Basecamp vs Whereby
Pricing
Basecamp: Free tier (1 project), paid from $25/mo, Unlimited $299/mo
Whereby: Free tier, paid from $6.99/mo
Description
Basecamp: The OG project management tool
Whereby: Video meetings in your browser, no downloads
Pros
- All-in-one (chat, docs, tasks, schedule)
- Flat monthly pricing by number of projects, not per user
- 20 years of refinement
- No app install: share a link, people click, they are in the call
- Custom room URLs like whereby.com/yourname look professional
- Works in any browser without downloads or account creation for guests
Cons
- Opinionated (their way or highway)
- Free plan allows only one project and five users
- Fewer features than Zoom: no breakout rooms, limited recording
- Free tier limited to 1 meeting room and 45-minute group calls
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.
Whereby is video calls without the download dance. Just share a link, people click, they’re in. Founded by Ingrid Ødegaard, grew organically to customers in 175 countries. Great for quick calls where you don’t want to make people install yet another app.
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