{"id":23755,"date":"2020-11-17T09:09:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T09:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monday.com\/blog\/?post_type=monday_reviews&p=23755"},"modified":"2025-09-11T07:51:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T07:51:49","slug":"asana-vs-basecamp-how-they-compare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monday.com\/blog\/project-management\/asana-vs-basecamp-how-they-compare\/","title":{"rendered":"Asana vs. Basecamp: how they compare"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we\u2019ve mentioned in some of our other review blogs \u2014 here<\/a> and here<\/a> and here<\/a> \u2014 there is no shortage of project management software out there<\/b>. That being said, not all of them are created equal.<\/p>\n

Asana and Basecamp<\/a> are two such platforms that are often in the conversation.<\/p>\n

While there are some similarities between the two companies, they are far from interchangeable.<\/p>\n

Try monday.con<\/a><\/p>\n

What is Asana?<\/b><\/h2>\n

In 2008 in San Francisco, CA, Asana was founded by a former Facebook engineer and a Facebook co-founder\/ex-Google employee.<\/p>\n

Asana positions itself as a tool to make it easier for teams to organize and track their day-to-day work and long-term projects. The software helps empower teams to \u201cdo great things together,\u201d and to track their work.<\/p>\n

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Fun fact: Asana means \u201cyoga pose\u201d in Sanskrit!<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What is Basecamp?<\/b><\/h2>\n

In 1999 in Chicago, Illinois, Jason Fried, Carlos Segura, and Ernest Kim launched a web design company called 37signals. Fifteen years later, they changed the company name to reflect its first\u2014and most popular\u2014commercial web app, Basecamp.<\/p>\n

Basecamp is a digital task management tool designed for business project management.<\/p>\n

Fun fact #1: 37signals got its name from the 37 radio telescope signals identified by Paul Horowitz, an astronomer who believed these messages were from … you guessed it … aliens!\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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Fun fact #2: Base camp (with a space) often refers to the \u201cstaging area\u201d mountain climbers use as they get ready to scale a large mountain.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Who uses Asana?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Asana is used by over 80,000 customers (per its website) \u2014 small businesses and large enterprises alike \u2014 and is most often categorized as a “Project Management” solution.<\/p>\n

Who uses Basecamp?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Basecamp does not seem to be focused on any one single industry or company size. It is used by entrepreneurs, freelancers, non-profits, small businesses, and (smaller) groups inside large enterprises.<\/p>\n

The Basecamp website doesn\u2019t list specific customers by name (though it does have a scrolling list of short customer testimonials).<\/p>\n

Get started<\/a><\/p>\n

Asana vs. Basecamp: comparing pricing and integrations\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

When reviewing software solutions, pricing and integrations are two items that are relatively easy to compare, side-by-side.<\/p>\n

Here is a breakdown of pricing and integration options for both Asana and Basecamp (and monday.com):<\/p>\n

PRICING<\/b><\/h3>\n

TL;DR:<\/strong> Trying to compare Asana and Basecamp pricing<\/a> is not that straightforward. While both offer a few tiers, Basecamp\u2019s paid offering is a monthly flat fee for unlimited users and projects.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Asana Pricing<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n