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Compare Basecamp and Wrike 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$0.00
Basecamp
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
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Star Rating
(4,419)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Basecamp excels in ease of use with a score of 8.5, making it a favorite among small businesses. Reviewers mention that its intuitive interface and features like To-Do Lists and Task Creation streamline project management effectively.
- Reviewers mention that Wrike, while slightly more complex with a score of 7.9 for ease of use, offers robust features for mid-market companies, particularly in Task Management and Collaboration, which received high praise for their flexibility and depth.
- Users on G2 highlight Basecamp's superior setup experience, scoring 8.7 compared to Wrike's 7.8. Reviewers say that Basecamp's straightforward onboarding process allows teams to get started quickly without extensive training.
- Reviewers mention that both products meet requirements equally with a score of 8.5, but users report that Basecamp's focus on essential project management features like Discussions and Notifications enhances team communication more effectively.
- Users say that Basecamp shines in remote work capabilities, scoring 9.1, as it provides seamless collaboration tools that are particularly beneficial for distributed teams. In contrast, Wrike's score of 8.9 indicates it also supports remote work but with slightly less emphasis on user-friendly features.
- G2 users report that while both platforms offer solid support, Wrike edges out with a score of 8.5 in Quality of Support compared to Basecamp's 8.4. Reviewers mention that Wrike's customer service is responsive and helpful, particularly for more complex project needs.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Basecamp
Basecamp Free
Free
Basecamp Free is free forever! No credit card required.
- Completely free
- Manage one project
- 1GB storage space
Wrike
Free
$0.00
A simple, shared task list for small teams.
- Web, desktop, and mobile apps
- Project & task management
- Board view
Free Trial
Basecamp
Free Trial is available
Wrike
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
4,758
8.5
3,615
Ease of Use
8.5
4,769
7.9
3,648
Ease of Setup
8.7
1,381
7.8
1,549
Ease of Admin
8.6
1,307
8.3
1,260
Quality of Support
8.4
3,180
8.5
2,854
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
1,153
8.5
1,204
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
4,651
8.2
3,449
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
9.0
548
|
Verified
8.9
1551
|
Verified
8.9
551
|
Verified
8.8
1572
|
Verified
8.5
523
|
Verified
8.4
1526
|
Verified
9.1
551
|
Verified
8.5
1503
|
Verified
8.3
213
8.1
1431
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.7
1289
|
Verified
8.8
511
|
Verified
8.1
1424
|
Verified
8.5
264
8.2
1370
|
Verified
Projects
8.8
510
|
Verified
8.5
1389
|
Verified
8.7
255
8.2
1289
|
Verified
8.4
410
|
Verified
8.0
1262
|
Verified
8.8
482
|
Verified
8.0
1308
|
Verified
8.7
452
|
Verified
8.2
1341
|
Verified
8.3
184
7.5
994
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.5
595
8.7
446
|
Verified
8.1
1267
|
Verified
8.3
175
7.7
1057
|
Verified
8.4
182
7.7
1022
|
Verified
8.6
410
|
Verified
7.8
1027
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.6
428
|
Verified
7.8
1067
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.8
1118
|
Verified
8.8
469
|
Verified
8.2
1202
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.7
420
|
Verified
7.7
1009
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.9
1079
|
Verified
8.8
462
|
Verified
8.3
1322
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.6
39
6.8
160
7.9
39
6.2
435
Agentic AI - Project 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
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
7.7
28
Not enough data
7.2
29
Project Management
Not enough data
8.1
30
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
7.6
28
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
8.2
28
Not enough data
7.8
26
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
7.3
27
Not enough data
7.3
29
Not enough data
7.4
27
Not enough data
7.2
27
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
6.9
24
Not enough data
7.3
27
Not enough data
7.6
27
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
7.0
26
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
7.3
26
Not enough data
7.5
27
Setup
8.6
67
8.3
754
8.7
68
8.3
772
8.3
48
8.0
758
8.9
73
8.2
831
Management
Feature Not Available
8.3
742
8.8
60
7.9
621
8.4
58
7.8
585
Generative AI
7.9
25
6.3
273
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
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
147
Not enough data
8.2
142
Not enough data
8.4
150
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.1
140
Not enough data
8.3
141
Not enough data
8.5
142
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
7.9
84
Not enough data
8.0
83
Not enough data
7.8
85
Goal Creation
Not enough data
8.1
85
Not enough data
8.0
85
Not enough data
7.1
78
Not enough data
8.3
82
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
8.9
168
Not enough data
8.7
169
Not enough data
8.5
166
Agentic AI - Kanban Project 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
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
8.5
166
Not enough data
8.5
168
Not enough data
8.6
165
Planning
Not enough data
8.6
165
Not enough data
8.1
167
Not enough data
8.0
166
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.1
344
Not enough data
8.4
378
Not enough data
8.3
368
Not enough data
7.4
272
Not enough data
8.4
348
Not enough data
8.3
375
Content Planning
Not enough data
8.4
379
Not enough data
8.9
390
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
7.4
258
Not enough data
8.2
313
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
Not enough data
7.7
306
Not enough data
7.7
298
Task Creation
8.9
114
8.8
1248
8.9
114
8.8
1263
8.7
110
8.3
1176
Feature Not Available
7.8
1034
Task Management
8.4
112
8.4
1214
8.9
113
8.5
1219
7.8
77
8.1
1139
8.5
105
8.2
1104
Generative AI
7.9
28
6.1
396
8.0
28
6.2
396
Customer Management
Not enough data
7.9
23
Not enough data
7.1
22
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
8.2
23
Project Management
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
8.5
24
Accounting
Not enough data
