Notion vs Basecamp

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

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Notion costs less for a six-person team.
Notion fits retail shop, restaurant or café, online store.
Basecamp fits trades or contractor.

Compare	NotionNotion Labs	Basecamp37signals
In one line	Docs, wiki, and task databases in one workspace	Flat-price projects with to-dos, chat, and client access
Starting price	From $10/person	From $29/mo
Six-person team	$60/mo	$79/mo
Plans	Free for individuals; Plus $10/member/mo; Business $20/member/mo (includes Notion AI); up to 20% off yearly	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, Jira, Zapier	Zapier, Google Drive, Slack (via add-ons)
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	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	25+ incidents posted on Notion Labs's status page, which covers all Notion Labs products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 4 marked major or critical by Notion Labs. 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	4.7 / 5 from 2,838 reviews	4.4 / 5 from 14,451 reviews
Trustpilot score	Not listed	2.3 / 5 from 41 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	45	30
Fit: Restaurant or café	45	25
Fit: Service business	85	82
Fit: Agency or studio	92	88
Fit: Trades or contractor	50	60
Fit: Online store	70	40
Why people pick it	Docs and tasks together Templates for everything	No per-user fees Clients can join projects
Where it falls short	Blank-page problem Offline mode is weak	Project caps on lower plans No Gantt or workload views
	Visit Notion	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

Notion vs Basecamp

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