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Project management · 11 alternatives

Instead of Basecamp, try one of these 11.

Every alternative is lined up against Basecamp on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Basecamp sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
BasecampWhat you have now
Opinionated project management with a flat price.
PricePaid
$15/user flat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Win
Trello#1
Visual boards, lists and cards to organise anything.
PriceFreemium
from $5/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Asana#2
Plan, track and manage team work across projects.
PriceFreemium
from $11/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
ClickUp#3
One app for tasks, docs, goals and chat.
PriceFreemium
from $7/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Todoist#4
Clean, cross-platform to-do app with natural language.
PriceFreemium
pro $5/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Jira#5
Issue tracking for software teams, with agile boards.
PriceFreemium
from $8/user
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
OpenProject#6
Open-source project management with Gantt and agile.
PriceFreemium
cloud from €7/user
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Wrike#7
Project platform with Gantt timelines, approvals, and workload views
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · iOS · Android
Taiga#8
Open-source agile project management for developers.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $/user
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Quire#9
Nested task lists for planning team projects.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Teamwork.com#10
Client-work suite covering projects, billing, and time tracking
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · iOS · Android
Nifty#11
All-in-one project hub mixing tasks, docs, and chat
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · iOS · Android

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

Basecamp alternatives at a glance

Basecamp is a paid project management app ($15/user flat). We compared 11 alternatives: 2 are open source, 0 are completely free, 2 can be self-hosted and 1 works fully offline. The most popular is Trello, with 2.9k likes.

Most liked overallTrello

Visual boards, lists and cards to organise anything.

Freemium
Best open-source optionOpenProject

Open-source project management with Gantt and agile.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best to self-hostTaiga

Open-source agile project management for developers.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best for offline useTodoist

Clean, cross-platform to-do app with natural language.

Freemium · Works offline

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