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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Asana

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AAsana is a web and mobile project management app. With tasks, projects, conversations, and dashboards, Asana lets an entire team know who's doing what by when, enabling workload balancing. Users can also add integrations for GANTT charts, time tracking and more.

    $13.49

    per month per user

    Basecamp

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ABasecamp is a web-based project-management tool. Basecamp offers features standard to project management platforms, as well as mobile accessibility, unlimited users, and 3rd party integrations. Basecamp is priced by space requirements and concurrent projects.

    $15

    per month per user

    Pricing
    AsanaBasecamp
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $13.49
    per month per user
    Advanced
    $30.49
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Personal
    Free
    Basecamp Plus
    $15
    per month per user
    Basecamp Pro Unlimited
    $299
    per month (billed annually)
    Basecamp Free
    Free
    Limited Capabilities
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AsanaBasecamp
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.—
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    AsanaBasecamp
    Considered Both Products
    Asana
    Chose Asana
    Against Jira it offers a more modern experience with less complex user interfaces. The admin and setup experience is also way faster with less (or no) legacy complexity.

    Against other modern players like Linear and Basecamp it offers way more integrations so we can pull in data …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    Basecamp was a great tool, but it was paid and things like recurring tasks and opening new projects was a pain. Asana, as a free tool, has been better for our organization as it serves the basic functions very well and is not complicated otherwise. I really like the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    Asana generally takes less time to set up, so for my small team that has limited experience working with project management tools, Asana is great. We didn't need anything with lots of bells and whistles so Asana works well. ClickUp takes much more time to set up initially, but …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    I liked Asana's user interface and ability to assign tasks to others and check on the status of them. However, the calendaring function is inferior to Basecamp's, so my team preferred to use Basecamp only.
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    Basecamp is more for individual work tasks and it fails to provide an overall bigger picture of how the project is going as a whole. I like Asana much better because it gives visual cues to let you know whether you're going to hit a deadline or if there are bottlenecks in the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    Asana is better organized than Basecamp and less visually confusing. It's more user intuitive and clear about what exactly needs to get done and what elements depend on others being executed. Overall, the list and kanban views allow for a more natural, more organized viewing …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    In my personal opinion, I think that Asana is the easiest one to use out of Basecamp and JIRA. I know that our devs like JIRA but for our marketing team, we prefer Asana hands-down. Basecamp is clunky and awkward when trying to use. I always felt like things were falling …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    Asana is simpler and easier to manage than Teamwork Projects and Wrike for smaller teams, but still offers more features than Basecamp and requires a lot less customization than monday.com.
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    Trello is really just more on boards and the con with that is if you list lots of task under one headboard some tasks are buried from the view since the boards are a bit big. I like the list feature of Asana, especially for project management. Trello on the other is a great …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    I'd choose Asana as a solution in case I need to deal with project management and working with other people. In case I need to also have private conversations with anyone involved in a project, I'd prefer Slack. And in case I'd like just a task management tool without too …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    Some features are better; some are too much. Not huge differences.
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    We tried it as one my developers swore up and down how good it was at the startup... well it crashed in our office, since we didn't end up working the way they did. We are more of a dev ops company than a social media or open source
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    When we were researching project management systems for our small business, Asana gave us the most for free. It really allowed us to dive into the product before we committed to it. The features allowed us to customize aspects of the system to use it for projects as well as …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    We made Asana our task manager because it offers us the necessary tools, and the most important thing is that it can be used from any device and place.
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    We have a lot of different software available and different teams are using different products. I think Asana is comparable to many of the other software that we use. It was slightly less intuitive than I would have expected, but it did help keep everyone updated on the project …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    We are evaluating Forecast as another project management option. The benefit of Asana is that is it usable on mobile whereas Forecast is not. Asana is also more affordable, making it easy to add teammates and clients. Since Asana does not manage resources/time allocation like …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    I liked that Asana was easier to use, cost less and seemed like they were adding features all of the time.
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    The other agency we were working with selected Asana as it's a tool with easy access. Other more broad project management tools require contracts and setup time, this is easy to create an account and login to. We used it for one project and it helped give a full picture of the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    Both software are very similar to each other, even in the economic factor, the reason we choose Asana over the others is because of its usability, the software is very easy to use which helps to get the most out of it, in addition to the integrations that provide Asana with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    Asana has a lot of great free tools and makes it easy to create projects and add team members to the project. I think it's a good value compared to others and is the most straight forward to use. I find it to be the most helpful for both personal and team projects.
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    Workamajig builds timelines and in Asana you have to do it manually. It would be great if we could build templates to see what days we will need certain projects by.
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    We loved the fun design hacks (e.g., flying celebratory unicorns when you complete a task, Tab+B puts tabby cats on your screen temporarily; themed backgrounds). We're marketers–can you blame us?! But in all seriousness, we chose Asana over other similar products because of the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    After trying several other options, including Zoho and Basecamp we settled on Asana. The time to value was the shortest when we factored in the learning curve, relevant functionality, mobile friendliness and most importantly the team calendar. Another great aspect is that it …
    Chose Asana
    Simplicity and beter UI
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    Basecamp and Podio can be too ridged for some departments/teams. With Asana, the tools is meant to be flexible so if you find another way to accomplish a task or process it is easy to adjust/refine. More administration is required with Basecamp and Podio. With Asana, …
    Incentivized
    37 Signals
    Chose Basecamp
    I've also used ClickUp and Asana. My personal favorite is ClickUp although it is limited in how it integrates with Slack which caused me to switch to Asana. ClickUp has a ton of features, including on their free plan and in my opinion is much better than Basecamp. Asana is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Asana has an expanded list of capabilities over Basecamp. If you're looking for a simple tool, Basecamp is your go-to. If you need something that makes it easy to schedule recurring tasks, dependencies, mass updates, seeing a project map, and capacity of your team, Asana is the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    In my opinion, Basecamp has a better interface than Asana and Jira. I remember it took me sometime to get used to Asana and even longer to get used to Jira, but adoption for Basecamp was instant. Things are so clearly labeled and displayed that I was able to get comfortable …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Asana has a free tier that has fewer features than Basecamp, so we opted for Basecamp for the additional ways we could use it. The Kanban board style in Asana is nice, but the document repository, chat features, recurring templates, etc. were selling points for Basecamp. It …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Asana has lots of features but no Gantt charts which is kind of the basis for a lot of work that we do. On the other hand, the campfire discussion here is an absolute innovation.

