Basecamp vs ClickUp
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).
ClickUpsite ↗pricing ↗
A project management tool that deliberately covers many jobs — tasks, docs, goals, whiteboards — for teams consolidating tools. Paid plans start at $12/mo (Core); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $120/mo (Max). It bills by country — entry $8/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads. Its published prices moved on 2026-10-10 — 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. |
ClickUpsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-10-13 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free | Free |
| Core | $12/mo ($8 ↓) |
| Business | $25/mo ($17 ↓) |
| Max | $120/mo ($100 ↓) |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: ClickUp at $12/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 ClickUp publishes one — a plan priced at zero, not a trial.
- How far each ladder goes: Basecamp tops out at $99/mo, ClickUp at $120/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- Recently moved: ClickUp (2026-10-10). A change only counts once a second clean read agrees.
- ClickUp: It bills by country — entry $8/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.