint planning and backlogs
- Remote teams wanting chat, docs and tasks in one place
- Not for
- Small teams that find a big feature set overwhelming
- New users who want a gentle learning curve
- Users needing strong offline functionality
- The catch
- Extremely feature-rich all-in-one tool, but with a steep learning curve and occasional slowness on large projects.
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.
ClickUp
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $2,100
On the Unlimited plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $600
- Paid yearly, one year
- $420
Paying yearly saves $180 a year (30%).
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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
| ClickUp | Basecamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 94.1 | 53.1 |
| Cheapest plan | Unlimited | Freelancer |
| Free plan | Free Forever: 60MB storage, unlimited tasks, 5 Spaces, 40 Lists/Space, 100 Folders/Space, 1 form | Free account: 1 project, 1 GB storage, up to 5 users |
| Works with (apps) | 4 | 8 |
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
ClickUp
- Score out of 100
- 94.1
- Cheapest plan
- Unlimited
- Free plan
- Free Forever: 60MB storage, unlimited tasks, 5 Spaces, 40 Lists/Space, 100 Folders/Space, 1 form
- Works with (apps)
- 4
Basecamp
- Score out of 100
- 53.1
- 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 managementClickUp: YesBasecamp: Yes
Board view (Kanban)ClickUp: YesBasecamp: Yes
Timeline view (Gantt)ClickUp: Not verifiedBasecamp: Yes
- ClickUp
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Time trackingClickUp: YesBasecamp: Yes
Recurring tasksClickUp: Not verifiedBasecamp: Yes
- ClickUp
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- Basecamp
- 'Automate work that happens on a schedule—daily, weekly, or monthly' Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
File sharingClickUp: YesBasecamp: Yes
Invite clients or guestsClickUp: YesBasecamp: Yes
- ClickUp
- Guests and clients are supported but count toward user limits; Studio and above have unlimited users Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
- Basecamp
- Guests on Free have full access with no permission controls; Core adds guest permissions Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Does routine steps for youClickUp: Not verifiedBasecamp: Yes
- ClickUp
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- Basecamp
- 5 active rules/100 executions on Free; 1K/month Core; 10K Business; 1M Enterprise Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
ReportingClickUp: YesBasecamp: Yes
- Basecamp
- Dashboards are a trial on Free/Core; Advanced Dashboards on Business Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Mobile appClickUp: Not verifiedBasecamp: Yes
- ClickUp
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
What you risk by starting
ClickUp
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of ClickUp.
- Refund policy
- Advertises a '100% Money-back Guarantee'; terms not shown on the page
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Getting your data out
- Custom Exporting listed; availability by plan inconsistent on the page
- 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
Where these facts come from
ClickUp
https://clickup.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14https://clickup.com/features · checked 2026-10-14What to do next
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Data last verified: 2026-10-14