7.1
23
Not enough data
6.4
23
Not enough data
6.5
23
Not enough data
6.7
23
Not enough data
6.7
23
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
7.5
22
Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
7.7
21
Administration
Not enough data
7.5
22
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
8.6
22
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.0
21
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
8.2
23
Not enough data
7.0
21
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.2
20
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
75
8.5
831
8.2
72
8.3
835
8.3
71
8.0
727
Administration
8.6
69
8.3
774
8.5
69
8.2
720
9.1
70
8.9
796
Project management
8.8
74
8.6
855
8.4
68
8.3
799
8.6
72
8.6
834
8.6
70
8.3
798
8.6
70
8.4
794
Feature Not Available
8.0
661
8.6
69
8.4
834
Workload
8.6
52
8.2
712
8.5
71
8.5
804
8.7
65
8.2
752
Feature Not Available
8.0
686
Communication & Collaboration
8.6
71
8.3
775
8.8
72
8.2
775
8.8
72
8.8
826
Cost Management
Feature Not Available
7.6
532
Feature Not Available
7.8
564
Feature Not Available
7.4
501
Integration
8.2
58
7.5
503
8.1
61
7.5
501
8.3
62
7.4
494
Generative AI
7.7
22
6.3
229
7.7
22
7.1
94
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
8.4
144
Feature Not Available
8.6
157
8.5
1014
8.2
140
7.8
814
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.5
143
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
8.9
158
8.5
1049
8.9
150
8.6
1042
8.5
149
8.0
1039
8.2
128
8.0
880
Controls
8.2
128
8.2
969
8.0
121
8.1
879
8.6
145
8.4
963
8.4
142
8.0
926
8.2
128
7.9
785
Project Management
8.9
160
8.9
1115
8.7
155
8.6
1077
8.8
150
8.6
1062
8.2
130
8.1
872
Remote Collaboration
8.6
134
8.5
967
8.6
143
8.6
994
8.8
138
8.6
966
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
7.4
40
6.9
117
7.7
41
6.0
307
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
8.6
111
Not enough data
8.4
102
Not enough data
8.7
105
Not enough data
7.9
109
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
90
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
110
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
84
New Product Introduction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
CAD
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill of Materials
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Engineering Change Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Simulation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Proofing Features - Online Proofing
Not enough data
8.1
47
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform - Online Proofing
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
7.4
47
Not enough data
7.5
47
Not enough data
8.3
45
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Workflow and Collaboration - Online Proofing
Not enough data
8.2
47
Not enough data
8.6
49
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 - Event Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.2
493
Not enough data
8.7
582
Not enough data
8.0
399
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
7.1
310
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
320
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.2
454
Administration
Not enough data
7.9
373
Not enough data
8.4
511
Not enough data
8.5
507
Not enough data
7.8
350
Not enough data
8.5
507
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
494
Not enough data
7.6
370
Not enough data
7.7
339
Not enough data
8.5
520
Not enough data
7.8
418
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Basecamp and Wrike are categorized as Project Management, Task Management, Project Collaboration, Work Management, and Workflow Management
Unique Categories
Basecamp is categorized as Employee Intranet and Note-Taking Software
Wrike is categorized as Marketing Calendar, Kanban Project Management, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), Project and Portfolio Management, Online Proofing, Online Form Builder, Event Planning, Bug Tracking, Time Tracking, Professional Services Automation, Marketing Resource Management, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Basecamp
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Wrike
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
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%
Marketing and Advertising
19.6%
Computer Software
7.5%
Information Technology and Services
7.4%
Higher Education
4.2%
Financial Services
3.7%
Other
57.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
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
Paul S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Things haven't evolved over the last couple years and now there are other options out there for managing projects and tracking time.
Wrike
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Bob S.
Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching
I especially like that I can set up my own set of tasks and projects, alongside those of my work colleagues, all in a single browser window. It has a bit too much power for simple, repetitive tasks, but is fantastic for managing projects that take a lot of...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Vendor product support is surprisingly harsh and rude. I have dealt with 3 different reps and their attitude and response has been - sorry this is how its is, so take it or leave it. One, their contracts are one-sided and locked in. So if you are looking to...
Verified User in Computer Software
Caveman ready interface. It's like an apple product; crack it open and go.
Bob S.
Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching
I especially like that I can set up my own set of tasks and projects, alongside those of my work colleagues, all in a single browser window. It has a bit too much power for simple, repetitive tasks, but is fantastic for managing projects that take a lot of...
Paul S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Things haven't evolved over the last couple years and now there are other options out there for managing projects and tracking time.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Vendor product support is surprisingly harsh and rude. I have dealt with 3 different reps and their attitude and response has been - sorry this is how its is, so take it or leave it. One, their contracts are one-sided and locked in. So if you are looking to...
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