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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (49.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 2 Users
Free
Asana
Star Rating
(12,726)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 2 Users
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansBasecamp
Star Rating
(5,416)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Basecamp's To-Do Lists feature is highly praised for its simplicity and effectiveness, scoring 9.1, while Asana's To-Do Lists, although strong at 9.0, are noted to be slightly more complex, which some users find overwhelming.
- Reviewers mention that Basecamp excels in Creation & Assignment with a score of 9.0, making it easy to assign tasks quickly, whereas Asana, with a score of 9.2, offers more advanced features that some users feel are unnecessary for basic task management.
- G2 users highlight that Basecamp's Chat functionality, scoring 8.4, is straightforward and effective for team communication, while Asana's chat feature, rated at 7.7, is seen as less integrated, leading to some frustration among users who prefer seamless communication.
- Users on G2 report that Basecamp's Quality of Support is commendable with a score of 8.4, providing timely assistance, while Asana, with a slightly higher score of 8.5, is noted for its extensive help resources, which some users find invaluable.
- Reviewers say that Basecamp's Ease of Use is a standout feature, scoring 8.5, making it ideal for small businesses looking for straightforward project management, while Asana, with a score of 8.6, offers more features that can complicate the user experience for those who prefer simplicity.
- Users report that Basecamp's Notifications system, scoring 8.8, is effective in keeping teams updated without being overwhelming, while Asana's notifications, rated at 8.6, are sometimes seen as excessive, leading to notification fatigue among users.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Asana
Personal
Free
2 Users
For one to two people managing personal projects.
- Unlimited tasks
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited messages
Basecamp
Basecamp Free
Free
Basecamp Free is free forever! No credit card required.
- Completely free
- Manage one project
- 1GB storage space
Free Trial
Asana
Free Trial is available
Basecamp
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
10,861
8.5
4,815
Ease of Use
8.6
10,964
8.5
4,827
Ease of Setup
8.6
4,584
8.7
1,433
Ease of Admin
8.7
3,360
8.6
1,327
Quality of Support
8.5
7,470
8.4
3,231
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
2,949
8.7
1,173
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
10,588
7.5
4,708
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
9.3
3159
|
Verified
9.0
602
|
Verified
9.1
3132
|
Verified
8.9
605
|
Verified
8.8
3113
|
Verified
8.5
575
|
Verified
9.0
3090
|
Verified
9.1
603
|
Verified
8.3
2973
|
Verified
8.2
267
7.9
2839
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
3044
|
Verified
8.7
563
|
Verified
8.5
2955
|
Verified
8.5
316
Projects
8.8
2947
|
Verified
8.8
561
|
Verified
8.4
2826
|
Verified
8.6
305
7.9
2620
|
Verified
8.2
458
|
Verified
8.5
2887
|
Verified
8.7
534
|
Verified
8.5
2842
|
Verified
8.7
501
|
Verified
7.2
1175
8.0
234
8.0
2694
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
2835
|
Verified
8.5
495
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
226
7.5
1166
8.1
233
8.0
2575
|
Verified
8.5
458
|
Verified
Resource Management
7.9
2559
|
Verified
8.5
477
|
Verified
8.0
2641
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
2682
|
Verified
8.8
519
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
2539
|
Verified
8.6
470
|
Verified
8.0
2553
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.4
2729
|
Verified
8.7
513
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.7
934
6.6
87
6.8
926
6.8
87
Agentic AI - Project Management
6.3
259
6.1
50
6.6
253
6.5
49
6.3
252
6.7
49
Feature Not Available
6.2
50
Feature Not Available
6.5
50
Feature Not Available
6.3
50
Feature Not Available
6.6
50
Setup
8.6
1810
8.5
84
8.6
1818
8.5
84
8.4
1778
7.9
65
8.6
1851
8.7
89
Management
8.5
1774
Feature Not Available
8.2
1669
8.3
76
7.9
1619
8.1
75
Generative AI
6.7
677
6.7
40
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
6.1
174
5.5
16
6.3
174
5.4
16
6.1
173
5.7
15
Feature Not Available
5.8
16
Feature Not Available
5.8
16
Feature Not Available
6.1
16
Feature Not Available
5.8
16
Communication
8.7
560
Not enough data
8.5
544
Not enough data
8.2
558
Not enough data
8.5
543
Not enough data
Goal Creation
8.5
541
Not enough data
8.6
540
Not enough data
7.6
512
Not enough data
8.8
542
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
6.4
40
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
