Basecamp vs Superhuman Docs
Pricing
Basecamp: Free tier (1 project), paid from $25/mo, Unlimited $299/mo
Superhuman Docs: Free tier, paid from $12/mo per Doc Maker
Description
Basecamp: The OG project management tool
Superhuman Docs: Docs that work like apps (formerly Coda)
Pros
- All-in-one (chat, docs, tasks, schedule)
- Flat monthly pricing by number of projects, not per user
- 20 years of refinement
- Powerful automations
- Better for complex workflows
- Scales well for teams
Cons
- Opinionated (their way or highway)
- Free plan allows only one project and five users
- Steeper learning curve than Notion
- Can feel over-engineered
Details
Basecamp is project management from the people who wrote the book on bootstrapping (literally: REWORK, Shape Up). Built by Jason Fried and DHH at 37signals. Over 100k paying customers, profitable from day one, famously bootstrapped (except a small Bezos investment in 2006). They also make HEY email.
Plans are priced by active projects. Free covers one project for up to five users. Freelancer costs $25/mo for 3 active projects and up to 20 users, Studio $59/mo for 10 projects, Pro $99/mo for 25 projects with time tracking, and Unlimited $299/mo billed annually for unlimited projects. Studio and above allow unlimited users.
Superhuman Docs, called Coda until 8 July 2026, is documents with superpowers: think Notion but more programmable. Founded by Shishir Mehrotra (ex-YouTube VP) and Alex DeNeui. Used by Uber, Figma, Square, NYT. Better than Notion for complex workflows; worse for simple note-taking.
It is now part of Superhuman’s suite alongside Superhuman Mail, Grammarly and Go. Existing Coda docs moved over automatically, and prices did not change with the new name. The free plan includes collaborative docs, connected tables, forms and automations with a low quota. Pro costs $12 per Doc Maker per month billed annually ($15 monthly), and Business costs $33 ($40 monthly).
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