monday.com vs Basecamp
monday.com comes out ahead of Basecamp on 2 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
monday.com takes it, 2–1 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, monday.com takes 2 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose monday.com if…
- • You want monday.com's edge on what it costs to start and what the top plan costs
Choose Basecamp if…
- • You want Basecamp's edge on how big the free plan is
Round by round
- Round 1How big the free plan isBasecamp winsmonday.com5/10
2 seats
the free plan is limited to two seats
- 2 seats, against 5 users
Source: monday.com ↗
Basecamp wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2Trying it before you payTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 4What it costs to startmonday.com winsmonday.com8/10
$9/seat/mo billed annually
Basic, billed annually (Yearly, default; team size 10 seats); rows under 'Complete features list'
Source: monday.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 $9/seat/mo billed annually
Source: basecamp.com ↗
monday.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 5What the top plan costsmonday.com winsmonday.com8/10
Pro $19/seat/mo yearly (special offer)
Basic, billed annually (Yearly, default; team size 10 seats); rows under 'Complete features list'
Source: monday.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 Pro $19/seat/mo yearly (special offer)
Source: basecamp.com ↗
monday.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6Who picks up when you are stuckTiemonday.com7/10
24/7 customer support
Basic, billed annually (Yearly, default; team size 10 seats); rows under 'Complete features list'
Source: monday.com ↗
Basecamp7/1024/7/365 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 ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- included on the Freelancer plan
- 5 GB storage, against Unlimited (100 MB per file)
- Gantt starts on Standard, against Timeline and Gantt views
- Automations start on Standard, against Unlimited automations
- $9, against $7
- $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