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Compare Asana and Basecamp 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users
Free
Asana
Star Rating
(12,114)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansBasecamp
Star Rating
(5,343)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Basecamp excels in its To-Do Lists feature, scoring a solid 9.1, which allows for easy task management and organization. In contrast, Asana also performs well with a score of 9.1, but users mention that its Task Management capabilities are more robust, earning a higher score of 9.3.
- Reviewers mention that Basecamp's Chat functionality is rated at 8.4, providing a straightforward communication tool. However, users on G2 note that Asana's chat feature, while slightly lower at 7.8, integrates better with its overall project management tools, enhancing team collaboration.
- Users say that both platforms offer a free entry-level price, making them accessible for small businesses. However, Asana has a larger market segment presence, with 56.8% of reviews coming from small businesses compared to Basecamp's 50.0%, indicating a broader appeal in that demographic.
- Reviewers mention that Basecamp's Creation & Assignment feature scores 9.0, which is highly praised for its simplicity. Asana, however, shines with a score of 9.3 in the same category, with users highlighting its advanced features that allow for more detailed task assignments and tracking.
- Users report that Basecamp's Quality of Support is rated at 8.4, which is generally satisfactory. In comparison, Asana's support is slightly better at 8.5, with reviewers noting quicker response times and more comprehensive resources available for troubleshooting.
- G2 users highlight that Basecamp's Project Budgeting feature scores 8.3, which is useful but lacks some advanced functionalities. Asana, on the other hand, has a lower score of 7.4 in this area, indicating that while it may not be as strong, users appreciate its integration with other financial tools for better budget management.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Asana
Personal
Free
10 Users
For individuals and small teams looking to manage their tasks.
- Unlimited essentials: Projects, tasks, activity log, storage, comments
- Three project views: List, board and calendar views
- Security essentials: 2FA, Google SSO, and SOC 2 Type 2 compliance
Basecamp
Basecamp Free
Free
Basecamp Free is free forever! No credit card required.
- Completely free
- Manage one project
- 1GB storage space
Free Trial
Asana
Free Trial is available
Basecamp
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
10,423
8.5
4,758
Ease of Use
8.6
10,521
8.5
4,769
Ease of Setup
8.7
4,184
8.7
1,381
Ease of Admin
8.7
3,161
8.6
1,307
Quality of Support
8.5
7,125
8.4
3,180
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
2,764
8.7
1,153
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
10,153
7.5
4,651
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
9.3
2849
|
Verified
9.0
548
|
Verified
9.2
2824
|
Verified
8.9
551
|
Verified
8.9
2806
|
Verified
8.5
523
|
Verified
9.1
2784
|
Verified
9.1
551
|
Verified
8.4
2670
|
Verified
8.3
213
8.0
2536
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
2740
|
Verified
8.8
511
|
Verified
8.6
2654
|
Verified
8.5
264
Projects
8.8
2646
|
Verified
8.8
510
|
Verified
8.5
2525
|
Verified
8.7
255
8.0
2325
|
Verified
8.4
410
|
Verified
8.5
2587
|
Verified
8.8
482
|
Verified
8.5
2541
|
Verified
8.7
452
|
Verified
7.4
872
8.3
184
8.1
2400
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
2536
|
Verified
8.7
446
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
175
7.6
867
8.4
182
8.1
2285
|
Verified
8.6
410
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.0
2268
|
Verified
8.6
428
|
Verified
8.1
2350
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.4
2388
|
Verified
8.8
469
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
2249
|
Verified
8.7
420
|
Verified
8.1
2268
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
2435
|
Verified
8.8
462
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.9
703
7.6
39
6.9
695
7.9
39
Agentic AI - Project Management
7.0
26
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
6.6
26
Not enough data
6.5
26
Not enough data
7.1
26
Not enough data
6.9
26
Not enough data
Setup
8.7
1585
8.6
67
8.7
1594
8.7
68
8.5
1557
8.3
48
8.7
1628
8.9
73
Management
8.6
1557
Feature Not Available
8.2
1452
8.8
60
8.0
1404
8.4
58
Generative AI
6.9
498
7.9
25
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
8.7
500
Not enough data
8.5
485
Not enough data
8.2
498
Not enough data
8.5
483
Not enough data
Goal Creation
8.5
482
Not enough data
8.6
480
Not enough data
7.7
454
Not enough data
8.8
486
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
942
Not enough data
9.1
986
Not enough data
8.7
956
Not enough data
7.8
813
Not enough data
8.7
930
Not enough data
8.7
973
Not enough data
Content Planning
8.9
972
Not enough data
9.3
1000
Not enough data
8.9
943
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
7.9
671
Not enough data
8.6
742
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Other Features
8.3
894
Not enough data
8.1
732
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.2
2335
8.9
114
9.2
2334
8.9
114
8.8
2223
8.7
110
8.0
2042
Feature Not Available
Task Management
8.9
2247
8.4
112
9.1
2288
8.9
113
8.4
2105
7.8
77
8.6
2131
8.5
105
Generative AI
6.9
753
7.9
28
7.0
749
8.0
28
Automation
8.6
1489
8.2
75
8.5
1479
8.2
72
8.2
1359
8.3
71
Administration
8.5
1457
8.6
69
8.4
1386
8.5
69
9.2
1489
9.1
70
Project management
9.1
1577
8.8
74
8.7
1489
