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Basecamp organizes project delivery in a dedicated workspace with to-dos, message boards, chat, calendars, card tables and file sharing. Teams can assign tasks with due dates, attachments and subtasks, while Hill Charts and Card Tables show progress. Client mode controls visibility by project, and calendars cover deadlines, milestones, events and meetings. Basecamp also provides time tracking, guest access, an API, command-line access and apps for Android, iOS, Mac and Windows. A free plan allows one project and five users; paid plans begin at $25 a month when billed annually.

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    Group-Office

    by Group-Office
    Free plan Open source AndroidiPhoneLinux+4

    Open-source groupware and CRM collaboration — Group-Office adds open-source groupware and CRM positioning, plus Linux and self-hosted options beyond Basecamp’s hosted workspaces.

    9.1 Free plan · paid from €12/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Agantty

    by Agantty
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3

    Gantt-based project, team and task planning — Agantty centers planning on Gantt charts and a dashboard that filters to-dos by project, user and timeframe.

    7.7 Free plan · paid from €4.90/user/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    GoodDay

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Automation with a larger free team — GoodDay provides automation rules, 11 native integrations and a free plan for up to 15 members, versus Basecamp’s five-user limit and no automation.

    7.5 Free plan · paid from $4/user/mo Visit site
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    Nifty

    by Nifty
    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+4

    Automation and time tracking with extensions — Nifty adds automation rules, time tracking, nine native integrations and an extension, while Basecamp has no automation rules.

    Free plan · paid from $10/user/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Ora

    by Ora
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Agile teams needing automation — Ora combines automation rules, time tracking and guest access with a 10-user free-plan limit, exceeding Basecamp’s five-user allowance.

    Free plan · paid from $5.99/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Paymo

    by Paymo
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Solo users needing time tracking — Paymo offers 14 native integrations and time tracking, but its free plan allows one user compared with Basecamp’s five.

    Free plan · paid from $5.90/user/mo (annual) · 15-day trial Visit site
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    PLANKA

    by PLANKA
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5

    Self-hosted boards with automation-free workflows — PLANKA supports self-hosting and broad platforms, while also providing time tracking and guest access without automation rules like Basecamp.

    Free plan · paid from €7.90/user/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    project-open

    by project-open
    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3
    8.8 Free plan Visit site
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    Redmine

    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3
    8.7 Open source Visit site
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    Trac

    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3
    8.6 Free plan Visit site
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    AceProject

    by AceProject
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    7.7 Free plan · paid from $24/mo Visit site
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    Asana

    by Asana
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+1
    7.7 Free plan · paid from $10.99/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Avaza

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+4
    7.6 Free plan · paid from $11.95/mo Visit site
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    Backlog

    by Backlog
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2
    7.6 Free plan · paid from $35/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    ClickUp

    by ClickUp
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+1
    7.6 Free plan · paid from $7/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    ConstructionOnline

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3
    7.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Binfire

    by Binfire
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    BuildBook

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
    7.5 Free plan · paid from $79/user/mo (annual) · 10-day trial Visit site
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    elapseit

    by elapseit
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    7.5 From $12.60/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Feng Office

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2
    7.5 Free plan · paid from $8/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Flowlu

    by Flowlu
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    7.5 Free plan · paid from $9/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Freedcamp

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3
    7.5 Free plan · paid from $1.49/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Freelo

    by Freelo
    Free plan WebWindowsMac+2
    7.5 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
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    GForge

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+2
    7.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    EdrawProj

    by EdrawProj
    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.4 From $39 Visit site
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    Fieldwire

    by Fieldwire
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid
    7.4 Free plan · paid from $39/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Hitask

    by Hitask
    Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+3
    7.4 Free plan Visit site
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    Hive

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3
    7.4 Free plan · paid from $5/user/mo · 14-day trial Visit site

Readers may consider alternatives when they need automation rules, a larger free team allowance, open-source or self-hosted deployment, or a different planning view. Basecamp has no automation rules, its free plan is capped at five users, and it does not support SSO or SAML-based single sign-on. Compare how each option handles planning, collaboration, tracking and integrations, then check platform coverage, guest access, time tracking, free-plan limits and paid cost against your projects and team size.

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