Jira vs Basecamp

Round by round

1. Round 1What customers say on TrustpilotBasecamp wins
   Jira5/10

   1.2 out of 5

   TrustScore from 188 reviews on Trustpilot

   • 1.2 out of 5, against 2.1 out of 5

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

   Basecamp8/10

   2.1 out of 5

   TrustScore from 41 reviews on Trustpilot

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

   Basecamp wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

2. Round 2Trying it before you payBasecamp wins
   Jira5/10

   14-day Standard trial

   Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)

   • 14-day Standard trial, against 30-day free trial

   Source: support.atlassian.com ↗

   Basecamp8/10

   30-day free trial

   Freelancer, flat $25/mo for the whole account, up to 20 users (click the Freelancer tab; Unlimited Edition tab for top price, Free tab for free plan)

   Source: basecamp.com ↗

   Basecamp wins this round on what the published sources say.

3. Round 3What it costs to startJira wins
   Jira8/10

   $7.91/user/mo billed monthly

   Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)

   Source: atlassian.com ↗

   Basecamp5/10

   $25/mo flat, up to 20 users

   Freelancer, flat $25/mo for the whole account, up to 20 users (click the Freelancer tab; Unlimited Edition tab for top price, Free tab for free plan)

   • $25/mo flat, up to 20 users, against $7.91/user/mo billed monthly

   Source: basecamp.com ↗

   Jira wins this round on what the published sources say.

4. Round 4What the top plan costsJira wins
   Jira8/10

   Premium $14.54/user/mo billed monthly

   Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)

   Source: atlassian.com ↗

   Basecamp5/10

   $299/mo flat, billed annually

   Freelancer, flat $25/mo for the whole account, up to 20 users (click the Freelancer tab; Unlimited Edition tab for top price, Free tab for free plan)

   • $299/mo flat, billed annually, against Premium $14.54/user/mo billed monthly

   Source: basecamp.com ↗

   Jira wins this round on what the published sources say.

5. Round 5How big the free plan isJira wins
   Jira8/10

   Free for 10 users

   Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)

   Source: atlassian.com ↗

   Basecamp5/10

   5 users max

   Freelancer, flat $25/mo for the whole account, up to 20 users (click the Freelancer tab; Unlimited Edition tab for top price, Free tab for free plan)

   • 5 users max, against Free for 10 users

   Source: basecamp.com ↗

   Jira wins this round on what the published sources say.

6. Round 6Who picks up when you are stuckBasecamp wins
   Jira5/10

   9/5 regional support only

   Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)

   • 9/5 regional support only, against 24/7/365 support

   Source: atlassian.com ↗

   Basecamp8/10

   24/7/365 support

   Freelancer, flat $25/mo for the whole account, up to 20 users (click the Freelancer tab; Unlimited Edition tab for top price, Free tab for free plan)

   Source: basecamp.com ↗

   Basecamp wins this round on what the published sources say.

7. Round 7How much storage you getJira wins
   Jira8/10

   250 GB storage

   Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)

   Source: atlassian.com ↗

   Basecamp5/10

   5 GB storage

   Freelancer, flat $25/mo for the whole account, up to 20 users (click the Freelancer tab; Unlimited Edition tab for top price, Free tab for free plan)

   • 5 GB storage, against 250 GB storage

   Source: basecamp.com ↗

   Jira wins this round on what the published sources say.

Side by side

Best for what the top plan costsJira

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Basecamp

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Overall score

6.4

Best

6.2

Price

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What it costs to start

7.3

5.0

What the top plan costs

7.7

5.0

What customers say on Trustpilot

5.0

7.0

How much storage you get

6.9

5.0

How many automations you get

6.0

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Head-to-head findings

What it costs to start

$7.91/user/mo billed monthly

$25/mo flat, up to 20 users

What the top plan costs

Premium $14.54/user/mo billed monthly

$299/mo flat, billed annually

What customers say on Trustpilot

1.2 out of 5

2.1 out of 5

How much storage you get

250 GB storage

5 GB storage

How many automations you get

400 steps per user a month

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How big the free plan is

Free for 10 users

5 users

Trying it before you pay

14-day Standard trial

Free plan

Who picks up when you are stuck

9/5 regional support only

24/7/365 support (Studio plan)

Record

Head-to-head record

5–4

0–5–1

Head-to-heads won

56 %

0 %

Rounds won

47 %

25 %

Pros

• Standard, per user per month

• included on the Freelancer plan

Cons

• 1.2 out of 5, against 1.4 out of 5
• Save up to 17% yearly, against Save up to 18% yearly
• 250 GB storage, against Unlimited (100 MB per file)
• 400 steps per user a month, against Unlimited automations

• $25/mo flat, up to 20 users, against $10.99/user/mo billed annually
• $299/mo flat, billed annually, against Advanced $24.99/user/mo billed annually
• 5 GB storage, against Unlimited (100 MB per file)
• $25/mo flat, up to 20 users, against $9/seat/mo billed annually

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