Basecamp vs. ClickUp

Basecamp

1,284 Reviews and Ratings

ClickUp

1,311 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Basecamp	Score8.2 out of 10	N/A	Basecamp 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
ClickUp	Score8.5 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	ClickUp is an all-in-one productivity platform. It’s a hub where teams can come together to plan, organize, and collaborate on work using tasks, Docs, Chat, Goals, and Whiteboard. Customized with just a few clicks, ClickUp helps teams of all types and sizes deliver work more effectively, to boost productivity to new heights. ClickUp aims to make the world more productive by removing friction caused by using many different applications. The platform boasts millions…	$0 per month per seat

Pricing

Basecamp

ClickUp

Basecamp Plus: $15
per month per user
Basecamp Pro Unlimited: $299
per month (billed annually)
Basecamp Free: Free
Limited Capabilities

Free: $0.00
Unlimited: $9.00 ($5.00)
per member per month (annual contract pricing)
Business: $19.00 ($12.00)
per member per month (annual contract pricing)
Business Plus: $29.00 ($19.00)
per member per month (annual contract pricing)
Enterprise: Contact Sales

Pricing Offerings
Basecamp	ClickUp
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Basecamp	ClickUp
Considered Both Products	37 Signals Verified User Chose Basecamp in my opinion, it is Inferior, clunky, ugly product as compared to the others. I only selected Basecamp on recommendations from someone else who was using it, and have moved on to ClickUp. This Basecamp app failed to notify myself, my teammates and the client so many times, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User 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 Helpful? Verified User 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 Helpful? Verified User Chose Basecamp Trello is less expensive and the free version works pretty well. For the paid version, Trello is also a really great tool. Overall, I do like Basecamp better. It's a more simple layout and structure to the software. I like the communication threads better on Basecamp. Trello … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User 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 Helpful? Verified User Chose Basecamp Basecamp is simple to understand, easy to use, and does not come with the bloat and complications of a solution like Teams. It is certainly more organized and easy to follow than simply having a group chat on Slack and Viber. If you need to easily find information, it can be … Incentivized Helpful? Jason Vance Owner in Marketing at Red Mill Creative Inc. (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) 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 Helpful?	ClickUp Verified User Chose ClickUp We were limited with the way Basecamp was designed. ClickUp allowed us to fully customize the experience to fit our needs. This also helped us be able to identify projects with a unique number/letter sequence, which helped us to better archive completed work on shared servers. Incentivized Helpful? Greg DeLaere Sr. Instructional Designer in Corporate at Tennant Company (Business Supplies & Equipment, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose ClickUp Basecamp was a preferred product for resource management, but did not allow for the project management that comes with ClickUp. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ClickUp I prefer both Asana and Basecamp to ClickUp. Incentivized Helpful? Caleb Allison Operations Coordinator in Finance and Accounting at IHOPKC (Non-profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees) Chose ClickUp Basecamp: ClickUp far outshines Basecamp in a number of ways, with the primary way being the innate flexibility of the platform. Basecamp has a much easier onboarding experience, but the ceiling of the platform is much lower. ClickUp can simply do more. Slack: ClickUp does not … Incentivized Helpful? Joao Correa Freelancer Senior Designer in Marketing at Freelance (Graphic Design, 1-10 employees) Chose ClickUp It's easier than Asana, more complete than Trello (even in the free version!) and easier to use than Basecamp...And the ability to integrate with other services like Google Calendar, made me choose clickup rather the competition. Incentivized Helpful? Derek Harvey Director of Client Strategy in Professional Services at ZenPilot (Marketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees) Chose ClickUp Tools like Asana and Basecamp have a very straightforward approach and structure that they lock you into. There's very little flexibility in its hierarchy and structure, which is where ClickUp shines. Notion does well with its linked databases, but suffers greatly from an … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ClickUp ClickUp works best as a central project management tool. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ClickUp I personally think ClickUp has the best flexibility and user interface of any similar programs i have used. Incentivized Helpful? Patrick Blake Network System Administrator in Information Technology at ARTO (Building Materials, 51-200 employees) Chose ClickUp ClickUp seems more professional and robust with more features and tracking. Incentivized Helpful? Art Stiefel Adjunct Professor - Digital Media & Advertising in Marketing at Temple University (Education Management, 501-1000 employees) Chose ClickUp Throughout my career, I have used at least a dozen different project management platforms and tools for keeping projects moving along. While I have used project management tools from some impressive names, I found that most of them weren't very impressive at all. In so many … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ClickUp It's give and take. ClickUp has some features that the others don't but it is also something that requires more education to use to it's fullest. Other products are more simplistic and we have had to really emphasis training on ClickUp so everyone feels like they are on the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ClickUp ClickUp Compared to like an Asana or Trello - it's ClickUp Hands Down! ClickUp gives you so many more features and tools to use that will help get and keep your teams on track. Your clients and staff will all be super happy once implemented. Incentivized Helpful? Jaimie Rodd Release Manager in Engineering at Redcat (Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees) Chose ClickUp ClickUp blows other products out of the water from what I've seen or been able to do with them in the past. It's not only super flexible, it also contains functions that may require you to duplicate information between different software's elsewise or at least need you to use … Incentivized Helpful? Kara Smith, MBA, PMP® Operations Program Manager at Instant Teams (Staffing & Recruiting, 501-1000 employees) Chose ClickUp With each of the other platforms I've used, there was no one-stop-shop. We always had to use outside platforms or add-on processes to supplement what was missing. Sure they had good enough features but good enough wasn't good enough. We are an innovative company that operates … Incentivized Helpful? Ryan Johnson Operations Manager in Professional Services at Venn Digital Marketing (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose ClickUp It has all of the capabilities of these other platforms and more (at least from what I remember when using these apps). There is also greater capabilities in customization and integrations. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ClickUp ClickUp has more features. I love the way to works and the amount of features that it has is great to make sure everyone is in the loop! Incentivized Helpful? Viktor Bystrov CEO (Chief Executive Officer) in Professional Services at Bystrov (Outsourcing/Offshoring, 11-50 employees) Chose ClickUp Faster, multiple tools in one app, modern. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ClickUp Definitely a much more powerful tool with lots more functionalities. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ClickUp ClickUp just has it all and has never let me down. Incentivized Helpful? Marc Bonney Head of Engagement and Business Innovation in Marketing at LiveBetter Community Services (Non-profit Organization Management, 1001-5000 employees) Chose ClickUp ClickUp has greater flexibility - particularly in the views than all the other software we've tried. The ability to see tasks for yourself or your team or multiple teams is incredibly powerful for accountability and focus on priorities. Incentivized Helpful? Jennifer Cleal CEO (Chief Executive Officer) in Corporate at Pixie Services (Management Consulting, 1-10 employees) Chose ClickUp ClickUp is a project management tool that surpasses all of these. The other are basically to-do lists, but ClickUp can actually let you automate interaction between tasks with conditions. This alone makes it stand out significantly. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ClickUp All of the ones we evaluated had some features we needed, but only ClickUp had all the features that we were looking for. monday.com and Asana were close, but the extra features that ClickUp had, as well as all the training webinars, were what ultimately influenced us to go … Incentivized Helpful? Mauricio Fretes CEO (Chief Executive Officer) in Corporate at Pulse Paraguay (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose ClickUp UI was much more friendly in comparison. Prices are competitive. Freedom in how you create your spaces (endless formats to do so). Very good support. 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Features

