Asana vs Basecamp

Two project management tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Short version

Asana costs less for a six-person team.
Asana fits retail shop, restaurant or café, online store.
Basecamp: No per-user fees.

Compare	AsanaAsana	Basecamp37signals
In one line	Task management with timelines, goals, and reporting	Flat-price projects with to-dos, chat, and client access
Starting price	From $10.99/person	From $29/mo
Six-person team	$65.94/mo	$79/mo
Plans	Personal free for up to 2 users; Starter $10.99/user/mo; Advanced $24.99/user/mo, billed annually (monthly $13.49/$30.49)	Free (1 project, 3 users); Freelancer $29/mo (3 projects, up to 5 users); Pro $79/mo (8 projects, up to 10 users); Pro Plus $99/mo (12 projects, up to 15 users); Pro Unlimited $199/mo billed yearly, $329 monthly (unlimited projects and users); no per-user fees
Pricing model	Free tier	Free tier
Free trial	—	30 days
Users	Per user	Up to 5 on Freelancer; unlimited on Pro Unlimited
Integrations	Slack, Google, Microsoft, HubSpot, 300+	Zapier, Google Drive, Slack (via add-ons)
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	None listed	None listed
Support hours	Not published	Web form: 24/7/365 (Freelancer and up); priority on Unlimited
Incidents posted	9 incidents posted on Asana's status page, which covers all Asana products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 5 marked major or critical by Asana. Status page	9 incidents posted on 37signals's status page, which covers all 37signals products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 8 marked major or critical by 37signals. Status page
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 13,757 reviews	4.4 / 5 from 14,451 reviews
Trustpilot score	1.4 / 5 from 320 reviews	2.3 / 5 from 41 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	45	30
Fit: Restaurant or café	40	25
Fit: Service business	85	82
Fit: Agency or studio	95	88
Fit: Trades or contractor	55	60
Fit: Online store	70	40
Why people pick it	Timeline and workload views Strong templates	No per-user fees Clients can join projects
Where it falls short	Per-seat cost climbs Can feel heavy for small teams	Project caps on lower plans No Gantt or workload views
	Visit Asana	Visit Basecamp

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

Asana vs Basecamp

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