ClickUp vs Basecamp

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

Compare	ClickUpClickUp	Basecamp37signals
In one line	Tasks, docs, goals, and chat in one very configurable app	Flat-price projects with to-dos, chat, and client access
Starting price	From $9/person	From $29/mo
Six-person team	$54/mo	$79/mo
Plans	Free Forever; Core $9/user/mo; Business $17/user/mo, billed yearly (monthly $12/$25); Max $100/user/mo; Enterprise on request	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 Drive, GitHub, Zapier, 1,000+	Zapier, Google Drive, Slack (via add-ons)
Team size	Just me · 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	Not looked up yet	None listed
Live chat	Core and up	None listed
Support hours	Help center: 24/7	Web form: 24/7/365 (Freelancer and up); priority on Unlimited
Incidents posted	1 incident posted on ClickUp's status page, which covers all ClickUp products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by ClickUp. 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	4.6 / 5 from 4,639 reviews	4.4 / 5 from 14,451 reviews
Trustpilot score	4.2 / 5 from 713 reviews	2.3 / 5 from 41 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	40	30
Fit: Restaurant or café	30	25
Fit: Service business	75	82
Fit: Agency or studio	92	88
Fit: Trades or contractor	55	60
Fit: Online store	65	40
Why people pick it	Lots included at a low per-seat price Every view you could want	No per-user fees Clients can join projects
Where it falls short	Steep learning curve Can feel slow with big workspaces	Project caps on lower plans No Gantt or workload views
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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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