Plansom vs Basecamp

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

Short version

Basecamp costs less for a six-person team.
Plansom fits retail shop, restaurant or café, online store.
Basecamp fits service business, agency or studio, trades or contractor.
Basecamp suits teams past ten people.

Compare	PlansomPlansom	Basecamp37signals
In one line	AI planning that turns goals into prioritised daily tasks	Flat-price projects with to-dos, chat, and client access
Starting price	From $23.33/person	From $29/mo
Six-person team	$140/mo	$79/mo
Plans	Free (5 goals, 100 tasks, 1 AI plan a month, limited AI); Pro $28/user/mo, or $280/user/yr (about $23.33/mo); Enterprise and agency pricing on request; 14-day free trial of Pro, no card needed	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	Google Calendar, Slack	Zapier, Google Drive, Slack (via add-ons)
Team size	Just me · 2–10 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	None listed	None listed
Support hours	Not published	Web form: 24/7/365 (Freelancer and up); priority on Unlimited
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for Plansom.	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	Not listed	4.4 / 5 from 14,451 reviews
Trustpilot score	Not listed	2.3 / 5 from 41 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	40	30
Fit: Restaurant or café	35	25
Fit: Service business	65	82
Fit: Agency or studio	65	88
Fit: Trades or contractor	45	60
Fit: Online store	50	40
Why people pick it	Fast to get a plan Simple interface	No per-user fees Clients can join projects
Where it falls short	Free plan stops at 5 goals and 100 tasks Young product Few integrations	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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