1015
Not enough data
9.1
1057
Not enough data
8.7
1029
Not enough data
7.7
880
Not enough data
8.7
1000
Not enough data
8.6
1043
Not enough data
Content Planning
8.8
1042
Not enough data
9.3
1070
Not enough data
8.8
1013
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
7.8
723
Not enough data
8.5
796
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
6.1
51
Not enough data
6.2
50
Not enough data
6.2
50
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Other Features
8.3
963
Not enough data
8.0
801
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.2
2609
8.8
140
9.2
2605
8.9
142
8.8
2488
8.6
138
8.0
2304
Feature Not Available
Task Management
8.8
2513
8.4
138
9.1
2553
8.9
140
8.4
2364
7.7
105
8.6
2390
8.5
131
Generative AI
6.8
967
7.1
52
6.9
964
7.1
52
Automation
8.5
1698
7.9
92
8.5
1687
7.9
89
8.1
1558
8.0
88
Administration
8.4
1665
8.3
86
8.3
1587
8.3
86
9.1
1694
8.9
87
Project management
9.0
1786
8.7
91
8.6
1689
8.0
85
8.9
1731
8.4
89
8.6
1671
8.4
87
8.7
1659
8.4
87
8.2
1520
Feature Not Available
8.5
1667
8.4
86
Workload
8.3
1571
8.4
69
8.6
1628
8.3
88
8.5
1577
8.4
82
8.3
1536
Feature Not Available
Communication & Collaboration
8.5
1614
8.6
88
8.4
1646
8.6
89
8.9
1701
8.8
89
Cost Management
7.8
1439
Feature Not Available
7.9
1477
Feature Not Available
7.7
1411
Feature Not Available
Integration
7.8
1399
8.0
75
7.8
1404
7.9
78
7.7
1388
7.9
79
Generative AI
6.8
618
6.7
39
6.8
613
6.7
39
Agentic AI - Work Management
6.2
164
5.5
18
6.4
163
5.5
18
6.3
162
5.6
18
6.4
161
5.6
18
Communication
7.7
2088
8.4
175
8.2
2233
8.5
188
7.7
2020
8.1
171
8.0
2092
Feature Not Available
7.8
2040
8.4
174
Content & Documents
8.6
2327
8.8
189
8.7
2332
8.7
181
8.4
2321
8.4
179
7.9
2049
8.1
157
Controls
8.4
2181
8.1
157
8.2
2099
8.0
151
8.5
2219
8.5
176
8.4
2204
8.3
172
7.9
2028
8.1
156
Project Management
9.2
2390
8.7
190
9.0
2349
8.6
185
8.9
2347
8.7
180
8.4
2135
8.1
159
Remote Collaboration
8.7
2242
8.5
164
8.9
2298
8.4
173
8.8
2227
8.6
168
7.8
1898
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
6.9
847
6.7
68
7.0
854
6.9
68
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
6.5
276
5.5
29
6.5
275
5.6
29
Responses
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Platform
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Customization - AI Agent Builders
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Resource Management
6.5
33
Not enough data
6.6
33
Not enough data
6.6
33
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
8.3
6
Agentic AI - Employee Intranet
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
8.0
1086
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
1104
Not enough data
Planning
8.6
1182
Not enough data
8.8
1206
Not enough data
8.5
1115
Not enough data
8.7
1151
Not enough data
8.2
1067
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.4
1133
Not enough data
8.8
1193
Not enough data
8.0
1055
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Asana and Basecamp are categorized as Project Management, Task Management, Work Management, Project Collaboration, and Workflow Management
Unique Categories
Asana is categorized as Marketing Resource Management, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), Product Management, Marketing Calendar, AI Agent Builders, and AI Agents For Business Operations
Basecamp is categorized as Employee Intranet and Note-Taking Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Asana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Basecamp
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
13.3%
Information Technology and Services
9.4%
Computer Software
9.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Internet
3.1%
Other
59.2%
Marketing and Advertising
17.1%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.7%
Computer Software
5.6%
Higher Education
4.9%
Other
58.3%
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Discussions
Can you use asana for free?
8 Comments
EU
Yes. But with limited feature for only 3 projects.Read more
What software did you find useful outside of work?
7 Comments
FB
<p>I've found password managers to be really helpful in personal and work life. For example: 1password</p>Read more
Why does it work slow in mobile phones?
7 Comments
KG
If you upgrade to Basecamp 2 it's alot faster if that's the one you have try un- installing it and start over after that it could be you need more memory space Read more
is basecamp going to expand and add more fetures
5 Comments
ET
Yes, I would say so. The product is evolving a growing all the time. Read more
Is there a way to get reports on certain employee's productivity?
5 Comments
AA
There are not formal reports but you can look at users' activityRead more
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