Our pick for most teams
91.4/ 100
- Price
- From $4/user/mo · $36/user/yr
- Free plan
- Up to 5 users, 5GB storage, 50 workflow executions/month (project count stated inconsistently: 3 vs 2)
Basecamp vs Zoho Projects: Zoho Projects fits most teams of 5
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Small to medium businesses and startups wanting a low-cost full-featured tool
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
- 2 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
Zoho Projects: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Small to medium businesses and startups wanting a low-cost full-featured tool
- Teams of roughly 5-50 people
- Businesses already using Zoho products or Zoho One
- Not for
- Large enterprises with complex, high-budget projects
- Teams wanting a modern, highly intuitive interface
- Industries needing niche features such as crew management
- The catch
- Affordable and strong inside the Zoho ecosystem, but the interface feels dated and has a learning curve.
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.
Zoho Projects
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $900
On the Premium plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $240
- Paid yearly, one year
- $180
Paying yearly saves $60 a year (25%).
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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
| Zoho Projects | Basecamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 91.4 | 53.1 |
| Cheapest plan | Premium | Freelancer |
| Free plan | Up to 5 users, 5GB storage, 50 workflow executions/month (project count stated inconsistently: 3 vs 2) | Free account: 1 project, 1 GB storage, up to 5 users |
| Works with (apps) | 5 | 8 |
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
Zoho Projects
- Score out of 100
- 91.4
- Cheapest plan
- Premium
- Free plan
- Up to 5 users, 5GB storage, 50 workflow executions/month (project count stated inconsistently: 3 vs 2)
- Works with (apps)
- 5
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 managementZoho Projects: YesBasecamp: Yes
Board view (Kanban)Zoho Projects: YesBasecamp: Not verified
- Basecamp
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Timeline view (Gantt)Zoho Projects: Not verifiedBasecamp: Yes
- Zoho Projects
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Time trackingZoho Projects: YesBasecamp: Yes
- Zoho Projects
- 'Track hours/time spent working on projects' on every plan Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
- Basecamp
- Time logs and timesheets on Premium; multi-user timesheets on Ultimate Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Recurring tasksZoho Projects: Not verifiedBasecamp: Yes
- Zoho Projects
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
File sharingZoho Projects: YesBasecamp: Yes
Invite clients or guestsZoho Projects: YesBasecamp: Yes
- Zoho Projects
- Guests and clients are supported but count toward user limits; Studio and above have unlimited users Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
- Basecamp
- 10 read-only users on Enterprise; 100 on Ultimate; none on Free/Premium Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Does routine steps for youZoho Projects: Not verifiedBasecamp: Yes
- Zoho Projects
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- Basecamp
- Workflow actions: 50/month (Free), 5,000 (Premium), 50,000 (Enterprise) Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
ReportingZoho Projects: YesBasecamp: Yes
- Basecamp
- Basic reports on Free; portfolio dashboard on Enterprise; unlimited custom dashboards on Ultimate Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Mobile appZoho Projects: Not verifiedBasecamp: Yes
- Zoho Projects
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
What you risk by starting
Zoho Projects
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Zoho Projects.
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