8.4
68
9.0
1531
8.6
72
8.7
1473
8.6
70
8.8
1460
8.6
70
8.3
1323
Feature Not Available
8.6
1469
8.6
69
Workload
8.4
1377
8.6
52
8.7
1432
8.5
71
8.5
1384
8.7
65
8.4
1343
Feature Not Available
Communication & Collaboration
8.5
1420
8.6
71
8.5
1454
8.8
72
9.0
1506
8.8
72
Cost Management
7.9
1258
Feature Not Available
8.0
1295
Feature Not Available
7.9
1232
Feature Not Available
Integration
7.9
1223
8.2
58
7.9
1225
8.1
61
7.8
1211
8.3
62
Generative AI
6.9
450
7.7
22
7.0
445
7.7
22
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
7.8
1779
8.4
144
8.3
1923
8.6
157
7.8
1714
8.2
140
8.1
1786
Feature Not Available
7.9
1736
8.5
143
Content & Documents
8.7
2014
8.9
158
8.8
2023
8.9
150
8.5
2013
8.5
149
8.0
1744
8.2
128
Controls
8.4
1876
8.2
128
8.2
1799
8.0
121
8.6
1914
8.6
145
8.5
1904
8.4
142
8.0
1733
8.2
128
Project Management
9.3
2077
8.9
160
9.1
2043
8.7
155
9.0
2039
8.8
150
8.4
1833
8.2
130
Remote Collaboration
8.8
1938
8.6
134
9.0
1999
8.6
143
8.9
1932
8.8
138
7.9
1609
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
7.1
564
7.4
40
7.2
570
7.7
41
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
7.4
19
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
7.6
20
Not enough data
Collaboration - Markup Software
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
Security - Markup Software
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Resource Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Intranet
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
8.0
1033
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
1051
Not enough data
Planning
8.6
1128
Not enough data
8.9
1153
Not enough data
8.5
1064
Not enough data
8.7
1098
Not enough data
8.2
1017
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.4
1082
Not enough data
8.8
1141
Not enough data
8.0
1005
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Asana and Basecamp are categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Workflow Management, Task Management, and Project Management
Unique Categories
Asana is categorized as Markup Software, Marketing Calendar, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), Product Management, and Marketing Resource Management
Basecamp is categorized as Employee Intranet and Note-Taking Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Asana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Basecamp
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
13.3%
Information Technology and Services
9.4%
Computer Software
9.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Internet
3.2%
Other
58.9%
Marketing and Advertising
17.2%
Information Technology and Services
8.0%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.8%
Computer Software
5.6%
Higher Education
4.9%
Other
58.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Asana
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
we log most of the bugs in this tool, easily we can comment on the bug and add screen shots and notification to the
Most Helpful Critical Review
Erich R.
Verified User in Computer Software
Azana sort of forces a task management paradigm on your company. There are some situations where you can't quite fit what you are doing into the mold they provide. One good example of this if you have some sort of high level task that you would like a...
Basecamp
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer Software
Caveman ready interface. It's like an apple product; crack it open and go.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Jeff N.
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
Slow to load. Frozen development because they start from scratch for each new version. Lack of native integrations because developers have to develop new integration for each new version. I wish it had some kind of webform data entry onboarding feature...
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
we log most of the bugs in this tool, easily we can comment on the bug and add screen shots and notification to the
Verified User in Computer Software
Caveman ready interface. It's like an apple product; crack it open and go.
Erich R.
Verified User in Computer Software
Azana sort of forces a task management paradigm on your company. There are some situations where you can't quite fit what you are doing into the mold they provide. One good example of this if you have some sort of high level task that you would like a...
Jeff N.
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
Slow to load. Frozen development because they start from scratch for each new version. Lack of native integrations because developers have to develop new integration for each new version. I wish it had some kind of webform data entry onboarding feature...
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Discussions
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7 comments
SP
No we cannot used it for free, we need to subscribe the software applicationRead more
What software did you find useful outside of work?
7 comments
FB
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Why does it work slow in mobile phones?
7 comments
KG
If you upgrade to Basecamp 2 it's alot faster if that's the one you have try un- installing it and start over after that it could be you need more memory space Read more
is basecamp going to expand and add more fetures
5 comments
ET
Yes, I would say so. The product is evolving a growing all the time. Read more
Is there a way to get reports on certain employee's productivity?
5 comments
AA
There are not formal reports but you can look at users' activityRead more
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