Basecamp vs Toggl Track
Pricing
Basecamp: Free tier (1 project), paid from $25/mo, Unlimited $299/mo
Toggl Track: Free tier, paid from $9/user/mo
Description
Basecamp: The OG project management tool
Toggl Track: Simple time tracking that works
Pros
- All-in-one (chat, docs, tasks, schedule)
- Flat monthly pricing by number of projects, not per user
- 20 years of refinement
- One-click timer that stays out of your way
- Free tier covers up to 5 users with core tracking features
- 100% bootstrapped to $32M ARR: the product is not going anywhere
Cons
- Opinionated (their way or highway)
- Free plan allows only one project and five users
- Reporting on free tier is limited to basic time logs
- $9/user/month gets expensive when you add contractors or part-timers
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.
Toggl is time tracking that doesn’t feel like a chore. Founded in Estonia by Alari Aho in 2006, 100% bootstrapped to $32M ARR with 1M+ users. Started as an internal tool, became a product when a recession forced them to focus. Fully remote team across 40+ countries.
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