monday.com vs Basecamp

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

Compare	monday.commonday.com	Basecamp37signals
In one line	Spreadsheet-like boards with automations and dashboards	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 for up to 2 seats; Basic $9/seat/mo; Standard $12/seat/mo; Pro $19/seat/mo, billed annually; 3-seat minimum	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	14 days	30 days
Users	Per user, 3 minimum	Up to 5 on Freelancer; unlimited on Pro Unlimited
Integrations	Slack, Gmail, HubSpot, Shopify, 200+	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	Plans not stated	None listed
Support hours	Not published	Web form: 24/7/365 (Freelancer and up); priority on Unlimited
Incidents posted	8 incidents posted on monday.com's status page, which covers all monday.com products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 3 marked major or critical by monday.com. 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 6,123 reviews	4.4 / 5 from 14,451 reviews
Trustpilot score	2.0 / 5 from 3,446 reviews	2.3 / 5 from 41 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	55	30
Fit: Restaurant or café	45	25
Fit: Service business	80	82
Fit: Agency or studio	90	88
Fit: Trades or contractor	65	60
Fit: Online store	75	40
Why people pick it	Highly customizable Good automations	No per-user fees Clients can join projects
Where it falls short	Three-seat minimum Feature gating across tiers	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