Basecamp vs SavvyCal
Pricing
Basecamp: Free tier (1 project), paid from $25/mo, Unlimited $299/mo
SavvyCal: Free tier, paid from $12/mo
Description
Basecamp: The OG project management tool
SavvyCal: Scheduling links that don't feel pushy
Pros
- All-in-one (chat, docs, tasks, schedule)
- Flat monthly pricing by number of projects, not per user
- 20 years of refinement
- Overlay your calendar with theirs
- Less aggressive than Calendly
- Great UX
Cons
- Opinionated (their way or highway)
- Free plan allows only one project and five users
- Newer, smaller ecosystem
- Some features locked to higher tiers
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.
SavvyCal makes scheduling collaborative instead of “here’s my link, pick a slot.” Built by Derrick Reimer (who co-founded Drip), it lets people overlay their own calendar when booking, which feels way less one-sided than traditional scheduling links. Bootstrapped to over $1M ARR.
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