Basecamp vs Noko
Pricing
Basecamp: Free tier (1 project), paid from $25/mo, Unlimited $299/mo
Noko: From $5/user/mo
Description
Basecamp: The OG project management tool
Noko: Friendly time tracking that people actually use
Pros
- All-in-one (chat, docs, tasks, schedule)
- Flat monthly pricing by number of projects, not per user
- 20 years of refinement
- Interface is genuinely pleasant, which matters when you need people to actually log time
- Built by Amy Hoy, who bootstrapped it alongside her product education business
- Reports show where your time actually goes, not just totals
Cons
- Opinionated (their way or highway)
- Free plan allows only one project and five users
- No free tier: $5/user/month from day one
- Fewer integrations than Toggl or Harvest
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.
Noko (formerly Freckle) is time tracking that doesn’t suck. Built by Amy Hoy who bootstrapped it to over $1M ARR while also running 30x500 and Stacking the Bricks. The UX is genuinely pleasant, which matters when you need people to actually log their time.
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