    Trello is heavy on features but locks us to a certain view which may not be suitable for all the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Basecamp is probably towards the bottom of the totem pole here based on what our needs were. Trello lacks reporting as well, but there's much more customization with Trello. Asana has more reporting and integration capabilities. monday.com is my favorite so far. The amount of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    I love both of these other products and would use them specifically for my own personal use or in other situations but hands down, I believe that Basecamp offers better flexibility and ease of use for an organization that has never used a project management tool before. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Basecamp is easy to use and is a very helpful tool. The way that Basecamp is set up makes it easier to use than Asana.
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Both Basecamp and Asana are great project management tools. I think where Basecamp excels is with tracking. Teams can keep track of schedules and deadlines. You have deadlines with Asana but need 3rd-party applications to keep track of how work has been done in a particular …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    I have used both Asana and Basecamp and have liked both for different reasons. I like Asana for solo projects and to keep a running to do list. I think the layout and interface just works well for that. For client projects, I think Basecamp is better because it's a bit easier …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Comparing Basecamp and other project management tools, some features of Basecamp helps more than other software. Asana is more popular for task management and project management than Basecamp. Basecamp is a platform that helps you connect people with different profiles and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    JIRA was the best software for our development team which i was in charge of. Its definitely more aligned to software development and offered us a good platform to handle dependencies and software releases (versioning). This is something that Basecamp was lacking. Asana stacks …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Basecamp is clean, simple, and easy to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Basecamp is the best application we've found for our team to interface with external clients. It makes project management simple, and allows our clients visibility into their projects, which in turn builds trust, fosters open communication, and improves customer satisfaction. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Basecamp is probably my least favorite. As a project manager, I'm always auditing our workflow and processes, so I try to run at least trials of project management software to get a feel for if they would help us do things more efficiently. I struggled the most with Basecamp.
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Basecamp if far simpler than ClickUp. We use ClickUp to manage our internal task management, as it provides more customization, additional views and more room for extreme detail in tasks. We used Basecamp for clients because of its simplicity and ease-of-use. Basecamp requires …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Unlike others, Basecamp has been easy for us to store information and move our projects forward efficiently.
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    There is a simplicity that basecamp offers where most other project management systems seem to miss. They've worked hard at keeping the right things in place and not adding so many of the extra features that just get in the way of getting work done. The thing I liked most …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    We selected Basecamp for the low cost of entry for the org and the number of users who had previous experience on Basecamp. We ultimately will be transitioning to another project management tool that includes relational decision capability and Gantt chart capacity.
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Comparatively, Basecamp has been found to be the easiest to use and onboard new users. Additionally the cost model for our organisation is much lower on Basecamp compared to the competition.

    Other products are more aligned with Agile practices but for most of our operational …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Basecamp is perfect for small-time collaboration. It's suited for projects that need organization but not granular detail. When you need more than a simple little bit of help, you'll be looking at other solutions at that point. Very straight forward and to the point but that is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    My previous company felt that it was an "all in one" platform because it was one place to house our documents, it has the messaging option, and it was easy to keep track of important dates through it where clients/assisting teams could see.
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    I like Basecamp for our use case in Marketing and Design. For Engineering or Product Management, I like JIRA.

    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Basecamp helps groups work together by keeping all messages, documents, work lists and calendar in a single location that is easy to access anytime and from anywhere. Manages tasks and reporting of tasks completing. It can be accessed through a mobile app or through web …
    Incentivized
    Chose Basecamp
    Haven't tried any other software or platform other than Basecamp, but before the purchase process we reviewed other products and they seem very similar and the decision that got us to buy Basecamp was because of the price and the understanding of the web page related to the …
    Incentivized
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    Features
    AsanaBasecamp
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Asana and Basecamp
    Feature
    Asana
    8.2
    174 Ratings
    Basecamp
    7.9
    121 Ratings
    Task Management9.2174 Ratings9.4120 Ratings
    Resource Management8.1147 Ratings8.4101 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.956 Ratings2.041 Ratings
    Scheduling8.5157 Ratings6.996 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.8129 Ratings7.071 Ratings
    Team Collaboration9.1173 Ratings10.0120 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology8.57 Ratings6.950 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology8.57 Ratings6.946 Ratings
    Document Management7.5147 Ratings9.7112 Ratings
    Email integration7.5138 Ratings7.798 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.7145 Ratings9.698 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking6.16 Ratings10.046 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management8.44 Ratings8.956 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.374 Ratings7.040 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Asana and Basecamp
    Feature
    Asana
    6.7
    45 Ratings
    Basecamp
    6.8
    41 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting5.51 Ratings8.034 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.944 Ratings4.028 Ratings
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings8.329 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings6.925 Ratings
    User Ratings
    AsanaBasecamp
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (204 ratings)
    9.3
    (147 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (34 ratings)
    10.0
    (26 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (32 ratings)
    9.0
    (17 ratings)
    Availability
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (42 ratings)
    8.8
    (28 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)