Basecamp

Founded by Jason Fried in 2004

Manage projects, tasks, and team communication in one place

Cost

Free Tier

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Basecamp to organize projects by keeping tasks, discussions, files, and deadlines together in one workspace. Teams can assign to-dos, post messages on message boards, share files, set schedules, and chat in real time. It also lets you manage client relationships by giving clients limited access to see project progress and respond to questions. It works across industries for remote and in-office teams of any size.

What Basecamp does

Create to-do lists and assign tasks to specific team members with due datesPost announcements or updates to a message board for the whole team to seeUpload and organize files and documents within a specific projectSet recurring check-in questions to ask team members about their daily progressView all deadlines across every project on a single calendarSend private direct messages to a team member without involving the whole groupSet up a Kanban board to move tasks through stages visuallyGrant client access to specific parts of a project while hiding internal workMessage boards that keep project discussions organized in one threadTo-do lists with assignees, due dates, and completion trackingKanban-style card tables for visual workflow managementClient access controls to show or hide work in progressBuilt-in group chat and direct messaging without third-party appsAutomatic check-ins that ask teammates what they worked onSingle calendar view showing all project deadlines across every projectHill Charts to visually show where each project stands in its progress