Basecamp vs Notion
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
Basecampsite ↗pricing ↗
A project and team communication tool sold as one flat product, deliberately opinionated about how teams should work. Paid plans start at $25/mo (Freelancer); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $99/mo (Pro).
Notionsite ↗pricing ↗
A workspace that combines documents, databases and wikis, used for everything from personal notes to company handbooks. Paid plans start at $20/mo (Business); a free plan exists. It bills by country — entry £16.5/mo to a UK reader and €19.5/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads. Its published prices moved on 2026-08-30 — the change log holds the rows.
The two ladders
Basecampsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-06 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Freelancer | $25/mo | 'Freelancer, $25/mo'. Up to 3 active projects. 30-day free trial. Annual billing offered. |
| Studio | $59/mo | 'Studio, $59/mo'. Up to 10 active projects. 30-day free trial. |
| Pro | $99/mo | 'Pro, $99/mo'. 24/7/365 support, time tracking, enhanced admin features. |
| Unlimited | $299/mo | 'Unlimited, $299/mo, billed annually'. Unlimited users and projects, 45-day free trial. No monthly-billing figure is published. |
Notionsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-07 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Essentials | Free |
| Business | $20/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Notion at $20/mo, against Basecamp at $25/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: only Notion publishes one — a plan priced at zero, not a trial.
- How far each ladder goes: Basecamp tops out at $99/mo, Notion at $20/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- Recently moved: Notion (2026-08-30). A change only counts once a second clean read agrees.
- Notion: It bills by country — entry £16.5/mo to a UK reader and €19.5/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
How to choose in this category
- Nearly everything here is per seat — multiply by the team before comparing.
- Free tiers cap different things: seats on some tools, features on others. Check which.
- Billed-monthly rates sit above the advertised annual-billed figures.