Basecamp vs Wrike

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

Compare	Basecamp37signals	WrikeWrike
In one line	Flat-price projects with to-dos, chat, and client access	Project management with Gantt charts and workload views for growing teams
Starting price	From $29/mo	From $10/person
Six-person team	$79/mo	$60/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	Free; Team $10/user/mo (2-15 users); Business $25/user/mo (5-200 users), billed annually
Pricing model	Free tier	Free tier
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Users	Up to 5 on Freelancer; unlimited on Pro Unlimited	2-15 on Team
Integrations	Zapier, Google Drive, Slack (via add-ons)	Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Salesforce
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	Premium Support and up
Live chat	None listed	Every plan; every paid plan; Premium Support and up
Support hours	Web form: 24/7/365 (Freelancer and up); priority on Unlimited	Live chat: 24/7 · Live chat: 24/5 · Live chat: 24 hours on business days · Web form: 24/7 · Phone: 24/5, including bank holidays
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	Wrike has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.4 / 5 from 14,451 reviews	4.4 / 5 from 3,044 reviews
Trustpilot score	2.3 / 5 from 41 reviews	3.1 / 5 from 220 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	30	35
Fit: Restaurant or café	25	25
Fit: Service business	82	72
Fit: Agency or studio	88	82
Fit: Trades or contractor	60	40
Fit: Online store	40	50
Why people pick it	No per-user fees Clients can join projects	Gantt and workload views Request forms
Where it falls short	Project caps on lower plans No Gantt or workload views	Annual billing only Steeper learning curve
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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