Basecamp vs Contractor Foreman

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

Compare	Basecamp37signals	Contractor ForemanContractor Foreman
In one line	Flat-price projects with to-dos, chat, and client access	Construction project management priced per company, not per user
Starting price	From $29/mo	From $49/mo
Six-person team	$79/mo	$166/mo
Plans	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	Per company, unlimited projects. Basic $49/mo billed yearly, 1 user (no monthly option); Standard $105/mo yearly or $139 monthly, up to 3 users; Plus $166/mo yearly or $199 monthly, up to 8 users (QuickBooks Online, Zapier, time cards); Pro $221/mo yearly or $279 monthly, up to 15 users; Unlimited $332/mo yearly or $399 monthly. 30-day free trial; 100-day money-back guarantee on yearly Plus and up
Pricing model	Free tier	Free trial
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Users	Up to 5 on Freelancer; unlimited on Pro Unlimited	1 user on Basic, 3 on Standard, 8 on Plus
Integrations	Zapier, Google Drive, Slack (via add-ons)	QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zapier, Stripe, CompanyCam, Gusto, Google Calendar
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	Plans not stated
Live chat	None listed	Every plan
Support hours	Web form: 24/7/365 (Freelancer and up); priority on Unlimited	Not published
Incidents posted	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	Contractor Foreman has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.4 / 5 from 14,451 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	2.3 / 5 from 41 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	30	10
Fit: Restaurant or café	25	10
Fit: Service business	82	45
Fit: Agency or studio	88	25
Fit: Trades or contractor	60	88
Fit: Online store	40	5
Why people pick it	No per-user fees Clients can join projects	Priced per company Built for contractors
Where it falls short	Project caps on lower plans No Gantt or workload views	Basic is one user Accounting sync needs Plus
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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

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