Basecamp

ClickUp

Comparison of Project Management features of Basecamp and ClickUp
Feature	Basecamp 7.9 121 Ratings	ClickUp 8.0 620 Ratings
Task Management	9.4120 Ratings	8.9620 Ratings
Resource Management	8.4101 Ratings	8.0478 Ratings
Gantt Charts	2.041 Ratings	7.8436 Ratings
Scheduling	6.996 Ratings	7.8505 Ratings
Workflow Automation	7.071 Ratings	7.9475 Ratings
Team Collaboration	10.0120 Ratings	8.8591 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology	6.950 Ratings	8.4405 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology	6.946 Ratings	8.4332 Ratings
Document Management	9.7112 Ratings	7.9523 Ratings
Email integration	7.798 Ratings	7.8421 Ratings
Mobile Access	9.698 Ratings	6.8490 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking	10.046 Ratings	7.6406 Ratings
Change request and Case Management	8.956 Ratings	00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management	7.040 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Basecamp and ClickUp
Feature	Basecamp 6.8 41 Ratings	ClickUp 7.7 299 Ratings
Quotes/estimates	8.329 Ratings	00 Ratings
Invoicing	6.925 Ratings	00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting	8.034 Ratings	7.7299 Ratings
Integration with accounting software	4.028 Ratings	00 Ratings

User Ratings
	Basecamp	ClickUp
Likelihood to Recommend	9.3 (147 ratings)	8.6 (620 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (26 ratings)	7.3 (31 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (17 ratings)	7.8 (29 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (5 ratings)	9.5 (6 ratings)
Performance	7.3 (4 ratings)	8.0 (5 ratings)
Support Rating	8.8 (28 ratings)	9.4 (46 ratings)
Online Training	5.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Implementation Rating	7.7 (4 ratings)	7.9 (7 ratings)
Configurability	8.0 (1 ratings)	8.0 (2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	- (0 ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (2 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	8.9 (6 ratings)
Professional Services	- (0 ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	5.0 (2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	5.0 (2 ratings)