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Basecamp vs Productive

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

USD · US · source: basecamp.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Free — Free
Free

Free

Flat Standalone · Free
Freelancer — Freelancer
USD 25 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment

$25 /mo

Flat · $25 /mo Standalone · Fixed
Studio — Studio
USD 59 monthly · USD 59 / month with annual commitment

$59 /mo

Flat · $59 /mo Standalone · Fixed
Pro — Pro Highlighted
USD 99 monthly · USD 99 / month with annual commitment

$99 /mo

Flat · $99 /mo Standalone · Fixed
Unlimited — Unlimited
USD 299 monthly · USD 299 / month with annual commitment

$299 /mo, billed annually

Flat · $299 /mo, billed annually Standalone · Fixed

USD · US · source: productive.io

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Essential
USD 10 monthly · USD 9 / month with annual commitment

Essential$9per month - billed yearly

Seat · per user per month Standalone · Fixed
Professional
USD 25 monthly · USD 24 / month with annual commitment

Professional$24per month - billed yearly

Seat · per user per month Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Basecamp

Free — Free

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Projects

1 project

Included

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Storage space

1 GB

Included

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Users max

5 users max

Included

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Bring your own AI agents

Included

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ChatGPT and Claude AI connectors

Included

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Project templates

Included

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Multiple tools per project

Included

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Time tracking

Included

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Enhanced admin features

Included

Freelancer — Freelancer

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Active projects

Up to 3 active projects

Included

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Storage space

5 GB

Included

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Users max

20 users max, no per-user fees

Included

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Bring your own AI agents

Included

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ChatGPT and Claude AI connectors

Included

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24/7/365 support

Included

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Project templates

Included

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Multiple tools per project

Included

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Time tracking

Included

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Enhanced admin features

Included

Studio — Studio

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Active projects

Up to 10 active projects

Included

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Storage space

25 GB

Included

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Users max

UNLIMITED users, no per-user fees

Included

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Unlimited tools per project

Included

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Project templates

Included

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Bring your own AI agents

Included

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ChatGPT and Claude AI connectors

Included

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24/7/365 support

Included

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Time tracking

Included

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Enhanced admin features

Included

Pro — Pro

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Active projects

Up to 25 active projects

Included

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Storage space

100 GB

Included

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Users max

UNLIMITED users, no per-user fees

Included

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Unlimited tools per project

Included

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Project templates

Included

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Time tracking

Included

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Bring your own AI agents

Included

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ChatGPT and Claude AI connectors

Included

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24/7/365 support

Included

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Enhanced admin features

Included

Unlimited — Unlimited

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Projects

UNLIMITED projects

Included

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Storage space

1000 GB storage space

Included

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Users max

UNLIMITED users, no per-user fees

Included

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Unlimited tools per project

Included

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Project templates

Included

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Time tracking

Included

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Enhanced admin features

Included

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Bring your own AI agents

Included

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ChatGPT and Claude AI connectors

Included

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Priority 24/7/365 support

Included

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Personalized onboarding

Included

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Annual billing + extra payment options

Included

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Extended 45-day free trial

Included

Productive

Essential

Plan card

per month - billed yearly

Included

Plan card

Budgeting

Included

Plan card

Resource planning

Included

Plan card

Project & task management

Included

Plan card

Docs

Included

Plan card

Time tracking

Included

Plan card

Expense management

Included

Plan card

Reporting

Included

Plan card

Time off management

Included

Plan card

5 account-level custom fields

Included

Plan card

API access

Included

Plan card

AI Assistant

Included

Plan card

AI Time tracking

Included

Professional

Plan card

per month - billed yearly

Included

Plan card

HRIS & Invoicing integrations

Included

Plan card

Recurring budgets

Included

Plan card

Teams

Included

Plan card

Advanced task management

Included

Plan card

Advanced reports (Grouping, Report pivoting, Currency conversion)

Included

Plan card

Advanced time off management

Included

Plan card

15 account-level custom fields

Included

Plan card

Billable time approvals

Included

Plan card

Expense approvals

Included

Plan card

Rate cards

Included

Plan card

Time off approval flow

Included

Plan card

Skills

Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

Basecamp

  1. Source
    • Free — Free: Free
    • Freelancer — Freelancer: USD 25 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment
    • Studio — Studio: USD 59 monthly · USD 59 / month with annual commitment
    • Pro — Pro: USD 99 monthly · USD 99 / month with annual commitment
    • Unlimited — Unlimited: USD 299 monthly · USD 299 / month with annual commitment

Productive

  1. Source
    • Essential: USD 10 monthly · USD 9 / month with annual commitment
    • Professional: USD 25 monthly · USD 24 / month with annual commitment